If we were all to reflect on 2011 using our accounts books, we can simply sit and grieve. But how could we look back and see what we've achieved when something so momentous overshadows our lifestyle and hinders our plans for family members. We used to sit in the driver's seat of the economy, and as the West falls down a landslide, we must all reflect on the quote "If we want to succeed, we have to be more like China." True. But at what cost? Strip all of our human rights, being forced to work 42 hours worth of overtime and keep 50% of our savings buried with lock and key in hope for a rainy day; which on hindsight actually sounds very savvy! I digress. We must however and reminisce on the boom and bust we've recently powered through and tighten our wallets a little bit more, because this rollercoaster ride's going to get a bit wilder.
This year has experienced some incredible falls and rises, what with the travesty that's happened in Japan. The lady who was publicly decapitated in Tenerife. The phone hacking scandal, that worked at advantage in respects in knocking Murdoch down a notch. The riots in London. Gaddaffi's fall. Egypt's liberation and of course Bieber getting a girl pregnant.
Now as an insight to Twitter's trending topic "#bestalbumof2011" caught my eye, I was able to look through the public's opinion. And I have to say; you guys have shit taste! this year has produced some serious copious crap that all sounds the same as computers are producing them quicker and making it easier. My next blog entry will be analysing some serious music produced this year - Foo Fighters "Wasting light".
And so, 2012 is just around the corner and according to self acclaimed genius' on the internet, we're all going to die. So everything we've toward is obviously in vain. Don't worry guys, if we're making ludicrous predictions such as these - let me have a shot. I think that human rights will be placed in North Korea when Silvio Berlusconi introduces it through pictionary in 2013. But then again, there's a slight spanner in the works what with the world ending before then.
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Monday, 5 December 2011
Accepted Ignorance
It's funny how it happens. Someone asserts something as fact, no matter how unbased, and it becomes the established wisdom.
- Did you know that all Polar Bears are left handed?
No they're not. Extended studies have been made and there's no evidence to back the idea that left-handed occurances are any higher than in humans.
- Goldfish have a 6 second memory.
The University of Plymouth have run experiments involving little levers that dispense food and found they have memories distinctly longer.
- Gordon Brown is an awesome economical genius.
No, he's a lucky, opportunistic, irresponsible boom-and-bust merchant
Let me make it plain here. I am not peddling any other party or politics. I am just getting annoyed by this perceived common wisdom. It is trotted out like a tired show pony everytime Nu-Labour get criticised.
Gordon Brown came to power at the best possible moment. The world economy was recovering from the recession that had gutted the world throughout the early nineties. China was burgeoning as a production centre and opening up its economy. Most importantly, the bull-run on property that had occured during the 80's was about to be dwarfed. None of these factors were down to Mr. Brown, any more than he can claim responsibility for a day of good weather. So why are these things so important?
There's nothing quite like the optimism, growth and reckless good feeling that comes from a recovering economy. After all - what better returns are there to be had than those from getting in at the bottom of a bull run? The investment from such financial environments spark growth even further. A great time to be in business.
China's emergence, along with all of the other "BRIC" economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China), is hard to over-estimate. Improving productivity and investment in these economies has driven down the price of goods dramatically. Normally, huge growth is accompanied by rampant inflation. The BRIC economies have stopped this from happening for the past decade. Lucky wasn't it?
Lastly, the house prices. I have a mate from Poland who cannot grasp the obsession with house prices in this country. It occured to me that we are among a small group of developed countries who rely on property prices to underpin growth. Only New Zealand and Ireland have more than us to lose by falling house prices. There have been small global recessions in both 1999 and 2002 that we should have had. But we didn't. Luquidity was maintained by people withdrawing moving against their equity.
