Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Friday Beep Test

Craig Young

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:14:29 +1200

CR:
Yes, but the problem is, Abbott looks good in speedos but virtually nothing else...

Simon Grigg

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:03:24 +1200

has been digitally re-released

Cheers for that Russell. In the same batch we've also reissued for the first time since 1994, the Mark Tierney produced Freebass album: Raw- Live At Cause Celebre, which is notable, apart from the fact it was really very good live contemporary jazz from a bunch…

Craig Ranapia

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:02:41 +1200

Ooooh, dear. It looks like the
de-Rudd-erisation of the ALP
was just what they needed.
Australia's first ginga PM has now
hit the lead insofar as the Bad Abbott
on the other side and the LibNats are
concerned.

Um, so Gillard's honeymoon has lasted a whole thirty six hours? Fancy.…

Craig Young

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:33:37 +1200

Ooooh, dear. It looks like the
de-Rudd-erisation of the ALP
was just what they needed.
Australia's first ginga PM has now
hit the lead insofar as the Bad Abbott
on the other side and the LibNats are
concerned.

I feel a Limp Bizkit soundtrack coming on...

Craig Y

Hilary Stace

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:42:27 +1200

A cheery, non rehearsed kid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

Ross Mason

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:45:26 +1200

Ummm.. Have I missed a whole blog somewhere on the Tibet, China, Norman thing this week?

But just in case I haven't. The vision that kept popping into my head as it unfolded was the Ian Fraser Interview with the Shah of Iran years ago when the bastard came out…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:22:10 +1200

at the risk of starting another of "those" minefield-threads... NZ On Air currently has an on-line questionnaire for all those folk who want their voice heard by the powers that be...
go forth and be constructive :- )

recordari

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:13:28 +1200

Because Robyn posted that Taylor Swift video, I give you this one:

I feel strangely liberated after that. Hmm, shall I post some Shania?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDxI2VtbfSk

andin

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:57:57 +1200

Having seen that haka from the Maori game you really do realise what a bunch of numpties the haters must be, eh?

Strawman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU&feature=player_embedded

Peter Ashby

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:08:26 +1200

@Craig Young

I can attest from the Antipodes that Being Human is very good. I caught it early on despite thinking from the trailers that it looked weak but they take the concept and run well with it. It is a sort of Buffy/Angel crossed with Coupling as in how…

giovanni tiso

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:45:43 +1200

Yeah, neither did I must say. The dance also seemed fully choreographed, which was... creepy.

Islander

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:32:03 +1200

That toddler shows wierdly exact control of his body...but hey, I once watched a 12month-old Tahitian baby pick up a 1-litre wine-decanter and correctly divide it into 4, adult-held, glasses...

did other viewers think the toddler was actually enjoying what he was performing?

I didnt.

Ethan Tucker

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:59:10 +1200

Evenin' all. From this morning's Guardian Viral Video Chart, please see the following video so you will understand why your own children are far less cool than this nappy-clad Brazilian samba-shimmying tot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X0AamE1Bxs

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:46:45 +1200

The thing I took issue with was PA being a polar counterpart to Kiwiblog. That would be The Standard, surely.liberal and Labour friendly

Oh, bite my "liberal and Labour friendly" arse Drinnan.

Russell Brown

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:33:51 +1200

And publicaddress was mentioned in the Business Herld today.
(scroll down to "Blog Heaven")

The thing I took issue with was PA being a polar counterpart to Kiwiblog. That would be The Standard, surely.

Megan Wegan

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:24:56 +1200

Because Robyn posted that Taylor Swift video, I give you this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WISkvJOUOe4&feature=player_embedded

Bevan Shortridge

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:40:48 +1200

And publicaddress was mentioned in the Business Herld today.

(scroll down to "Blog Heaven")

Bevan Shortridge

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:33:03 +1200

BP Spills Coffee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM

3410

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:58:52 +1200

Rawkblog and TwentyFourBit Present: 2010 1/2-Year Mixtape (Soundcloud).

