CLICK TITLES TO LINK TO EACH SITEENTER THE FREUDIAN SLIPExamines the power of using popular music, something people already listen to, as a way for people to express their feelings. Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian Slip, therapeutic rock band.'ALIEN IN 30 SECONDSAnother hilarious, Angry Alien Productions re-telling, this time of Ridley Scott's shocker, in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies.YOU WHORESKLF frontman and art terrorist, Bill Drummond's latest project is a website for people to advertise what they are willing to do and the price they are willing to do it for. The site allows you to browse the array of whoredom on offer and choose which you may be willing to pay the price for. "You Whores is free and there are no catches or charges." We all have our price. What is yours?'FOOTY, FOOTY, FOOTY' with the BADGERS, BADGERS, BADGERSYes, the wonderful Weebls Stuff are back with their, sadly now redundant take on the Euro 2004 song. One of the most simplistic but spot-on maps of the UK I've seen in a long time. 'Goal, goal, oh it's a goal, scored by England, England.' Acht, never mind. Cheer yourselves up with the badgers instead...'THE SHINING IN 30 SECONDS'Another hilarious cartoon from Angry Alien Productions, this time re-telling Stanley Kubrick's, 'The Shining' in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies! Stanley will be spinning as we speakHILLSIDE ANIMAL SANCTUARYLast year, my friend Jill Molnar adopted me a horse called William at Hillside Animal Sanctuary in Nofolk, where unwanted and abused animals are given much needed sanctuary. The sanctuary also campaign to improve the lives of the millions of farm animals. For only �6, you can adopt one animal or more. You will receive a certificate with twice yearly report and a photograph of each animal. Makes a great, organic gift, and helps animals at the same time. Brilliant, diverse, well-designed site which features original writing on music, film and opera. Interviews - with everyone from Jamie Cullum to Stephen Fry, Gary Numan to the Indigo Girls. And they do it all for free. BALLSWildly irritating and addictive game, the object of which is to sort out the red balls from the blue. Ocht, have a look and see for yourself, but don't blame me!'THE EXORCIST IN 30 SECONDSHilarious, Angry Alien Productions re-telling of the classic 70's horror film in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies! Don't ask me! Look for yourselvesTHE A LISTFor lovers of scurrilous gossip, visit this site to find out who the wife-beaters, junkies, 'friends-of-Dorothy,' poor tippers, fan-shunners, beards, feuding divas, pot-heads and alleged closets are amongst the Hollywood/music industry shiteratti, as suggested by disgruntled waitresses in Beverley Hills. Honestly, you won't know where the last 45 minutes have gone!THE GARDEN BLETHERSGarden Blethering from the Scottish Highlands. Short tales of an anecdotal, unusual and gardening kind. Have you read the Blether yet? Do you want to know what Compost Bletherers argue about the most? Written and designed by Patrick Vickery, the gardener who writes - or is it the writer who gardens?DRINK-O-METERAnswer a few simple questions and find out how much you've drunk over the years, how much you've spent, what you could have spent it on and who your drinking is on a par with. I was Ozzy. Hic.THE BRIT PACKClick logo to listen to the best 10 new British bands, as selected by NME.com, and vote for your favourites. Great tracks from fresh talent such as The Glitterati, The Open, The Ordinary Boys, Kean, Kid Symphony, Hal etcTHE RAFTThe Raft is a great new music site for broadband users, full of videos, band profiles, competitions, tour information, interviews. Current highlights include the video for Dexy's Midnight Runners classic, 'Geno' and the Marianne Faithful/Blur ad campaign for Erickson. The pop-ups when you first click on are a pain in the arse but eventually go away.CULTURE WARSBrilliant reviews website of the Institute of Ideas, includes reviews of all aspects of culture, written by both respected critics and enthusiastic amateurs, particularly focusing on fringe theatre. Most impressive, however, is its thrust towards not merely passively engaging in cultural life but arguing about and influencing it. Lots of great lectures, literature, film, exhibition links plus an archive of reviews dating back to 1999.THE WEAKEST LINKAnother hopelessly addictive life-passer. Play 'The Weakest Link' online for the chance to win �1000. I managed to get 10 right in 17 seconds and still didn't get anywhere near getting on the high score board. Truly wickedVIDEO NATIONRemember BBC's Video Nation, the series of amateur mini-films that used to be shown on BBC2? An online archive of the full 750 films is now available by clicking the logo on the left. The main film is changed daily and there's also information on how to submit your own filmARTS FESTIVALS.CO.UKThe meeting point of arts festivals in the UK, which provides information and a professional network for the festivals movement, via a calender, directory