Gordon Brown has milked these phenomena. We have gorged ourselves on credit and grown FAST as a result. But we have put nothing back. It's now time to start the repayments. We now owe more than our GDP - £1.44 tn, an incomprehensible amount of money. It has been irresponsible behaviour from a man who proclaimed "no more boom-and-bust" These 3 pillars are now starting to look shaky or have now crumbled altogether:
It's safe to say the whole country is sliding into recession as it the US, Russia, the Eurozone and the UK. The run of the last 10 years is completely over. Buckle up for a long deep recession. If the rule of thumb is "the bigger the boom, the worse the bust" we're all in a lot of trouble. To make things worse, all indications are pointing to a pending bubble burst in China and India. Russia's run in with Georgia has slimmed their stock market by a third. When these economies tank, all hope will be lost for even the most pig-headed of bulls.
Lastly, the housing market is buggered. I mean stuffed. Unless it's a home, buying houses now is toxic waste. Everything has been done by this government to stop it. Pushing all kinds of theories like increasing yields for landlords will underpin the BTL (Buy-to-let) market as more people rent. It's true that there are 25% more renters, the shitter is that there are 35% more landlords as people who hold out for unrealistic sales prices are renting out to cover costs.
The house of cards is falling and people should be turning around hand crucifying Crash Gordon. Instead, we are tutting at the weird eyebrow patsy that has been brought in to replace him. It's either impeccably timed or extremely lucky again.
The question we all need to ask ourselves is this:
Is he criminally and wilfully negligent or just moronically fortunate?
- Did you know that all Polar Bears are left handed?
No they're not. Extended studies have been made and there's no evidence to back the idea that left-handed occurances are any higher than in humans.
- Goldfish have a 6 second memory.
The University of Plymouth have run experiments involving little levers that dispense food and found they have memories distinctly longer.
- Gordon Brown is an awesome economical genius.
No, he's a lucky, opportunistic, irresponsible boom-and-bust merchant
Let me make it plain here. I am not peddling any other party or politics. I am just getting annoyed by this perceived common wisdom. It is trotted out like a tired show pony everytime Nu-Labour get criticised.
Gordon Brown came to power at the best possible moment. The world economy was recovering from the recession that had gutted the world throughout the early nineties. China was burgeoning as a production centre and opening up its economy. Most importantly, the bull-run on property that had occured during the 80's was about to be dwarfed. None of these factors were down to Mr. Brown, any more than he can claim responsibility for a day of good weather. So why are these things so important?
There's nothing quite like the optimism, growth and reckless good feeling that comes from a recovering economy. After all - what better returns are there to be had than those from getting in at the bottom of a bull run? The investment from such financial environments spark growth even further. A great time to be in business.
China's emergence, along with all of the other "BRIC" economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China), is hard to over-estimate. Improving productivity and investment in these economies has driven down the price of goods dramatically. Normally, huge growth is accompanied by rampant inflation. The BRIC economies have stopped this from happening for the past decade. Lucky wasn't it?
Lastly, the house prices. I have a mate from Poland who cannot grasp the obsession with house prices in this country. It occured to me that we are among a small group of developed countries who rely on property prices to underpin growth. Only New Zealand and Ireland have more than us to lose by falling house prices. There have been small global recessions in both 1999 and 2002 that we should have had. But we didn't. Luquidity was maintained by people withdrawing moving against their equity.
Gordon Brown has milked these phenomena. We have gorged ourselves on credit and grown FAST as a result. But we have put nothing back. It's now time to start the repayments. We now owe more than our GDP - £1.44 tn, an incomprehensible amount of money. It has been irresponsible behaviour from a man who proclaimed "no more boom-and-bust" These 3 pillars are now starting to look shaky or have now crumbled altogether:
It's safe to say the whole country is sliding into recession as it the US, Russia, the Eurozone and the UK. The run of the last 10 years is completely over. Buckle up for a long deep recession. If the rule of thumb is "the bigger the boom, the worse the bust" we're all in a lot of trouble. To make things worse, all indications are pointing to a pending bubble burst in China and India. Russia's run in with Georgia has slimmed their stock market by a third. When these economies tank, all hope will be lost for even the most pig-headed of bulls.
