Wings

Prima Storia is a brand new web-based fiction journal. The Summer 2009 stories are up now, including my story, When Her Wings. Go check it out!

Mistadoblina

This is dedicated to all those record companies who think it's appropriate to suspend New Zealand's Bill of Rights just to stop some kid downloading Eminem.

(Warning: the way it's worded, watching this video in New Zealand after February could lead to you getting your Internet connection disconnected)



Public Address: The Public Bad

Guilty by association copyright protesters paint it black

New government fails to defend Internet freedom

Internet Blackout NZ

Two posts in a week

I bet you think that's pretty clever...

1: I've been listening to Auvergne Chants by Elysium. They're a vocal ensemble featuring none other than Starship Sofa's Diane Severson. It's a collection of medieval chants, from the Auvergne region of France and I really like it - the production is superb and it's haunting stuff. It's a little hard to get hold of - don't go looking on emusic or iTunes. But it is still available. Try Four Dogs Music for a start.

2: The Clone Wars started on Cartoon Network today, so Emily and I sat down to watch. Only got though about 10 minutes (which took 20, thanks to CN's hyperactive ad breaks), but so far it seems pretty good. But what is up with the clones? Sure, getting Temuera Morrison back for the voices might have been expensive, but couldn't they at least tried to get someone with a New Zealand accent? They all sound like Dick Van Dyke now. It's going to bug me every time one of them speaks.

3: More music. Blu & Exile - So(ul)Amazing. This month's emusic downloads kick in tomorrow. Will be getting this album.

Something about the weather

Just in case you missed it, I thought I'd mention that the first episode of Philippa Ballantine's new podcast novel Weather Child is now available.

Reasons why you need to be listening:
1: It's set in New Zealand.
2: It's dark.
3: It's very, very good.

Check it out!