Spike Lee - New Orleans Dec 19, 06, 2:42 a.m.

Anyone see the first part of the Spike Lee Epic documentary "when the levee broke" that was about hurricaine Katrina hitting New Orleans.

jesus, some amazing footage and photography - VERY hard hitting stuff.

especially against bush. what an ignorant c*nt he is.
he said that he never knew there was a possible disaster about to happen, yet they showed him a few days before having a video conference phone call with an expert on teh matter and the expert was telling him to DO something about it!!! madness!!

T-SHIRT GRIPES Dec 14, 06, 3:05 a.m.

Firstly ...

No SIZES in inches/cm specified.
I presume we are talking USA Medium, Large and XL which usually differs from the rest of the world as the american 'average' size is a lot larger than the rest of us.

and secondly i cant believe they didnt do a girls style
:O

can you's at least put up a sizing guide?!

white male terrorist uk Aug 10, 07, 2:13 a.m.

yesterday morning just before 9am i was walking into Waverley Station, Edinburgh to fire up to Dundee for a meeting when I was stopped by a Policeman (from Special Terrorist Unit - kitted out to the max!) and informed that he was stopping me under section 44(2) of the Anti-Terrorism act 2000 and that I was to be searched.

He filled out a pink slip with my name, d/o/b, address and took down details of what i was wearing, asked me where i was going and what i was doing before looking in the rucksack i had.

The reason for this?
Its the police exercising their new right to be able to stop and search ANYONE for ANY reason in an attempt to maybe stumble across some terrorists someday somewhere.
F*CKING BOLLOCKS if you ask me!

The time i was stood there and the rest of the time in the station I saw the police stop and search a few other people. Three of them were white males about the same age as me and quite obviously UK citizens and one white female probably about the same age too.
Now ..... statistics show over the past, what - 20 years, that terrorist activity is NOT carried out in the UK by professional average white male citizens.

Im not meaning that in ANY racist way - it's just FACT!!
So what the f*ck are they doing wasting their time stopping me?!

It's to keep the police force being seen as a "Politically Correct" body. If they were just to stop people of ethnic minorities or immigrants (the people statistically more likely to commit a terrorist act!) then the police would be persecuted for not being PC and being racist.
Which in reality is a load of bollocks, again, its just FACT!!
In order to remain "PC" the police have to waste their own time and taxpayers money as well as the people they stop's time.

This is scary! stuff like this comes in in drips and drabs. occasionally you'll see the police dotted about stopping people like this then next thing you know it's the norm.

Oh yeah, and i forgot to add, when I arrived back in Edinburgh there was no police in the station randomly checking people.
I can assume from that that the police must have some kind of intelligence suggesting that terrorists dont attack after 9.30 am maybe?

Crock of shite!!!
Waste of TIME and RESOURCES!!!
Waste of taxpayers money!!!

Rybo .... Sep 1, 08, 1:04 p.m.

you were on about starting a 'community' site a while back ...

... theres an idea for a site staring you in the face.

(for a clue, think about what most of your posts are with regard to)

Oi! Banksy .... Sep 25, 06, 1:58 p.m.

Was in london this weekend, saw a classic bit of graffiti over some of Banksys work. It was as you come off the tube at Chalk Farm and head down towards the market and Old Lock Tavern.
I sooo wish i'd taken a photo of it cos it sums up the way i feel about Banksy these days too seeing as he seems to have sold out and become as much of a media whore as Paris.

It was a stencil on a wall of a policewoman (it maybe had the face of an old lady).
someone had sprayed beside it

"Oi Banksy, up yours!"

i wish i'd done it :P

Street Photography Camera Jan 7, 12, 12:35 p.m.

All QBN photographers & esp Hombre_Lobo the "qbn camera answers man"

I'm looking for a replacement camera to my Ricoh GX100 and would appreciate any feedback about my shortlist, esp if you have these cameras or have testied/tried them.

I got the GX100 a few years ago after selling all my Lomo LC-A+(Plus Wide Angle Lens), Holga and other retro cameras. These cameras made me fall in love with photography all over again as it was fun and experimental again rather than being clinical and digital.
I chose the GX100 over the GRD because it had the zoom lens. Something that's handy for getting closer to things up high. I love VERY wide angle street photography so I use the GX a lot with the lens hood adaptor, 43-46mm step up ring and a Nikon WC-E68 lens. This means that im carting about a tiny camera but with a big hefty lens on the front most of the time.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IN A CAMERA:
- Small size (Both camera and lens - the smaller the bulk, the more likely i'm likely to take my camera out with me)
- Fun (Not too much faffing around too)
- Image quality (Both high and low iso's)
- Possibility of v.wide or fisheye lenses (would be on most of the time)
- quite discreet for shooting on the sly
- zoom/telephoto lens(es)

THE SHORTLIST

Fujifilm X10

Pentax Q

This guy does a great review and think he feels the same about this camera as I do. We "get it"

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 + 14-42mm X Lens

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF3 + 14-42mm X Lens

Kickin' Terrorist Balls Jul 4, 07, 12:36 a.m.

