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Contraceptive Pigeon

2007-07-31T11:14:00.000Z

A vicious attack carried out by a posse of italian pigeons.

If like me you live in a City, you'll know all about those flying rats that are commonly known as Pigeons. Without mercy they roam the streets looking for old people to throw bits of left overs, on the odd occasion they've even been known to mug passers by of their possessions, more often than not food based. When not mugging people, speaking from experience, they also like to shit on innocent victims, not caring about the consequences of their actions, they're more than willing to unleash a smattering of shit on by standards.

Finally ,there is a solution, those glitzy mothercluckers in the Hollywood hills have been putting their heavily bottoxed heads together and come up with a solution. Contraceptive pills for Pigeons, yes you read correctly, they're going to give the pigeons the same pills that Paris Hilton has been shoving down her neck for the last decade or so in a bid for them to stop re-producing like the horny little bastards that they are. Genius.

"We think we've got a good solution to a bad situation," said Laura Dodson, president of the Argyle Civic Association, the group leading the effort to try the new contraceptive. "The poop problem has become unmanageable and this could be the answer."

Wow, she's really got a way with words hasn't she?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_re_us/hollywood_pigeons

Firefox is crashing like a motherfucker........

2007-07-24T15:58:00.000Z

This isn't my usual type of post so brace yourself. If like me your Firefox has been a right bitch of late and been crashing more frequently than a TWA plane manned by a gang of rogue gypsies then I've got the solution for you. You may need to put on those special geek milk bottle glasses you have lingering in drawers, anyway here goes:

1. type 'about:config' (no quotes) in the browser.
2. Find 'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer'
3. set it’s value to “0″

Et voila, a crash proof Firefox! Does that now mean i'm going to heaven, probably not but what the hey! Enjoy!

Asahi Beerbot - Drunkards rejoice!

2007-07-19T13:16:00.000Z

We live in times of useless, pointless and utterly pointless tripe. Good to see that the fine people at Asahi have put their collective minds together and have come up with this scorcher. Too drunk to pour another, too lazy to serve your mother in law another drink as she slumps over your couch complaining about you inadequacies then this is the robot for you. It can hold six cans, has a programmable voice, cleaning mode and a child lock. Seriously! What more could you want in a mechanical being.

Playstation 3

2007-07-18T14:57:00.000Z

This is the only, and I really mean only thing I like about the PS3. Yeah, you heard, I've gone and said it now, I was slightly baffled when I first saw it but it soon made sense, as I hope it will to you. I'm a big fan of this sort of advertising, doesn't really have that much relevance to the campaign on the whole but engages consumers none the less. DAMN!! I've fallen for it again, this is exactly what those damn marketeers want isn't it? People talking about their ads, fuck it, I've done it now.......... See if you can see what it is, answer here --> A clown

Epuron Video

2007-07-10T09:50:00.000Z

This video is absolute genius, rarely do I come across anything so captivating and intelligent, maybe captivating is a bit strong! It certainly is intelligent though, I'm not going to give too much away by giving you the title of the video, just watch, absorb and enjoy.

Stolen from: AdGoodness

Happy (free) Transport for London Map

2007-07-06T14:47:00.000Z

Worry not my friends, Mayor Ken has not been smoking doobies with Pete Doherty behind the bike shed in Parliament and suddenly come to his senses. If you're one of the many inhabitants of London or have ever had the pleasure of gracing the fine concrete pavements then you'll know what a royal pain in the arse transport is and just how extortionate the pricing is. I mean really how on earth can they justify paying £2 to travel a matter of meters in static traffic with a bus driver busy facebook-ing his mates on his blackberry about the latest donut who forgot his oyster card! Oh the comedy! But anywho, this map shows all the routes of those utterly pointless yet 'free' bendy buses, yes, you read it right i just wrote the word 'free', this is mainly due to the fact that the bus isn't actually free but if you jump in through the back then the powers that be are none the wiser!! haha!! Beating the system, I love it!

Best of the Net: Steve Jobs' Fake Blog

2007-07-04T20:35:00.000Z

Steve Jobs' Fake Blog

It's not very often that I find a blog I genuinely like, ironic I know! But anyway, this blog clearly isn't Steve Jobs, as the CEO of one the biggest companies in the world I'm sure he's got better things to do then to appease over avid Mac fans with his scribblings. The blog itself takes an extremely comical look at all things Apple and Steve Jobs, with such comical topic titles as 'Tony Blair and my little Pony', 'Bono's Driving Skills' and 'The Clinstones', as well as the gem in the picture above.

As the dust settles on the iPhone release it's genuinely quite funny seeing the fake Steve Jobs give his iOpinion and documenting his constant 'battle' with the powers that be, notably Universal wo don't seem to give an iShit!

Check it out: Fake Steve Jobs Blog

Sprint Ahead - Light Drawings

2007-07-03T14:29:00.000Z

Came across this rather interesting campaign by US mobile giants Sprint, they've strayed away from the usual lies that big firms pedal to their consumers and have opted for a more visually pleasing campaign that incorporates a great site and a series of commercials. The theme of this series of ads is the use of light to draw and is called Sprint Ahead, the artist in question is Jamie Kavisto who uses various flashlights to draw with. 'You can't draw with flashlights!' I hear you say, you're right, only once coupled with a time-lapse camera can the light drawings be revealed, take a look at video below to better illustrate my point.