Good stuff!

Samuel Scott

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:49:57 +1200

How would one go about embedding from vimeo on this forum?

Samuel Scott

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:49:06 +1200

It has been a pretty awesome sports month. Awesome to see England 2-0 up against Oz too. I love ODIs so much more than T20s but it seems their days may be numbered. Argh.

Anyhoo, this clip is HOT. INXS brought back to life (like that shitty Rockstar talent quest,…

Russell Brown

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:42:31 +1200

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:29:57 +1200

How, HOW has it taken so long to give Helen Mirren a BFG?

Who needs a BFG when your eyes can project "don't fuck with me, cocksmeg" rays of bored contempt? Watch The Queen, people.

Marcus Turner

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:28:32 +1200

(Please excuse me, but this is anything goes Friday.)

Something else cool from Okinawa. Look out for people you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOgHXZNsT80

Marcus Turner

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:04:30 +1200

Something cool and Breton. These guys are all pretty much Breton stars. (Sorry, I've forgotten how to embed, too.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra3Igp-Zr6Y

(Look out for the sporran.)

Paul Williams

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:55:26 +1200

Having seen that haka from the Maori game you really do realise what a bunch of numpties the haters must be, eh?

Hell yes.

Yes, I've noticed that consistently in the media. Good on them.

Indeed. And despite their own team disappointing...

Russell Brown

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:29:58 +1200

(incidentally lots of Aussies are offering their respect for what the All Whites achived).

Yes, I've noticed that consistently in the media. Good on them.

Peter Darlington

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:27:18 +1200

Having seen that haka from the Maori game you really do realise what a bunch of numpties the haters must be, eh?

Peter Darlington

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:24:16 +1200

RED. I was seconds away from organising a group booking for this yesterday, and it opens in October. How, HOW has it taken so long to give Helen Mirren a BFG?

Oooo, that looks shit hot. Great cast, must add it to the list.

Paul Williams

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:22:36 +1200

I just sent the link to the Haka around the office to explain why the All Whites don't do a Haka (though they of course could). Inspiring doesn't come close to describing it... or what the All Whites achieved or what the Maori All Blacks did to the poms... (incidentally…

Rich of Observationz

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:48:10 +1200

Or one could hang memory sticks around the necks of animals, such as goats or warthogs.

Craig Young

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:47:09 +1200

Oh, and incidentally, soccer players are leading rugger buggers on the Gaynz.Com athletic hotties scale...

:)
Craig Y

Craig Young

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:46:08 +1200

The Twilight werewolves are too twinky for me. I wonder if they have hot uncles? However, I'm just hanging out impatiently for
Prime to _finally_ screen the Beeb's hit series _Being Human_...

Craig Y

Clubfoot .

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:39:05 +1200

Multiple (i.e. lots) of text messages are another viable method of data transmission

recordari

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:31:04 +1200

Not cool. Those kids are just trying to get an education, like Taylor Swift.

I just checked, and you really did post that. Wow! This truly is no-holds barred Friday.

That's soooo cute! I watched to the end, and I'm definitely adding that to my bucket list.

Anyhoo, I agree…

Steve Barnes

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:14:53 +1200

Average home-boy is just so... so... you know.
Anyhoo
as it's Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJuX1ZpwXms

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:52:22 +1200

Not to diss those kids, but the data over radio thing was done on the BBC in about 1980.

No, dude, you totally just dissed all those developing country kids with your Kanye-like interruption.

Not cool. Those kids are just trying to get an education, like Taylor Swift.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:52:07 +1200

Trailer blazing...
Inception – looks like it needs a credit to P K Dick
and RED is looking like The Losers 30 years on* – fun – though Bruce Willis' hearing must be shot by now – so many movies, so many explosions!

*(BTW – no one seemed to mention…

Ed Muzik

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:49:10 +1200

Here's the new Ed Muzik music video. sounds good with or without the Vuvezela button.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHhJNk_VoRw

recordari

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:31:27 +1200

Now that I understand Twilight, could someone explain to me how this works:

Or, alternatively, this; (it's not what you think...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlpyGhABXRA&feature=related

There is no spoon.