Headline in todays papers - a quote from John Smeaton (the baggage handler at glasgow airport that tackled the terrorists)

"I KICKED THE FLAMING TERRORIST IN THE BALLS SO HARD THAT I TORE A TENDON IN MY FOOT"

lol.

he's being hailed as a national hero
http://www.johnsmeaton.com/

and the campaign to have him bought 1000 pints easily hit its target yesterday from people kindly donating through paypal.

youve got to watch the videos of him talking about tackling the terrorists taken from bbc news broadcasts.
funny sh*t!

< Cola-Cola Zero May 17, 07, 4:15 a.m.

I presume Coke Zero is the no-sugar drink from coke - aimed at the male market who think diet cola is a bit girly.

I dont touch any diet drinks, they are evil!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asp…

MySpace Chick Nov 16, 06, 8:48 a.m.

was walking to lunch today in a bit of a daze, troddling along the road and i see this lass walking towards me smiling, as she gets closer she looks like shes waiting for me to acknowledge her. then i realised who it was - its a lass that is one of my friends on myspace that i sometimes talk to on msn too.
what a shock! never met her before. stood and talked for a few mins before she had to run off as she was running late for uni.
I've always thought she was stunning from her pics on myspace but I was well blown away by the fact that she is actually BETTER looking in the flesh. i'd even say probably one of the best looking girls i think ive ever seen in my puff!

why lord did you have to make her a lesbian?

:(

i feel like going for an operation to make me a lady now so i can ask her out. lol

The Stone Roses Mar 20, 09, 6:50 a.m.

This album is 20 years old this month!

There is rumours of a reform later this year - although they are being denied by Ian Brown's management - saying he's too busy doing his own new album and John Squire is too busy putting together his next exhibition.
http://www.thestoneroses.co.uk/

New Oasis Album Jul 22, 08, 1:52 a.m.

Sounds like oasis trying to sound like kasabian

Pete Doherty on Oasis May 22, 07, 12:34 p.m.

this is an awesome video.
god knows where its been trawled up from.

its pete doherty as a young teen being interviewed for tv about oasis standing outside an oasis gig.

man, he looks so innocent there to even have smoked his first fag or had an alcoholic drink lol

http://www.youtube.com/v/Quba72X…

My Mum Naked Feb 21, 07, 5:08 a.m.

we all know that the internet can be a weird and wonderful place, full of all sorts of people, sites and perversions.

i am strangely surprised though that there isnt even anyone perverted or strange enough to have registered:

www.mymumnaked.com
or
www.yourmumnaked.com

maybe this ol world aint so bad and perverted after all.

Flooded England Jul 24, 07, 7:33 a.m.

So once again weather conditions prove dangerous for the english.

The "oh soooo strong" winds that the new year brought (90+ mph winds that were as if it were "the end of the world" in england but just a normal winters day in scotland) managed to de-roof some homes and even knocked over a wall that killed someone and made headline news.

Now they have had lots of rainfall and a number of rivers have burst their banks and have flooded towns leaving thousands without electricity and fresh water.

To me, that says more about English builders and planners than it does about 'global warming'.

(a) Build your buildings and roofs to withstand the elements.

and

(b) don't build on flood plains

Two simple rules would have saved a lot of trouble!!

"NEW" music rant! May 21, 07, 2:06 p.m.

At the weekend there was a program on about the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. It was a really amazing program with some great interviews with guitarplaying peers of his time.
The first cd i ever bought was a Jimi Hendrix one.
He's one of these artists ive always loved but you kind of forget about how astounding his music actually was and this program reminded me of that.

Pete Townsend was on the program saying that when Jimi appeared on british shores Eric Clapton phoned up pete (who hed never talked to before) and asked him to the cinema! lol. during the film they talked about Jimi's skills - they both were in awe of his skills and at the same time felt threatened by his skills.

Watching Jimi play on that program was amazing and beautiful. Someone absolutely at one with the instrument they were playing. It's like it was part of him. It got me thinking that ive NEVER EVER seen something quite like it. Yeah sure there are some great guitar players, but nothing quite like that.

The music he was making was groundbreaking in the sense that he was taking something old (blues riffs) and creating something new and something that was very expressive.

