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geekgirl (r)osiex aka the metal cupcake publishing about interesting things for a really long time!
The Embracing Sound Program is an initiative by ANAT and the Australia Council to document Australia’s vibrant sound arts culture. The new ESP Blog, written by Shannon O’Neill, a prominent Sydney based artist, industry leader and new ESP Program Manager, will feature news, events and opportunities in the sound arts community. It’s now up on the ANAT website, so go and check it out!
EbOY consists of artists Steffen Sauerteig, Svend Smital and Kai Vermehr, who create re-usable pixel objects and take them to build complex and extensible artwork. They also make toys. Their work looks like an incredibly detailed and funky version of old SimCity graphics mixed with Where’s Wally.
Radiohead’s new album “In Rainbows” will be this week’s major release — they are releasing it independently and allowing fans to set the purchase price to download the album (even free): http://www.inrainbows.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Rainbows http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/16654550/radioheads_in_rainbows_trackbytrack_preview
Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has followed suit and split from Universal. Both bands have a strong fan-base — it’s like the postpunk era again (Simon Reynolds’ “Rip It Up And Start Again” has some great chapters that end with MTV’s start).
Doukutsu Monogatari Freeware japanese game – five years in the making, and a work of art: http://www.nakiwo.com/software.htm
Read about it and get the english patcher here (also at wikipedia entry for Doukutsu Monogatari): http://www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/
Look, we get it; that money is burning a hole in your pocket… it’s like Brewster’s Millions over at your house. Well, we’ve found just the item to match your need to blow cash like it’s going out of style. Enter the $75,000 Swami Conversational Robot head — a “cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence robot that recognizes family members, can carry on conversations, develops relationships, and answers questions with fact-based advice.” Sound like it’s too good to be true? Well, consider that your 75-large gets you “revolutionary character-engine artificial intelligence software,” micro-camera eyes, over 30 “robotic micro motors,” and a laptop which runs the whole show (included with your wallet-searing purchase). Want it? Need it? Go get it! It’s available right now… for $75,000.