en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal The Last.fm journal for gorsefan. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2011/06/14/4fomtk_is_squaids_real%3F__the_squaids_faq Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:44:18 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2011/06/14/4fomtk_is_squaids_real%3F__the_squaids_faq Why a SQUAIDS FAQ?

The Know Your Meme page on SQUAIDS is wrong. The SQUAIDS page on Facebook is wrong. The SQUAIDS page on Urban Dictionary is (mostly) wrong. The SQUAIDS page on Answers.com is wrong. The SQUAIDS page on Newtribez is wrong. The many Answers on Yahoo! Answers are wrong. Etc, etc, etc.

Is SQUAIDS Real?

Yes. As I say in my earlier post SQUAIDS is a real disease that affects the Red Squirrel indigenous to the UK. It is properly called the "squirrel pox virus", I thought SQUAIDS was more catchy and funnier, if sick. Either way, it gets the point across.

It is carried by the (not native) grey squirrels, who are larger and more aggressive than the reds. Today in England (as far as I know) the only place you can still see red squirrels is on one small island off the south coast of the UK. This makes me sad :(

Here it is reported by the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5189252.stm and here's some research from 2005 about the disease first being found in Scotland http://www.jyi.org/news/nb.php?id=314

(c)A Kefford

Really??

Yes. I invented the terms SQUAIDS on this blog. RWJ did not invent the term although he claims to on his blog ("This Ray William Johnson Internet meme feature talks about a hilarious meme that Ray created..."), although originally he never claimed to have invented it. I posted the mix I did to raise awareness of the very real disease on last.fm, and cross-posted it to mixcloud (so it could be streamed), where I'm pretty sure he first saw it.

Can humans catch SQUAIDS?

No, dumbass.

Why this page?

Firstly due to all the disinformation.

Secondly, when I saw RWJ had taken the idea and popularised it (I only saw this months later after googling "SQUAIDS"), I really didn't care. I do not share his sense of humour, although he clearly shares mine to some extent :)

But when I saw he was a) missing the point (that red squirrels are really dying -- I haven't seen one since I was a small boy) and b) selling merchandise off the meme with no benefit to our dying squirrel buddies, I got a little annoyed and wanted to set the record straight. This is the only beef I have with the whole situation.

Some Good News

Good news is, some Reds have been found that are immune to the disease, according to this scientific article scientists "have found eight cases of free-living red squirrels that apparently managed an immune response to the deadly virus and even survived infection". But fears are it may be too little, too late -- even for other countries with larger Red populations, such as Italy.

Where Does The Image Come From?

I made the image for my mix. The photo is by ndanger and comes from flickr. I used it cos I make zero money of this and it's for a good cause. It's a great pic.

So, there you go. Feel free to comment.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2010/12/10/43epbq_still_busy Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:38:33 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2010/12/10/43epbq_still_busy ... doing nothing. Bloody music though, isn't it? Marvellous.

Have the postgrassangst again, so have been listening to Earth Creature and Leyland Kirby. They are to be recommended, especially when rambunctious screamo heavy, such as AIDS Wolf is a bit much. I would love to "send AIDS Wolf ringtones to my mobile", but I am worried about what might happen. Unleashing it on a bus full of schoolchildren would be meritorious, although is one opened mind worth five destroyed?

Actually, probably, yeah.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2010/06/09/3p4wqh_mix_online:_8-bit_beauties Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:13:25 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2010/06/09/3p4wqh_mix_online:_8-bit_beauties

A collection of 8bit covers, stolen wholeheartedly and with tender loving care from the mighty 8bit Collective, http://8bc.org/

With excellent excellent covers of a wide variety of super artistes such as The Smiths, Coltrane, The Prodigy, Joy Division, The Specials, Prince, Charlie Parker, Average White Band and more there's fun for all the family -- guaranteed!

In accordance with their T&C's and the CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license it's my pleasure to link to the originals! Bravo to all concerned.