I'm glad they've decided to target a younger audience with something people can actually enjoy, it seems that far too many companies/brands are too busy banging on about themselves, how great they and how they love nothing more than a bit of corporate arse licking. This has never been more true within digital media, where companies have endless scope to imagine what they'd like their campaign to be and with the progression of technology can produce campaigns thought unimaginable not so long age. Yet in 99% of cases brands are still sticking to the 'norm', by this I mean flogging dead pan ideas on websites, via SMS, Bluetooth and believing all things Social Networking are holy.

Nostalgia of the week!!!

2007-06-27T16:23:00.000Z

Nostalgia of the week has been missing for a few weeks and I'm sorry, I understand that it's a vital part of your lives and gives you clarity on a day to day basis.
Anyway enough chitter chatter, this weeks Nostalgia is Captain Planet, you know the fella that went round saving the world with his friends the planeteers! No, still don't remember, he's a brief history:

"Captain Planet was created by Ted Turner in 1990. The idea behind the series was to create an entertaining action program that was meant to make viewers aware of environmental hazards. The villains Captain Planet had to fight included Sly Sludge , Hoggish Breedly , Doctor Blight, Looten Plunder , Verminous Skumm, and Duke Nukem."

Peep the clip:

If Carlsberg made Prisons

2007-06-25T14:44:00.000Z

What the hell is going in Steiemark ,Austria, seriously, what are they playing at? Most prison scenes are depicted as scenes of grim misery, man-rape, porridge eating and cigarette trading. Evidently not in Austria, those super efficient Europeans have really taken it to another level and are making criminals around the world wish they'd committed their crimes in the fair city of Vienna. I for one know that if i was a tramp/bum that i'd be committing every crime possible to get into this Ikea-esque haven of glass. Anyway, have a look at the pics.
Pics courtesy of http://deputydog.wordpress.com

Livingroom Johnston

2007-06-20T15:16:00.000Z

Thought I'd share with you all one of my very favourite street poets/writers/novelists, New York born and raised Livingroom Johnston is definately one of the coolest guys out their and it's good to see someone doing their own thing.

"Livingroom Johnston is one of my kind of peoples that are keeping New York real....
Cool-assed, conscious, experienced (streetwise), intelligent, resourceful, and most of all, respectful (when due) and humble. That goes a long way with me. Besides that, he dresses like a modern day Walt 'Clyde' Frazier and I like that." -Ricky Powell

http://www.magicpropagandamill.com/livingroom/

New York Graffiti Spot

2007-06-19T19:54:00.000Z

This has to be one of the most famous graffiti spots in the World, just off the 7 line in Long Island City, Queens. This place is a fed free zone and is a completely 100% legal graffiti spot. Peep the pics.

Uniqlock

2007-06-18T20:35:00.000Z

This piece of online marketing in my eyes is absolutely brilliant. It takes user interaction to a whole new level and involves bloggers on a global scale, not only does it provide a reasonably nice Flash app, which tells the time and displays short bursts of video for individuals to use on their blog but it also means that Uniqlo need do very little online publicity. Uniqlo are offering the chance to win a G-Shock watch as an incentive for individuals to post this on their blog, it's received worldwide coverage and I've seen displayed on a lot of blogs already.

Go to http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/ to get yours.

Daft Punk at Wireless - Hyde Park

2007-06-18T19:24:00.000Z

This is by far and a way the best performance I've ever seen. The two French men that go by the name of Daft Punk absolutely rocked it with their, now infamous, pyramid of light. All the classics were played from 'Around the World' to 'Technologic' to 'One More Time'. Not only did they kill it with the musical performance but they also smashed with what is a truly unique visual spectacle.
Watch this to get a slight insight into what ranks as my favourite performance ever, ever.

MTV Global Warming Rap

2007-06-14T16:24:00.000Z

This was made for MTV's latest global warming campaign called Switch. 6 various advertising agencies were invited to make videos for the campaign, the one above being my personal favourite.

Some fixies..

2007-06-14T13:36:00.000Z

For your viewing pleasure...

Britains's Got Talent- Jack The Tap Dancer

2007-06-14T11:48:00.000Z

Now here is a worthy cause, Jack the 79 year old Tap Dancer.

"Ex Army Corporal Jack the Tap Dancer story is one of great heart ache and angst. Jack first started tap dancing when he was 8 years old but soon was unable to due to his Army service.

A few years ago Jack's wife tragically passed away, after 10 years of Jack caring for her and living with her alzheimer's. This sent poor Jack into a spiraling depression and the only way he sought solace was by dancing his sorrows away.

Today Jack is through to the last 24 of 'Britain's Got Talent' and he's got a very good chance of performing in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.

With our help we can make this man's dream come true and bring a smile back to this fallen war hero! Let's make it happen!"

Sign the Petition here: http://www.gopetition.com/online/12774.html

Glasgow Council go all creative on yo ass!!! Bill Posters beware!

