June 07, 2004
The Unhappy Mondays
Posted by nerdling | June 7, 2004 04:36 PM
Superstition be damned, it always comes in threes. Robert Quine, of Richard Hell and the Voidoids fame, passed away at the age of 61.
Further proof that despite the questionable ethics of founder Steve Jobs, Apple is people friendly: the new AirPort Express base station. Not only does it set up a wireless network in your home, it picks up streaming audio from the new version of iTunes, which can be easily set up to run through a home stereo. Man, oh man, do I need one of these.
Sounds like Apple is readying iTunes for a mid-month UK launch.
Occasionally, the startling similarity of real life to science fiction creeps up on me. For example, Veritouch is working to release an MP3 player that prevents file sharing by locking the device using the fingerprints of the device's owner.
This strikes me as a very stupid idea, primarily because it does nothing to address the issue at hand—ostensibly, to halt file sharing—but instead solidifies the culpability of the device owner. Someone else is found with one of your files? It can only be unlocked using your prints, so obviously you consented to the trade. This is all fine and good for the RIAA and their merry band of corporate lawyers, but any consumer who buys this is asking, in big black letters, for proof of their guilt to be presented in court.
Stemming the tide of the file sharing backlash isn't always easy, but in an effort to restore choice to musicians wanting to harness the positive possibilities of file sharing GarageBand.com and Creative Commons are teaming up to provide GB.com users a legal way to share music with fans.
A wee bit of art education from PBS: Margaret Kilgallen.
Rumor has it that Disney is considering the possibility of selling Miramax back to the Weinsteins.
Interesting link of the day (courtesy of Kierin): the Movie Title Screens Page.
Oh, would that make Harv & Bob happy. Harv was buzzing about this a few months ago -- amazing if it actually happens.
If it does, I can see one of two things happening. 1) Miramax returns to releasing edgy fair a la Kids and Priest and run themselves into the ground or 2) They keep producing films with over-bloated budgets like Cold Mountain and run themselves into the ground.
Posted by: Filmbrain at June 7, 2004 06:56 PM
Ew, Harmony Korine. Let's hope the brothers Weinstein don't go back to pimping him—we're all better off without the spector of another Julian Donkey-Boy lurking in our midst.
Posted by: Marleigh at June 8, 2004 02:19 PM
i think you meant "specter", honey.
milkshakes and cocaine,
dan
Posted by: dan at June 9, 2004 08:54 AM
Yes, I did; thanks for pointing it out, dear. Occasionally my fingers get ahead of my spelling.
Posted by: Marleigh at June 9, 2004 02:00 PM
