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MySpace Trawl – Nedry
We seem to have neglected the wonderful world of glitch recently. To a lot of people, it sounds like a needle has been dragged across a record and the results recorded. We like the sound of something that sounds a bit raw, uncommercial and generally exciting. Fuck your cleanly polished studio sounding production where the vocal goes through seventy two filters to make it sound as clean as a whistle. Going through various stages, there is everything here from Nedry. Sassy sounding vocals go alongside the sweeping sounding electronics that slowly build momentum before crashing in to one final rhythm.
We seem to have neglected the wonderful world of glitch recently. To a lot of people, it sounds like a needle has been dragged across a record and the results recorded. We like the sound of something that sounds a bit raw, uncommercial and generally exciting. Fuck your cleanly polished studio sounding production where the vocal goes through seventy two filters to make it sound as clean as a whistle. Going through various stages, there is everything here from Nedry. Sassy sounding vocals go alongside the sweeping sounding electronics that slowly build momentum before crashing in to one final rhythm.
Read/Watch Some Wonderful Cartoons, Suckas
When Shawn Lindseth isn't guest editing hecklerspray he's making sure orphans the world over have decent clothing and a roof over their heads. That's just the kind of guy he is. And when he's not doing that he's selling illegal animal pelts on the black market. Speaking of which - if you're interested in a bathrobe made of zebra skin/skull combo, make yourself heard down in the comments section. As a possible sale point - the tongue helps dry your hair. And when he's not doing any of that - he fancies himself a cartoonist. On the next page you'll see just why.
When Shawn Lindseth isn't guest editing hecklerspray he's making sure orphans the world over have decent clothing and a roof over their heads. That's just the kind of guy he is. And when he's not doing that he's selling illegal animal pelts on the black market. Speaking of which - if you're interested in a bathrobe made of zebra skin/skull combo, make yourself heard down in the comments section. As a possible sale point - the tongue helps dry your hair. And when he's not doing any of that - he fancies himself a cartoonist. On the next page you'll see just why.
Join Us On Facebook (Again)
Look, we know we've started Facebook pages before only to quickly forget that they even exist, but this time there's a strong chance that it'll be different. Hecklerspray now has a new Facebook fan page, you see, and we'd be awfully grateful if you'd join it. It's going to be a non-stop funride full of pictures and videos and links and hilarious non-stop interaction between hecklerspray writers and readers. ...
She’s Just Not That Into You
Being that - well - I'm sans a peen, I don't happen to be a regular reader of Men's Health magazine. However, one gathers that it is as sophisticated at dishing out relationship advice as Cosmopolitan magazine is at teaching 30 somethings how to snare a mate without the aid of bear traps. The magazine recently came back on the radar after breaking its own cardinal rules and putting clothed males on the cover. Under the guise of advertising the clothing worn, they single-handedly dissuaded their female readers from purchasing the publication. Let's face it, they weren't buying it for the articles. Pretty sure no one buys this mess for the articles. Only for the hopes of getting buff, laid and kitting out their pad in a non-poncy way. In that order.
Being that - well - I'm sans a peen, I don't happen to be a regular reader of Men's Health magazine. However, one gathers that it is as sophisticated at dishing out relationship advice as Cosmopolitan magazine is at teaching 30 somethings how to snare a mate without the aid of bear traps. The magazine recently came back on the radar after breaking its own cardinal rules and putting clothed males on the cover. Under the guise of advertising the clothing worn, they single-handedly dissuaded their female readers from purchasing the publication. Let's face it, they weren't buying it for the articles. Pretty sure no one buys this mess for the articles. Only for the hopes of getting buff, laid and kitting out their pad in a non-poncy way. In that order.
Hecklerspray Oddities: Alice And Kev
The Sims 3? Bah. It's a video game, yeah. And video games are awesome - skull-explodingly, 'boom-motherfucker-headshot'-yellingly, firebombing alien warlord palace excitingly, cacking-your-pants-when-the-Tank-runs-at-you in Left 4 Dead terrifyingly, utterly utterly brilliant. When they're good. When they're bad? They're The Sims. The bleeding Sims. Ferchrissakes, Hecklerspray doesn't want ORDINARY PEOPLE in our video games. We can see ordinary people when we go outside. And going outside scares us. So, so much.
The Sims 3? Bah. It's a video game, yeah. And video games are awesome - skull-explodingly, 'boom-motherfucker-headshot'-yellingly, firebombing alien warlord palace excitingly, cacking-your-pants-when-the-Tank-runs-at-you in Left 4 Dead terrifyingly, utterly utterly brilliant. When they're good. When they're bad? They're The Sims. The bleeding Sims. Ferchrissakes, Hecklerspray doesn't want ORDINARY PEOPLE in our video games. We can see ordinary people when we go outside. And going outside scares us. So, so much.
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.