and map of over 100 arts festivals across the UKSPACE INVADERSAre you one of these people that spent much of the 1970's in ice cream parlour's or arcades, huddled in a group round a Space Invaders machine? Fear not, now you can do so from the safety and comfort of your own home with this two-clicks and your playing German Space Invader site. Click image to shoot your way down memory lane (use the space bar to shoot)DEVASTATIONOh dear - I've found another website I could possibly lose myself in for months. Devastation is an online interactive graffiti site that allows you to spray your own designs using a variety of spray types and colours. I've never attempted graffiti before but this makes it look easy, and the designs you come up with ain't half bad, and if you wish, go forward to a graffiti competition. 3 weeks on this and I'll be down the rape tunnel with my spray paintEDINBURGH CITY LIBRARIES READING SPHEREFull of information about book and writing groups, online book clubs, book awards and events in the Edinburgh areaVIC GODARD AND THE SUBWAY SECTClick image to visit the website of Vic Godard and the Subway sect; to read interview with Vic on 3AM website, click here; to listen to clips from the classic album, 'What's the Matter Boy?' click here or to purchase the latest album, 'Sansend' on Amazon, click hereMY VIRTUAL MODELCreate a 3D virtual image of yourself and anybody else you like/loathe, with this fun website. I put in my proper weight and it still looked human - honestMONSTERLANDRather less sophisticated than My Virtual Model but equally enjoyable, help design your own monster via paint graphics and a birthing pool. The designs range from wild to truly crap but it's a fun way to pass the time and you can even have your monster e.mailed to you once it has been fully formedTHE DOLPHIN STRESS TESTClick image to take this simple test designed to indicate whether people have too much stress in their lifeDERREN BROWN - MIND CONTROLClick image to take a series of mind-reading tests and watch video footage on the Channel 4 site of psychological illusionist, Derren BrownTrace your ancestors with Ancestry.com, the largest geneology site on the web, who have an archive of over 100 million names from UK and Irish Parish and Probate records NAKED FRENCHMEN DANCINGA short animation featuring just what the title says - Frenchmen dancing naked. Vaguely amusing but rather limpSING WITH WINGVirtually live from New Zealand - the lovely Wing. Wing immigrated to NZ with her family about 10 years ago from Hong Kong, where she learnt to sing. She's been wowing them in the rest homes and hospitals there and has brought out several cd's. Listen and weep to some of her glorious Carpenters coversA CLOCKWORK ORANGEClockwork Orange site with great photos and sound clips of all your favourite bits from possibly the best film ever made. You can keep your Citizen Kane. It does my Gulliver in. To get your mits on your own copy of the DVD, click titleWHITE STRIPES - SEVEN NATION ARMY VIDEOWatch the gloriously minimalist video for the White Stripes 'Seven Nation Army' from the brilliant new album, 'Elephant' on NME.com by clicking image or listen to more tracks, click title, or to visit White Stripes official website, click hereJOHNNY CASH = HURT VIDEOWas deeply saddened to hear of Johnny Cash's death, particularly as I was so looking forward to the follow up to his incredible last album, 'The Man Comes Around.' To listen to it is like sitting opposite Johnny in your front room, staring into his eyes as he pours out his soul. From his brilliant cover of Depeche Mode's ' Personal Jesus,' to the painful open wound of 'Hurt' (click heading to watch the video) and his ability to make overly familiar songs such as 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and 'Danny Boy' into something completely unique and personal. He will be deeply missed. To listen to sound clips from the album, click here or to visit the Man in Black's official website, click imageHAZEL O'CONNOR - BEYOND THE BROKEN CLASSRegular visitors to the site will know what a big Hazel O'Connor fan I am. First saw her live in the Claremont Bar during the Edinburgh Fringe a few years ago, on her 'Beyond the Broken Glass' tour. Seen her several times since in Newcastle and Dublin. The 'Beyond the Broken Glass' cd is still one of my most-played. You can listen to excerpts from it by clicking the image, which will also take you back into Hazel's spanking new, improved website for details of her perpetual tourTERRY WOGANAlways been a huge fan of Terry Wogan. To not find a place for this wonderfully witty institution on the site would be sinful, so forgive my indulgence. Click image to visit for the TOGS website, the virtual home for devoted followers of Wogan's BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast show 'Wake up to Wogan'; to listen to the show live or recorded, click here; for a colourful animation of Wogan's 1978 hit record, 'The Floral Dance,' click here and be patientView My Guestbook Sign My Guestbook MESSAGE | |
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