Lastly, the housing market is buggered. I mean stuffed. Unless it's a home, buying houses now is toxic waste. Everything has been done by this government to stop it. Pushing all kinds of theories like increasing yields for landlords will underpin the BTL (Buy-to-let) market as more people rent. It's true that there are 25% more renters, the shitter is that there are 35% more landlords as people who hold out for unrealistic sales prices are renting out to cover costs.
The house of cards is falling and people should be turning around hand crucifying Crash Gordon. Instead, we are tutting at the weird eyebrow patsy that has been brought in to replace him. It's either impeccably timed or extremely lucky again.
The question we all need to ask ourselves is this:
Is he criminally and wilfully negligent or just moronically fortunate?
Monday, 28 November 2011
My tram experience; recite
A new video on youtube has become viral and it's controversial to say the very least. To those of you who read this and don't know what I'm talking about, watch it now! But if you really canny be asked, then by all means I'll give you a quick run through. It's a video of some lady sat with a child, no older than 3 while she's sat there effing and blinding about how many immigrants were on the tram with them. I've heard a lot of mixed views about this video, mostly being negative of course!
It came to my attention however, the patriots saw light in what she was trying to say. They claimed that they shouldn't feel the minority in their own country and that we should have the right to always feel 'British'. I wan to know what people would define as 'British'? I'd define it as borders on a map in which people live and speak a different language. Shitty weather, bad food, cup of tea, fish and chips. Mary fucking Poppins. I don't know about any of you, but I don't see any of these eliminated from how I'd define this country. Still have constant shit weather. We still have crappy cuisines and loads of fish bars about. These people coming into our country really isn't tainting our culture and values. The only way people can define a country is what people live inside it.
People see these foreigners coming in as money scroungers and benefit layabouts, but in honesty; I have never met such hard workers. Those people who can't do, criticize. Fact is, I'm not denying there might be a few who miss the net and go straight on the dole, but in honesty - I know far more British people who are on the dole than any foreigner. It's human nature though, we're not stupid! If we're offered food and bed for no price, we take it! It's human nature, not 'paki' nature. We all have to stand back for a second and see that when we bleed, we bleed the same! Stick a knife in that lady, the blood's red, not gold. So where does she get off in saying it's HER Britiain?! We all make this country what it is. A country is like a curry, the variation of people act as a variation of spices. The more different spices the curry has, the better the outcome.
It came to my attention however, the patriots saw light in what she was trying to say. They claimed that they shouldn't feel the minority in their own country and that we should have the right to always feel 'British'. I wan to know what people would define as 'British'? I'd define it as borders on a map in which people live and speak a different language. Shitty weather, bad food, cup of tea, fish and chips. Mary fucking Poppins. I don't know about any of you, but I don't see any of these eliminated from how I'd define this country. Still have constant shit weather. We still have crappy cuisines and loads of fish bars about. These people coming into our country really isn't tainting our culture and values. The only way people can define a country is what people live inside it.
People see these foreigners coming in as money scroungers and benefit layabouts, but in honesty; I have never met such hard workers. Those people who can't do, criticize. Fact is, I'm not denying there might be a few who miss the net and go straight on the dole, but in honesty - I know far more British people who are on the dole than any foreigner. It's human nature though, we're not stupid! If we're offered food and bed for no price, we take it! It's human nature, not 'paki' nature. We all have to stand back for a second and see that when we bleed, we bleed the same! Stick a knife in that lady, the blood's red, not gold. So where does she get off in saying it's HER Britiain?! We all make this country what it is. A country is like a curry, the variation of people act as a variation of spices. The more different spices the curry has, the better the outcome.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Want to make your voice heard? Just don't do anything;
Now is it just me who remembers when the UK invaded Iraq? Over 1 million people gathered in central London to protest Blair's decision, but it sort of turned into water under the bridge. In fairness, there's not a lot that can be done about such a thing, at such a global scale. Seems protesting has turned from one thing to another, from corrupt political decision, greedy corporate industries grinding our countries into the grounds and just plain stupid ethical delusions.
