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Win A Pair Of Lovebox Tickets Right Now!
It’s just weeks until London’s premier festival, Lovebox, takes centre stage and to celebrate we've got three pairs of weekend tickets up for grabs! Why is this a good thing? Because a) the likes of Duran Duran, Doves, Groove Armada, VV Brown, The New York Dolls, Gang Of Four, Bombay Bicycle Club, Florence And The Machine and N*E*R*D are playing and b) we want to give you tickets to see all of them, for free. If you can get to London's Victoria Park on the 18th and 19th July and like winning brilliant competition prizes, then you're strongly advised to read on...
It’s just weeks until London’s premier festival, Lovebox, takes centre stage and to celebrate we've got three pairs of weekend tickets up for grabs! Why is this a good thing? Because a) the likes of Duran Duran, Doves, Groove Armada, VV Brown, The New York Dolls, Gang Of Four, Bombay Bicycle Club, Florence And The Machine and N*E*R*D are playing and b) we want to give you tickets to see all of them, for free. If you can get to London's Victoria Park on the 18th and 19th July and like winning brilliant competition prizes, then you're strongly advised to read on...
Why Terminator: Salvation Is 2009’s Most Relevant Summer Movie
Full disclosure: we were completely sober when we watched Terminator: Salvation. And yes, it very much is the most relevant summer movie of the year. Why? The Terminator franchise has a history of being timely, a sort of dark mirror reflection of current society when each film was created. The first film has been described as a punk love story – perhaps the most apt description of the feeling of alienation and disenfranchisement many young people had in the early 1980s. The shadow of some future nuclear conflict wasn’t science fiction as much as it was everyday headlines, and the idea that a relentless killing machine might come back in time and chase one of us down seemed possible if not probable.
Full disclosure: we were completely sober when we watched Terminator: Salvation. And yes, it very much is the most relevant summer movie of the year. Why? The Terminator franchise has a history of being timely, a sort of dark mirror reflection of current society when each film was created. The first film has been described as a punk love story – perhaps the most apt description of the feeling of alienation and disenfranchisement many young people had in the early 1980s. The shadow of some future nuclear conflict wasn’t science fiction as much as it was everyday headlines, and the idea that a relentless killing machine might come back in time and chase one of us down seemed possible if not probable.
REVIEW: The K-Box
The Hecklerspray office has been rocking today, thanks to a fantastic little device called the K-box, which transforms any flat surface into a speaker. Yeah, you heard us. Floors and desks have never been so goddamned noisy before. It’s a sensation. Aimed at iPhones and similar portable music devices, the K-box will massively amplify the sound without needed a traditional speaker. It’s genuinely a bit weird. You could theoretically turn a train carriage into a nightclub with this thing.
The Hecklerspray office has been rocking today, thanks to a fantastic little device called the K-box, which transforms any flat surface into a speaker. Yeah, you heard us. Floors and desks have never been so goddamned noisy before. It’s a sensation. Aimed at iPhones and similar portable music devices, the K-box will massively amplify the sound without needed a traditional speaker. It’s genuinely a bit weird. You could theoretically turn a train carriage into a nightclub with this thing.
PIXIES FANS! WIN Tickets To The Minotaur Launch
We’ve been getting all hot under the collar about the new Pixies box set, called Minotaur. It’s being released on Monday and there is a very special party taking place in Shoreditch, London. We’ve bagged a couple of tickets to give away… details below.
We’ve been getting all hot under the collar about the new Pixies box set, called Minotaur. It’s being released on Monday and there is a very special party taking place in Shoreditch, London. We’ve bagged a couple of tickets to give away… details below.
Win Drag Me To Hell Tickets! Meet Sam Raimi!
So it looks like hecklerspray's run of Actually Pretty Amazing competition prizes continues apace. This time we've got a stunning prize for one reader - a pair of tickets for an intimate London screening of new horror movie Drag Me To Hell, with a pre-screening drinks reception attended by director Sam Raimi, as well as stars Alison Lohman and Justin Long. It's all happening in London next Monday, and frankly we're considering entering it under an assumed name. But if you want a crack at winning this inexplicably good prize, details are after the jump...
So it looks like hecklerspray's run of Actually Pretty Amazing competition prizes continues apace. This time we've got a stunning prize for one reader - a pair of tickets for an intimate London screening of new horror movie Drag Me To Hell, with a pre-screening drinks reception attended by director Sam Raimi, as well as stars Alison Lohman and Justin Long. It's all happening in London next Monday, and frankly we're considering entering it under an assumed name. But if you want a crack at winning this inexplicably good prize, details are after the jump...
