It's amazing what they charge for these days...
DON'T THINK
enjoy your beer
and don't think
of cigarettes.
savour your food
and don't think
of cigarettes.
admire the wallpaper
if you have to
just don't think
of cigarettes!
Drew Exell - 2010
About
The Doomed is a phrase coined, to the best of my knowledge, by Hunter S Thompson. I took it to mean 'the little people' and I certainly feel like one of those. The normal folk who go through life just trying to make sense of it all in a sea of madness. This site publishes poetry and writing from the alternative side of life and keeps it's hand in with anything creative, vintage or quirky. We hope you enjoy reading ; )
Template changes...
You might have noticed the site design changing around quite a bit today. The previous design had an annoying bug that was more awkward to fix than switching template and at the same time I discovered a source for much better templates, it seemed like a sign too bold to ignore ; )
Concept Bike
This appeals to me on the basis that it bears an uncanny resemblance to the Sgt Major robot from Terrahawks.
Man, I loved that robot, I used to have the toy when I was young, but I lost it. It still irks me to this day.
Dedication GOOD...
Subject of said dedication, well, dubious.
As a fellow geek, I give props where it's due, what it's worth I'm not so sure.
We should have people like this attempting to cure cancer. Then again, if it were as easy as playing a game, I spose he might just give it a go ; )
SHARPIES
they bleed through anything
thinner than a brick wall.
they are all the same shade
of dull grey
and made of cheap plastic.
and they smell awful.
And yet,
they are awesome.
I just can't figure out
why!
Drew Exell - 2010
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Logic of chance review
At first glance we notice that Dan le sac’s beat writing has taken on a much more Drum ‘n Bass/Breakcore flavour. We’re even seeing the occasional polyrhythm. As a whole, the lyrics seem to lack the humour of the duo’s debut album Angles (released 2007), but carry more meaning and convey a general sense of concern over Britain’s youth culture. The album kick-starts with the track “sick tonight”, which features Pip spouting some of his fastest lyrics yet.
Next is the track “five minutes” and is pleasing to the ears on so many levels. The beat hits you with that nice polyrhythmic effect right when you least expect it, however sets itself aside from other efforts in this direction with it's instantly recognisable reversed hi-hat line. The lyrical content is a melancholy yet somehow endearing tale of an abused wife reaching breaking point and giving the just desserts to her husband.
“Cauliflower” features an unknown female vocalist, who has the same vocal quality as Lilly Allen. Sure, technically she can sing, but something in her voice just instantly annoyed me, making this the only track I’ve still yet to listen to all the way through. Pip managed to recapture my interest almost instantly though, with the eye-opening track “great Britain”. The beat is occasionally minimalist but punches in at all the right moments, and the lyrics attempt to point out some of the positives and negatives of living on our little island. Focusing mainly on Knife crime, it surely aims to open a few eyes and start to reduce the same figures that Pip quotes in the breakdown of the song “in 2003-2008 knife crime among children rose 130%”.
Just when we’re losing faith in the human race, the debut single of the album “get better” lyrically stuns us with its assurance that they’re “not shouting get a job, just saying, get better”. The lyrics instantly reminded me of the Nas track “I Can”, and the flobots song “we are winning”. In the form of a 5 minute song, Le sac and Pip give the youth back their hope and the will to learn and make a better life for themselves. “Inert explosions” has some of pips most internally thought provoking poetry, and dan le sac’s most disjointed break beat we’ve heard so far. “stake a claim” is the generic attempt at an anti government song. While this song touches on vital issues, and I agree with most of what Pip’s saying, the delivery and lyrics feel cliché and overused. “the beat” is the weakest track on the album, making me think instantly of the track “back from hell” on angles. It has the general feeling of a last moment album filler, with dubious worth.
“last train home” visits a scenario we’ve all been in, and is both amusing and lyrically innovative, even featuring a terrorism themed parody of Amy Winhouse’s “Rehab”. The albums closing track “snob” is a little hard to get the gist of after a few listens, because the vocals are too quiet in the mix. It features a catchy refrain, its just a shame I don’t really know what the song is about. Overall the album is a strong effort, easily on par with angles. If you enjoy either drum and bass, or spoken word poetry, it’swell worth grabbing a copy of the album. With deeper meanings in the lyrics andmore rhythmic beats, it’s a lot better than some other attempts in the same genre.
Natt Hinsley - 2010
Make Yer Own Cahier
Notebooks are an unhealthy obsession of mine, they spill out from all directions in my flat. I just can't help buying them. It's like I feel obliged to take them home and fill them with something meaningful. Which is all well and good however fashionable notebooks happen to be hideously expensive compared to plain ones and their functionality is of course the same.
Being able to make decent notebooks is a good money saver for someone like-minded. There's an excellent tutorial here http://thelongthread.com/?p=3750 detailing a great way to make your own. As a bonus, I might have finally found a use for that hand-held sewing machine I picked up from Urban outfitters in the January sales ; )
BLACKBIRD, FLY - 35mm Twin Lens Camera