It got me thinking about "new music", like groundbreaking stuff, something that is TRULY new.
The first time you see/hear jimi hendrix, its something completely new - like the first time you hear James Brown, Motown, The Beatles, Rap Music (not the usual trash but something that was NEW in its time - Sugarhill Gang/Grandmaster Flash or original gangster rap like NWA or political rap like Public Enemy), Thrash music like Suicidal Tendencies or intricate guitar work from the likes of Heavy Metal bands like MegaDeath, Acid House or original Rave music, Drum and Bass from Goldie. The first time you hear DJ Shadows album "endtroducing" - then find out that he hadnt played a single note on that album - its all sampled from other artists music but like each of his songs is put together from samples from numerous other artists songs - and its music you'll have never have heard of before - really rare stuff. New Order, The Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses all have the quality of something that was like BAAAAAAM! - F*CKING TAKE THAT!
in fact, yeah - even Take That or NKOTB. They were the first major boybands - a phenomenan in themselves. Prefect pop like Madonnas early stuff - Borderline and Like a Virgin and Cathy Dennis. Amazing stuff! Now youve got the likes of Kylie and Britney - some amazing pop, but its not theirs - its written for them.

Where am i going with this you might ask? lol.
well it was the depressing thought that in the last say 15 years there has been NO REAL musical breakthroughs, no new styles.
Everything has been done before it seems, lots of indie bands, dance music has got sh*te beyond belief - people looping phil collins songs and it makes number f*cking one!
bands like Kasabian are just doing what jesus jones/emf/neds atomic dustbin/newFADS/carter USM did in the early 90s with indie , music and sampling technologies. All the Dirty Pretty things / Libertines etc has been done before. The most annoying band of recent years has been the chili peppers - f*** - ive been a fan of the chilipeppers since i was at high school when their "mothers milk" album was out. Each of their albums has been completely different from the previous, mothers milk was very punky, the ones before that took a heavy influence from George Clintons P-Funk, blood sugar sex magic was a great album - but grrr, their recent few albums have all been the same! theyve fallen into some formula that they know sells albums to the kids and sells out gigs. They are still amazing, but , hrm its a bit dissapointing :(
The Jamie T album seemed decent when it came out - obvious sounds of The Clash in there though and it was an album that I tired of quite quickly.
Dont get me wrong, i do like a lot of these bands ive mentioned, are they just the best of a bland bunch though.

Recently i've got into the music Aphex Twin, hes someone ive known about for years but never really had the opportunity to listen to his stuff - i dunno why. but yeah ive recently discovered his stuff - its too unique for words, each album is different and its so experimental.
Ive been having a bit of musicians-block with my own music and thats been a great help, hearing something completely new.
Id been getting stuck in a rut with my own tunes, seeming to fall into the same formula and using the same instruments/sounds.
So thank you mister Aphex Twin for that lil kick up the ass.
Another band id recently discovered was The Teardrop Explodes. I was listening to a recording of an interview from radio2 from years ago with Bill Drummond (from the KLF) he was the teardrops manager back in the day. The Teardrops stuff is amazing "indie" stuff but with a bit of early 'pop' injected into it - the synthesised trumpets etc. lovely stuff! "haha im drowning in your love" - what a song!

I cant believe you've read through this rant lol.

Got any suggestions of NEW music for me then?
something thats going to knock me over, something thats going to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end like the moment The Who came out on stage at the SECC and Pete Townsend windmilled his first chord?
Something thats going to blow me away more than seeing sigur ros playing the queens hall (old ballroom) about 6 years ago in edinburgh and me feeling like i was in a dream? or seeing/hearing the madness of the flaming lips playing tracks from "yoshimi ..." at the same venue having never ever heard any of their stuff before?

fire me some links.

NICE HOUSE!! Apr 26, 07, 7:09 a.m.

http://www.savills.co.uk/rural/P…

Northern Rock Anyone? Sep 17, 07, 1:30 a.m.

Anyone on NT with Northern Rock?

As someone who doesnt have a mortgage i've been watching this story with interest.
Because britains economy is a false one based mostly on peoples dept (£1.73trillion!) and houses are priced way beyond the average persons means, some people are reckoning this could be the start of a turning point for the price of property in the UK.

nice if you dont have a place.
not good if you do have a place.

with new homes going up here there and everywhere that are priced at rediculous prices they have been saying that shares in these companies have plummeted too as the future doesnt look too bright for them.

Nevermind Obama ... Nov 6, 08, 3:05 p.m.

Nevermind Obama getting voted in as President of the USA.

That's yesterdays news!

Today it's the Glenrothes By-Election!!

Didnt you know??!?!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotl…

Vespa/Mentalists Nov 4, 07, 5:40 a.m.

Just caught the end of the T4 unsigned earlier today.
Alex James said you's were "curiously sexless for four girls"
!!!!!!!
Think you's need to give him a boot in the balls on next weeks show ;)

BYE BYE BLAIR May 10, 07, 4:07 a.m.

i'd like to say "it's been a pleasure", but ...