Stream it, if you like it, then DL it :)

• Stream It via mixcloud.com
• Full MP3

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Full Tracklisting

Glomag - Music to Watch Girls By
http://8bc.org/music/glomag/Music+to+Watch+Girls+By/

8bn - Push It
http://8bc.org/music/8BN/Push+It+%28Salt+%27n%27+Pepa+cover%29/

Uoki-Toki - Out Of Space
http://8bc.org/music/Uoki-Toki/Out+Of+Space+%28Prodigy+Cover%29/

seal_of_quality - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldnt've)
http://8bc.org/music/seal_of_quality/ever+fallen+in+love+%28with+someone+you+shouldn%27t%27ve%29/

Nordloef - Love Will Tear Us Apart
http://8bc.org/music/nordloef/Love+Will+Tear+Us+Apart/

ast0r- Giant Steps
http://8bc.org/music/ast0r/giant+steps.+coltrane./

Jellica & Dr Dru - I Wld Di 4 U
http://8bc.org/music/Jellica/I+wld+di+4+u+(Prince+cover)/

Deepearthvoid - Pick Up The Pieces
http://8bc.org/music/Deepearthvoid/THE+FUNK/

Tyson Brinacombe and his Vital Organs - Gangsters
http://8bc.org/members/Tyson+Brinacombe/

ast0r - Confirmation
http://8bc.org/music/ast0r/confirmation+by+charlie+parker/

AlexLuthor - A Chip And A Bit And The Land Is Ours
http://8bc.org/music/AlexLuthor/A+Chip+and+a+Bit+and+the+Land+is+Ours+%28The+Smiths%29/

Joedouken! - William, It Was Really Nothing
http://8bc.org/music/Joedouken!/William%2C+It+Was+Really+Nothing+%28Smiths+Cover%29/

Superpowerless - Creep
http://8bc.org/music/superpowerless/Creep+%28Radiohead+Cover%29/

betaclubfieldtrip - Last Night I Dreamt...
http://8bc.org/music/betaclubfieldtrip/Smiths+Cover+-+Last+Night+I+Dreamt.../

Pompei - Isn't She Lovely
http://8bc.org/music/Pompei/Stevie+Wonder+-+Isn%27t+She+Lovely+Cover/

Ghostface Kilobyte - We Are The Champions
http://8bc.org/music/Ghostface+Kilobyte/We+Are+The+Champions+%28Queen+Cover%29/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2009/02/19/2hz6mm_squaids_-_it%27s_real Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:06:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2009/02/19/2hz6mm_squaids_-_it%27s_real DOWNLOAD LINKS FIXED AND GOOD, again.


Dear Friends

I expect you are as shocked and upset as I about the deadly cases of Red Squirrel AIDS[1] that have been sweeping our fair land. As such, me and a bunch of my showbiz mates decided to really make a difference by getting in the studio and recording a benefit album to raise awareness and help our little red furry chums fight SQUAIDS. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet this album is available[2] for "down load" so hey! -- have a listen and do your bit for Squirrelkind.

On behalf of our tiny ginger friends, my sincerest thanks,
Jonny Boy Records

1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5189252.stm
2 The continuous gapless mix tracks, zipped or stream it via mixcloud.com

01 Dan Deacon - My Name Is Robert
02 Best Fwends - Earth Fwend Fire
03 Man from Uranus - Hit It / Floating Dead Astronaut
04 Best Fwends - Bedroom Music
05 Dan Deacon - Hey Let's Go For A Ride
06 Squarepusher - Real Woman
07 The B-52's - Rock Lobster
08 Agaskodo Teliverek - Liselotte Revolver
09 Man from Uranus - Une Beepy Pour Le Creepy Monsieur PP
10 Best Fwends - House Ghost
11 Agaskodo Teliverek - Popeye Acidking
12 Squarepusher - Hello Meow
13 DJ Shitmat - [mix excerpt]
14 DJ Shitmat feat. Devvo - Ellesse Warrior
15 Chaos A.D. - Generation Shit
16 Tippa Irie & Daddy Rusty - Acid
17 Ninjaman - Ting a Ling a Ling/A School Pickney Sing Ting
18 Ninjaman - Mi Lion
19 Isao Tomita - A Night On Bare Mountain
20 DJ Scotch Egg - Scotchausen
21 The Sons Of Silence - The Golden Age of Men's Music
22 Elektrik Cokernut - Jungle Juice

]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2009/02/05/2gjwcu_no,_we_don%E2%80%99t_have_time_for_the_little_things,_because Thu, 5 Feb 2009 04:21:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2009/02/05/2gjwcu_no,_we_don%E2%80%99t_have_time_for_the_little_things,_because Life is full of important things.
Life is full of necessary things.
Life is full of big machines
And there ain’t no room for the little things.
No there just ain’t room for the little things, why?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2009/01/04/2dh8b7_teh_internets_must_be_destroyed Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:19:47 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2009/01/04/2dh8b7_teh_internets_must_be_destroyed The World Wide Web is a terrible, corrupting influence on the world and it is our duty, as relatively sane adults, to destroy it. This would have never happened in my day.