Building Your Own Jordan: The Model
Hecklerspray was saddened to hear of the Jordan/ Peter Andre relationship breaking up this week, even if it has allowed the opportunity to make jokes about a lovely pair and love splits, which was taken with relish. While feeling sorry that Peter Andre no longer has those pendulous breasts to put his head between and wave his head about while making speedboat noises, it occurred that we've never had that chance. And that makes us a little bit sad, although it does give us an excuse to pay Google Images a visit. After putting the tissues away (because we were crying over Junior growing up in a broken home), we set off to the supermarket to make our own credit crunch busting Jordan.
Hecklerspray was saddened to hear of the Jordan/ Peter Andre relationship breaking up this week, even if it has allowed the opportunity to make jokes about a lovely pair and love splits, which was taken with relish. While feeling sorry that Peter Andre no longer has those pendulous breasts to put his head between and wave his head about while making speedboat noises, it occurred that we've never had that chance. And that makes us a little bit sad, although it does give us an excuse to pay Google Images a visit. After putting the tissues away (because we were crying over Junior growing up in a broken home), we set off to the supermarket to make our own credit crunch busting Jordan.
Twitter Tuesday: The Comedians
We know plenty of celebrity twits – but how about celebrity Twitterers? The blue bird of Twitter has been soaring recently, attracting some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry to share their thoughts with the internet community. It’s not hard to understand why it’s such a big hit among the inhabitants of celeb-land – after all, it means they get a chance to talk about their favourite topic – themselves. For those of you who have never heard of Twitter (where the hell have you been?), it’s basically the latest social messaging fad.
We know plenty of celebrity twits – but how about celebrity Twitterers? The blue bird of Twitter has been soaring recently, attracting some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry to share their thoughts with the internet community. It’s not hard to understand why it’s such a big hit among the inhabitants of celeb-land – after all, it means they get a chance to talk about their favourite topic – themselves. For those of you who have never heard of Twitter (where the hell have you been?), it’s basically the latest social messaging fad.
Creased or Folded? hecklerspray Tells You the Way it is
Tennis and table tennis. Folded: Saturday Morning Watchmen cartoon (commission this now. This second. Now) Lifegoesonintehran.com (remarkable photographs, all taken on a camera phone no less) Internet banking (never waste another Saturday afternoon queuing up again. You will probably lose all your money when someone hacks into your account, but by the end of this year ...
Tennis and table tennis. Folded: Saturday Morning Watchmen cartoon (commission this now. This second. Now) Lifegoesonintehran.com (remarkable photographs, all taken on a camera phone no less) Internet banking (never waste another Saturday afternoon queuing up again. You will probably lose all your money when someone hacks into your account, but by the end of this year ...
WEBTHUMP! TWITTER SPECIAL! Friday 20 March 2009
All links suggested by hecklerspray's Twitter followers, because we couldn't be arsed to find any for once... 10 - Finally we understand what sheep are for. Unbelievable - Geekologie 9 - The fact alone that Dave Benson Phillips has a website is cool enough. The fact that it squelches is the cherry on the cake - Davebensonphillips 8 - A gay arts festival needs some writers and performers. They ...
Top Four Embarrassing Celebrity Girlfriends
Here, have a guest blog by Josh from Interestment... There was a time, probably in the 1980s and 1990s, when having a celebrity girlfriend would make you the coolest guy in the world. After all, look at famous people – they’re so wealthy, so demure, their hair is so light and feathery. And how about the way they smell! Is that Chanel No 5? Probably, we wouldn’t know, because we’re just rubbish normal people. We wear Lynx. What great days, but unfortunately times have changed, and the lines between famous people and normal people have now completely blurred, meaning that even former pop stars like Kerry Katona can date cab drivers, and all the money in the world can’t possibly help that poor sneery one from Girls Aloud. With that in mind, we thought we’d outline some famous people we wouldn’t go out with, even if they were really really keen on us...
Here, have a guest blog by Josh from Interestment... There was a time, probably in the 1980s and 1990s, when having a celebrity girlfriend would make you the coolest guy in the world. After all, look at famous people – they’re so wealthy, so demure, their hair is so light and feathery. And how about the way they smell! Is that Chanel No 5? Probably, we wouldn’t know, because we’re just rubbish normal people. We wear Lynx. What great days, but unfortunately times have changed, and the lines between famous people and normal people have now completely blurred, meaning that even former pop stars like Kerry Katona can date cab drivers, and all the money in the world can’t possibly help that poor sneery one from Girls Aloud. With that in mind, we thought we’d outline some famous people we wouldn’t go out with, even if they were really really keen on us...