During November 2010, the new Conservative party decided to triple the student fees. As we can all remember, the protest turned into a dirty riot. No matter how much the students kicked and screamed, they stuck to their guns and adhered to their new policy. Now, the true way to really fuck with their system and fight against it, is just plainly not doing anything at all. Let me explain, this new raise in fees is purely for financial reasons and if no one's there to pay for it, it just plainly doesn't work. My point is, no one should go to university for a year. And I mean, a serious blow to the system, but also educational jobs would be jeopardised too, so the plan on reformation would need a serious think over. Obviously, this a bit pie in the sky to be put into reality, but it's a thought and a true resolution.
The occupy wall street has gone on for a very long time now, pissed off people complaining that there are greedy people out there. Bankers are one of the main reasons for the financial meltdown we're all facing by giving themselves gross bonuses each year and tax avoiding. But, we must all put into perspective of how we're also to blame. I can't say I don't know one person who owes the bank money. The only way they grow in the capitalist world is by getting people riddled with debt, grabbing you by the balls and twisting to get every last bit. The simple way to avoid this was always, plainly being patient and save. Save your money and wait for whatever it is you're saving up for. Not going to the bloke in a shirt and tie asking for wads and hoping for a return. So, to play in their own game and fight against them, just don't borrow money from banks! I can proudly say, I don't, and never shall I own a credit card. When you owe someone something, they have you in their pocket. And once you're in their pocket, you have to play your life to their rules.
Now I could talk of the London riots in early August 2011, but that's plainly obvious isn't it. They were all a bunch of idiots, who weren't out there to fight for ethical justification on some drug lord gangbanger being shot, it was purely to exude their animalistic behaviour to have a reason to pilage, steal and destroy.
During November 2010, the new Conservative party decided to triple the student fees. As we can all remember, the protest turned into a dirty riot. No matter how much the students kicked and screamed, they stuck to their guns and adhered to their new policy. Now, the true way to really fuck with their system and fight against it, is just plainly not doing anything at all. Let me explain, this new raise in fees is purely for financial reasons and if no one's there to pay for it, it just plainly doesn't work. My point is, no one should go to university for a year. And I mean, a serious blow to the system, but also educational jobs would be jeopardised too, so the plan on reformation would need a serious think over. Obviously, this a bit pie in the sky to be put into reality, but it's a thought and a true resolution.
The occupy wall street has gone on for a very long time now, pissed off people complaining that there are greedy people out there. Bankers are one of the main reasons for the financial meltdown we're all facing by giving themselves gross bonuses each year and tax avoiding. But, we must all put into perspective of how we're also to blame. I can't say I don't know one person who owes the bank money. The only way they grow in the capitalist world is by getting people riddled with debt, grabbing you by the balls and twisting to get every last bit. The simple way to avoid this was always, plainly being patient and save. Save your money and wait for whatever it is you're saving up for. Not going to the bloke in a shirt and tie asking for wads and hoping for a return. So, to play in their own game and fight against them, just don't borrow money from banks! I can proudly say, I don't, and never shall I own a credit card. When you owe someone something, they have you in their pocket. And once you're in their pocket, you have to play your life to their rules.
Now I could talk of the London riots in early August 2011, but that's plainly obvious isn't it. They were all a bunch of idiots, who weren't out there to fight for ethical justification on some drug lord gangbanger being shot, it was purely to exude their animalistic behaviour to have a reason to pilage, steal and destroy.