The fact that I can, in the title of this journal entry, refer to the WWW as "Teh INternets" no longer with a trace of irony, is symptomatic of this malaise. The fact that I can write this journal entry in a public forum where few will read it and less give a shit, is symptomatic of this malaise. "Oh QQ Gorsefan" you may cry, but please indulge me for a moment.

A brief persual of "vlogs" on youtube.com (which should be our first target, comrades) delineates with surgical precision the horrific intersect between the barely-comprehensible gushings of teenagers seeking self-affirmation & the mac-wearing, middle-aged one-handed surfers they (mostly) unwittingly attract. There seems to be something of a meme around declaring their own "Aaaasomness" (I am not refering to "Project for Awesome"). Whilst they are indeed Awesome, they seem ignorant of the true nature of their Awesomeness -- namely the awe-inspiring, inky depths to which a human mind devoid of worthy cultural influence, a basic comprehension of the language spoken, or a dictionary, may sink. Or rather, may fail to rise.

A first step in obtaining some mental yeast would be the purchase of a dictionary. I would encourage all "vlog"-ers for their next thrilling installment to film themselves

a) buying a dictionary
b) reading it cover to cover on camera, out loud, and then
c) beating themselves around the face with it

The latter point may seem purely spiteful on my part, but my reasoning is sound. Any bruises (which a dictionary worthy of the name would certainly endow) would serve as a sharp reminder the next morning of the previous evening's events, and therefore as a further reminder of the duty they hold to themselves, and the planet as a whole, to be quiet until they stop being fucking idiots.

Now, I am not wholly against youtube "vlogs". But only for the reason previously described, i.e. they neatly demark a realm sure to be chock-full of vacuous self-publishing. The irony of the "vacuous self-publishing" bit is not lost upon me.

Once upon a time this kind of outpouring could be stumbled upon anywhere on the Web. Then Geoshitties and the like enabled the unwashed masses to publish their own inane warblings to the uncaring universe with little technical knowledge. As the barriers to entry lower, so does the quality, until we reach the current situation where it is incredibly easy to "vlog" dross on youtube.com.

Good. Not only am I now in little danger of accidentally encountering said mental slurry whilst looking for actual worthy content on the Web, we also have our first targets in the drive to improve the human race and quality of life on this fragile planet we all share.

I KNOW YOU ARE WITH ME COMRADES!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/11/03/29a0mc_i_has_an_online_music_shop_wooo Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:44:50 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/11/03/29a0mc_i_has_an_online_music_shop_wooo FRESH
http://peoplesmusicstore.com/fresh

Come and get yer mpTreats. Real hip-hop, no ringtone rap.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/10/18/288mrr_thamesageddon Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:10:41 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/10/18/288mrr_thamesageddon I made this:


No idea, soz.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/08/04/23ncn0_drum_computer_hip_hop Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:06:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/08/04/23ncn0_drum_computer_hip_hop Was playing with playlists and thought I'd find what full-length freeness last.fm has. Stuck to 80's drum-machine hip hop for this one. Tons of stuff I wanted that just ain't on here full-length, but what's here is still Stupid Fresh, yo -- stupid!

STUPID FRESH YO]]> http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/03/11/8vfrv_new_year%27s_message_to_my_fans Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:54:27 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/gorsefan/journal/2008/03/11/8vfrv_new_year%27s_message_to_my_fans Hello Homes, I hope the oh-eight finds you absent of wackness.

My dear new friends from the internet have been asking me what's going to be Down in the New Year, flagbearer of all things Fresh as I indupitably am.

Well, my nuh in Illadelph hit me up on my portable telephony device to let me know that William Smith is due to stop being a cock and get back with Ready Rock C and Jazzy Jazzy "his name is" Jeff to make a Supa Dope new LP, so keep an eye open in your local gramophone emporium for that.

Also I predict that in dear old Blighty, Dubstep will continue to rattle bins everywhere, watch out for stringsed-up interpretations by MJ Cole and sampladelic versions by those cut 'n' paste maestros Jive Bunny to be topping the hit parade in the spring. Most definitely right up my steez.

I must go now, as Reginald in 36A got some new pumps for Christmas and wants to Battle, the daft old codger, does he not know my Mighty Rep? I'll crush his wack ass.

Farewell my little crumpets, be good.]]>