2007-06-13T12:11:00.000Z

This is an absolutely great idea and I guess it shows that some, yes only some, council workers have a sense of humour. This sort of borders on vandalism, guerilla art and a touch anti-corporate protest (not tied to a tree stylee). Anyway check out Glasgow council's latest effort against bill posters:

"Events promoted on illegal bill posters around Glasgow are getting the shaft since city workers who patrol the streets are slapping "cancelled" stickers on the banned ads. As part of the city's GBP100,000 per year project against illegal posting, the sticker tactics have proven to be an effective rogue measure, with clueless, huffy event and music fans irate over "cancelled" shows."

Tattoos......I like

2007-06-12T22:43:00.001Z

Over and out...

I spoke too soon!!

2007-06-09T12:56:00.000Z

She was taken handcuffed and crying from her home. She was escorted into court disheveled, without makeup, hair askew and face red with tears.

Crying out for her mother when she was ordered back to jail, Paris Hilton's cool, glamorous image evaporated Friday as she gave the impression of a little girl lost in a merciless legal system.

"It's not right!" shouted the weeping Hilton. "Mom!" she called out to Kathy Hilton, who also was in tears.

The 26-year-old hotel heiress tried to move toward her parents but was firmly steered away by two sheriff's deputies, who held her by each arm and hustled her from the courtroom.

Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer was apparently unmoved by the pleas of Hilton's three lawyers to send her back to home confinement due to an unspecified medical condition. He ordered Hilton returned to a Los Angeles County jail to serve out the remainder of her 45-day sentence for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Paris Hilton

2007-06-09T12:21:00.000Z

This sums it up.

Tramp Watch: Week 1

2007-06-09T11:53:00.000Z

This week the alley has seen some intense tramp based action, have a look. This weeks tramp has some how managed to change clothes a few times as well as making a cameo appearance late friday evening.
Wednesday:

Thursday:

Nostalgia of the week!!!

2007-06-08T09:31:00.000Z

This weeks nostalgia is the cult classic 'Saved By the Bell', featuring classic characters as Screech, Zak, Kelly and Slater those crazy kids were never short of an adventure or two! As you may well know some of the characters shot to relative fame such as Kelly and Zak, the good looking ones! God, Hollywood is so superficial! Others, such as Screech were forced to flog home made sex tapes of himself entitled Screeched, aka Saved by the Smell!

This time round they're using their celebrity status to relay a very important message to their viewers.

Worst Album Covers.........Ever!!!

2007-06-07T20:57:00.001Z

The Goonies -Then and Now

2007-06-07T20:25:00.000Z

We all remember the Steven Spielberg classic The Goonies, yes Steven Spielberg directed it, I can't believe it too, a far cry from Shidler's List and all that other serious malarky. Anyway if you've ever wondered what those adventurous little tykes look like now, to be honest the pics are from 2001 but you get the idea! Check it out: http://www.punkasspunk.com/goonies/

Chunk does the Truffle Shuffle!

Kate Moss Anti Hype

2007-06-07T16:58:00.000Z

Following the excessive hype around Kate Moss, it's good to see people taking a more light hearted view of this Cocaine sniffing, bad clothes designing, junkie dating fame whore..... That was a bit strong wasn't it? No, I'm sure she's very nice and all the bad things she does are probably due to depression over being poor and ugly....No, hang on, she's neither of those....I don't know, have a look at these pics and sent your opinions along with a stamped addressed
envelope.

FIxed Gears or Fixies as those yougsters call 'em

2007-06-07T09:29:00.000Z

Their has been an underground craze sweeping the streetwear scene in the last year or so, originating from couriers in Tokyo and New York these bikes have now become cult.

This video is a Macaframa SF promo.

Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street

2007-06-07T08:39:00.000Z

I don't really know why I find this so captivating, I just do. Two of my favorite things combined.....

Alternative Olympic Logos

2007-06-06T10:54:00.000Z

After the huge backlash for the new London 2012 Olympic logo, its good to see people have been chipping in with their own efforts.

Supinfocom Animation

2007-06-05T22:10:00.000Z

This video is undoubtedly the best animation I've ever seen, it was made by the French loonatics over at the Supinfocom school of animation. I'm not entirely sure what the video is for, as their seems to be a fair bit of product placement such as Nike, Puma and Mountain Dew. Enjoy....you won't be dissapointed.

Calling all Londoners!!

2007-06-05T21:58:00.001Z

You lot better get yo ass' down to Notting Hill Arts Club on Thursday night for some early 90's nostalgia, battling it out will be the boys from Bape, Maharashi, Deal Real and others.....

Cassette Playa Mentalism

2007-06-05T16:39:00.000Z

If like me you've ever been to a Drum 'n' Bass rave and have ever wondered what the bleeding hell is going through some of the peoples minds then this may be bit of an insight. I warn this on no level,none what so ever, makes sense. As ever though it is quite enjoyable seeing a fully grown man dance in a nu rave-esque wearing what seems to be a penis t-shirt.

If your actually bothered then go to Penial Eye on BROADWICK ST to get some of this mad clobber.