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Wrap it in media, and they'll believe it
Came to my attention as a headliner on a well known sadistic newspaper "Weather climate to match Serbia". Well, the Daily Liars have hit it again, they caught the attention of the ignorant. These days everyone finds it hard to trust some source of media, as to what they're being told. The Daily Mail seems to feel that they need to make fallacious posts on goings on in the UK. Now as we all know, the media mogul Mr. Murdoch controls a majority of the media in the UK. So, whether you like it or not, they'll always have the same target audience, as they can't contradict themselves when they try and praise a different branch of his enterprise. Before I start going off the rails on my original point, the weather will not match Serbia's. There is no way that the Daily Mail could find this information out. The Met office are THE people who distribute the weather forecast to its entirety and they have out right denied this allegation. So as we're aware, we're turning into a digital age where paper will one day become archaic and redundant to media. So, in order for people to turn to their local newspaper in contrast to switching on their computers, what better way is there to post a fallacious outrage on the front page, with something absurd as "Boy claims his killing was because of bad childhood when parents were raped by a gang of wolves."
Now as we're aware, there's a lot of controversy behind Facebook and its privacy issues. Whether you like it or not, your friends aren't the only people who can see your information. Ever wondered why it's a little bit coincidental to see an advert on the side advertising "Single Muslims near you" when you've posted your religious views as follows. Mark Zuckerburg sells your details so he can fill his capitalist pockets. Now, why would the media not try and exploit this in a different light and say that Zuckerburg's putting your privacy at jeopardy and that you can't be online without being mugged? Simply because he's in bed with them.
We must however compare this issue with another media mogul who's perceived in a very negative light; Julian Assange. Wikileaks has been put out to us all to exploit what is going on behind closed doors. His image is only tainted because that's how the media want him to look. He finds out all these details by legal means and contacts and posts it online for free. The other branches of media have him as a competitor as well as someone who puts them in a bad image, so their means of defence is to turn us against his work and gun him down.
Now to also make perhaps some wild conspiracy and perhaps give it some foundation, is to publicly announce it through a well known distributor. For instance, 'The Da Vinci Code' has been distributed to us through literature, by quite a literate man, which thus makes his theory of Jesus having children credible. "Anonymous" has now hit our screens, and who can honestly say that sitting through their school years studying Romeo and Juliet to tears, thought "Did he REALLY write this himself". Fact is, no. We haven't. It's slightly absurd to almost say that he stole all these plays himself, when truth would have come out after his tenth play. The only reason we start to question whether he did steal them is because someone has budgeted a film to tell us he has. That's mind manipulation at its best.
Now as we're aware, there's a lot of controversy behind Facebook and its privacy issues. Whether you like it or not, your friends aren't the only people who can see your information. Ever wondered why it's a little bit coincidental to see an advert on the side advertising "Single Muslims near you" when you've posted your religious views as follows. Mark Zuckerburg sells your details so he can fill his capitalist pockets. Now, why would the media not try and exploit this in a different light and say that Zuckerburg's putting your privacy at jeopardy and that you can't be online without being mugged? Simply because he's in bed with them.
We must however compare this issue with another media mogul who's perceived in a very negative light; Julian Assange. Wikileaks has been put out to us all to exploit what is going on behind closed doors. His image is only tainted because that's how the media want him to look. He finds out all these details by legal means and contacts and posts it online for free. The other branches of media have him as a competitor as well as someone who puts them in a bad image, so their means of defence is to turn us against his work and gun him down.
Now to also make perhaps some wild conspiracy and perhaps give it some foundation, is to publicly announce it through a well known distributor. For instance, 'The Da Vinci Code' has been distributed to us through literature, by quite a literate man, which thus makes his theory of Jesus having children credible. "Anonymous" has now hit our screens, and who can honestly say that sitting through their school years studying Romeo and Juliet to tears, thought "Did he REALLY write this himself". Fact is, no. We haven't. It's slightly absurd to almost say that he stole all these plays himself, when truth would have come out after his tenth play. The only reason we start to question whether he did steal them is because someone has budgeted a film to tell us he has. That's mind manipulation at its best.
