Posts by Sam F

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  • Field Theory: Though I never liked how…,

    Yes. I think Wammo has had the best alternative suggestion: Shihad's 'Run'. That would work.

    Yup, that would have been halfway decent for the task. Oh well.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Hard News: A revolting piece of shit,

    It finally came through. Nice. I wonder how much decent local underground rap is just hiding away on sites like zshare?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Though I never liked how…,

    Derty Sesh doing a version of Cage's 4' 33" wouldn't be uncalled for either.

    Oh you!

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  • Hard News: A revolting piece of shit,

    the second one is cleverer:

    Can't seem to get it to play, more's the pity - media has been "opening" for about four minutes now...

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  • Field Theory: A post about art (sort of),

    Aesthetics encompass utility: there is no exclusion. I have yet to see an example Paul Litterick has given that doesnt have some utility (like earning $$$ for instance.)

    I have on my iPod Kim Hill's 2008 interview with Max Gimblett - Kim noted that Max, not a particularly acquisitive person, depended on monied acquisitive people for his art, to which he responded, yes, of course: "all people trade in their neighbourhood".

    The MP3 podcast was up on the RNZN webpage for ages and is well worth a listen, or several - if it's not still there I can always email a copy around.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Hard News: A revolting piece of shit,

    In defiance of all I said yesterday I sat through the whole video this morning.

    Others have said it all before but basically it's a straight rip on Eminem (particularly The Marshall Mathers LP and also his recent 3 O'Clock single and video) without a shred of the black humour or knowingness that partly redeems Eminem's violent vids and lyrics. I probably could have done without that crime victim montage at the start too.

    Sorry Robbie, but this particular middle-class white dude doesn't see a real player here to be hating on, just a posturing kid who's probably going to look back on this tasteless horrorshow ripoff and cringe.

    you can't tell me that there wasn't a masculinist backlash at work. Dirty Sesh is just the end-game of that particular movement. In that respect, he's the local equivalent of Soulja Boy. It's not pretty.

    +1

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Though I never liked how…,

    Ah, the memories... and weirdly enough, twenty years later the foil balloon that five-year-old me was waving around is still intact...

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  • Up Front: Who's Dreaming Now?,

    In between mining, Derty Sesh and Paula Bennett it's been a bit of a sobering day on the ole PA system...

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  • Hard News: A revolting piece of shit,

    I saw a few clips from the video via a 3 News story online. Not keen in the slightest to see more. That's all I have to say at this point.

    Glad I didn't click through when Robbie S first posted it, particularly given its repulsive place in that post. "Karma"?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Hard News: A revolting piece of shit,

    I'm totally ignorant, by choice, of this particular video and song. Is that better than watching it and being disgusted?

    Haven't seen it either, but I think in a world where so much revolting shit simply can't be avoided, we're entitled from time to time to trust PAS' collective opinion and dodge the avoidable turds.

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