Kim Sokolich

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:31:09 +1200

How, HOW has it taken so long to give Helen Mirren a BFG?

After seeing how comfortable she looks holding it, I can see why.

Mark Cubey

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:27:26 +1200

Here's two trailers from guests on tomorrow's programme, talking to Kim.

Waste Land

and

Love, Lust & Lies

Can't remember the embedding instructions, sorry.

Rich of Observationz

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:15:04 +1200

Not to diss those kids, but the data over radio thing was done on the BBC in about 1980. Computers in those days stored files on cassette tape so it was easy to repurpose the stream.

giovanni tiso

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:47 +1200

My nose in bleeding. WTF?

I'm quite convinced this is going to be to Memento what Purple Rivers was to La Haine.

3410

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:04:36 +1200

@ Steve

Average Homeboy (20 years later):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT8bmlnP0XI

Pete Sime

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:54:59 +1200

I forgot how awesome Idiocracy was until I watched it again the other day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbxq0IDqD04

recordari

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:45:05 +1200

Now that I understand Twilight, could someone explain to me how this works:

So many Dr Who references, I hardly know where to start. How about at the end;

[Spoiler Alert]
.
.
.
.
.
The jar must open.

Russell Brown

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:44:16 +1200

Good weekend to be going mountain biking.

What!? And get my cycle shorts all muddy? ;-)

Emma Hart

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:38:33 +1200

Oo, movie trailers!

RED. I was seconds away from organising a group booking for this yesterday, and it opens in October. How, HOW has it taken so long to give Helen Mirren a BFG?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYYHYVlpjjU

Grace Dalley

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:33:41 +1200

Scary (but cool) nature clip (warning: may give you the heebie-jeebies!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-UF60Lyyxo

Tim Welch

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:31:52 +1200

Good weekend to be going mountain biking. Spoke magazine provides some inspiration in the form of a video of one the Rotorua trails
http://vimeo.com/12773720

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:29:48 +1200

Now that I understand Twilight, could someone explain to me how this works:

1) The more Inception trailers, stills, enigmatic interviews with Christopher Nolan etc. come out the more thoroughly bewildered I become.

2) The more confused I am, the more I want to see the damn thing, even though…

Kumara Republic

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:46:26 +1200

Nicked from BoingBoing; the HitchHikers Guide on Daleks:

Unit Type 883 – Security droid.
This droid was designed from archive data. For some unknown reason it instils great fear in human adversaries.

Russell Brown

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:46:24 +1200

Ah Brian, how are ya? I'll let you off the link-whoring because it's a cool idea ;-)

recordari

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:45:41 +1200

That Beep Radio internet is just fantastic.

Here's one for our Australian cuzzies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ykCYwhfdMs&feature=related

poffa

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:40:46 +1200

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Rich of Observationz

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:17:33 +1200

Also, gather the world cups over and NZ won. Ain't that great? Why can't the rugby be as easy?

Zippy Gonzales

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:02:59 +1200

Nicked from BoingBoing; the HitchHikers Guide on Daleks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWn_1yOFpfU&feature=player_embedded

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:53:41 +1200

The New Zealand Maori team's dramatic (and really nicely shot) performance of the haka Timatanga before their match on Wednesday

You know, the way that haka was performed reminds me a lot of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAwaNWGLM0c

andin

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:36:56 +1200

Oh Sorry my clip, this one's for the ALP. Sex and politics are sooo interchangeable its scary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovmS20sc2_U

andin

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:22:43 +1200

– using conventional radio broadcast equipment to deliver data — isn't without precedent on a technical level, but I don't believe anyone has crafted such a compelling application from the concept.

Wow! just wow that is just outstanding.
I'm back to being a sports apathetic.

Public Address

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:22:43 +1200

Discussion from blog post.