A sense of insecurity
People seem to find that the entire world is some show. We must thus adhere to this and put on some fass to hope that they approve of what we put out in front of them. You get this impression when you see women jumping from guy to guy; Their life is some kind of shipwreck and they're jumping from wreckage to wreckage until they reach dry land.
It's only began to dawn on me when I started work. People seem to think they really are the centre of some universe and we're surrounding them as if they're the nucleus of social interaction.
When a girl or boy is inadvertently dumped by their partners they claim that they let themselves go loose and wild because they're so hurt and messed up from the break up they need to make amends. This is utter horse shit. The fact is, they might have been left with a bit of a hole in their life, but by saying they're filling it with meaningless sex and gorging themselves seems a bit pretentious. The fact is, they've been trapped in this bond between two people and subconsciously, they've wanted to do it the whole time they've been together! Having been in this situation enough times that they could make some twisted rom-com from it all, not once have I had the impulse to fill the void with strangers. Using one person as some rebound might be another story; point is you're substituting that person for a lesser being. (Beggars can't be choosers, so to speak.)
Your insecurity should always be something that needs to come out the closet. It's what you need to send focus on so that then you don't try and make some mistake on people's judgement. Sometimes, learning not to care is the best way to resolving this issue. Insecurity creeps up on us at the best of times, and the point we all have to make is to try and tackle this head-on. And hard.
It's only began to dawn on me when I started work. People seem to think they really are the centre of some universe and we're surrounding them as if they're the nucleus of social interaction.
When a girl or boy is inadvertently dumped by their partners they claim that they let themselves go loose and wild because they're so hurt and messed up from the break up they need to make amends. This is utter horse shit. The fact is, they might have been left with a bit of a hole in their life, but by saying they're filling it with meaningless sex and gorging themselves seems a bit pretentious. The fact is, they've been trapped in this bond between two people and subconsciously, they've wanted to do it the whole time they've been together! Having been in this situation enough times that they could make some twisted rom-com from it all, not once have I had the impulse to fill the void with strangers. Using one person as some rebound might be another story; point is you're substituting that person for a lesser being. (Beggars can't be choosers, so to speak.)
Your insecurity should always be something that needs to come out the closet. It's what you need to send focus on so that then you don't try and make some mistake on people's judgement. Sometimes, learning not to care is the best way to resolving this issue. Insecurity creeps up on us at the best of times, and the point we all have to make is to try and tackle this head-on. And hard.
Monday, 17 October 2011
Whatever happened to love thy neighbour?
America!
You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy.
You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn't get mad when we spent over 600 billion(and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq.
You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.
You didn't get mad when we let a major US city, New Orleans, drown.
You didn't get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to the rich.
You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.
You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans...oh hell no.
You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy.
You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn't get mad when we spent over 600 billion(and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq.
You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.
You didn't get mad when we let a major US city, New Orleans, drown.
You didn't get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to the rich.
You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.
You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans...oh hell no.
Dubstep, really?
Seems to have taken the country by storm. Time after time it comes up everywhere I go now. Whether it be a band trying to make a come back, they find that the only appealing way to vote for the crowd is by placing this lucrative piece of shit in it. Took this new movement at face value and accepted it's not my type of music, but when I see the grasp of rock and roll being eliminated, I can't help but feel like humanity is losing its sanity.
After hearing dubstep for the first time, I genuinely believed it was a band, which is why I gave it the benefit of the doubt in sounding the same. But seems bands I once liked have taken this route. Although I was young, I must admit Korn were right up my street. But their new material have this crap installed, I mean come on! That's like Kim Jong-il deciding that democracy's a great idea.
This time a month ago, I was working the Plymouth fresher's ball as photographer, and during my break I went for a waltz to see what was going on. Seems they'd invited some 'talent' from America to perform. The only thing that bemused me was, the layout of a 'live' dubstep show. For instance, when you go see a live band playing, you see them at their freshest and playing on the spot and synchronising as one. But instead there was a massive mixing desk, and some tosser dancing around with a mic in his hand. Not once did he sing, instead he was insulting the crowd telling them "You're all a bunch of c***s".
Sad to say, this new movement was invented by the British. Not one of our greatest moments, I must admit. but seems to be having just an impact as the great British takeover in the 1960's - 1970's. Can't say I was too pleased when Chase and status took it into their own hands and covered Foo Fighters' 'Rope'. If it's not broken, then why fix it?
As a final conclusion on opinions and such on this lucrative and talentless slop, I can happily say that; Dubstep = shit. It's an immutable mathematical constant.
After hearing dubstep for the first time, I genuinely believed it was a band, which is why I gave it the benefit of the doubt in sounding the same. But seems bands I once liked have taken this route. Although I was young, I must admit Korn were right up my street. But their new material have this crap installed, I mean come on! That's like Kim Jong-il deciding that democracy's a great idea.
This time a month ago, I was working the Plymouth fresher's ball as photographer, and during my break I went for a waltz to see what was going on. Seems they'd invited some 'talent' from America to perform. The only thing that bemused me was, the layout of a 'live' dubstep show. For instance, when you go see a live band playing, you see them at their freshest and playing on the spot and synchronising as one. But instead there was a massive mixing desk, and some tosser dancing around with a mic in his hand. Not once did he sing, instead he was insulting the crowd telling them "You're all a bunch of c***s".
Sad to say, this new movement was invented by the British. Not one of our greatest moments, I must admit. but seems to be having just an impact as the great British takeover in the 1960's - 1970's. Can't say I was too pleased when Chase and status took it into their own hands and covered Foo Fighters' 'Rope'. If it's not broken, then why fix it?
As a final conclusion on opinions and such on this lucrative and talentless slop, I can happily say that; Dubstep = shit. It's an immutable mathematical constant.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Things happen for reasons.
As any person can agree - teenage angst is the bane and misery of anyone's life. Seems that to myself I have clouded myself in this illusion when life takes the rug from beneath my feet I find it hard to stand again. We must all, however come to realise that the universe works incognito with cogs. For every action, there is a reaction. Example you might ask?
Recently, me and my previous girlfriend have gone our separate ways, to me this seemed I had reached the brick wall of my life; things have all come to an end. However, having recently ascended from rock bottom you realise the universe does place things for an unknown cause. Seemed to me thy had a sick trick in their cards in play for me next. But how wrong I was. Seems since she's left, my mind has never really been clearer. I've had different opportunities for job prospects, now my time belongs only to me. I've got my own car. You do however place yourself in some realm of disbelief when something like this takes place, to fill that empty void. Perhaps that void had always been empty while I was committed? Seems she was never really the one for me. I now stand at a crossroad, to sell my self respect or build the foundation to excel in everything I wish to succeed in. Life might get you down by taking things that you hold dear to you, but never take that for granted. Now that I've finished my mini sob story, I can now begin posting real things... Like tragedies that take place across the world... and stuff.
Recently, me and my previous girlfriend have gone our separate ways, to me this seemed I had reached the brick wall of my life; things have all come to an end. However, having recently ascended from rock bottom you realise the universe does place things for an unknown cause. Seemed to me thy had a sick trick in their cards in play for me next. But how wrong I was. Seems since she's left, my mind has never really been clearer. I've had different opportunities for job prospects, now my time belongs only to me. I've got my own car. You do however place yourself in some realm of disbelief when something like this takes place, to fill that empty void. Perhaps that void had always been empty while I was committed? Seems she was never really the one for me. I now stand at a crossroad, to sell my self respect or build the foundation to excel in everything I wish to succeed in. Life might get you down by taking things that you hold dear to you, but never take that for granted. Now that I've finished my mini sob story, I can now begin posting real things... Like tragedies that take place across the world... and stuff.
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