- Culture
- 06 Jul 06
A Flock Of Seagulls have been rescued from the dustbin of history.
Caught In The Net is girly with excitement this fortnight having discovered the finest site in worldwide webdom.
Better than rectalforeignbodies.com and bondagegirls.net, we hear you ask? Yup, we’d happily forgo our daily dose of hamsters and nipple clamps to feast on the 1,400-plus 1980s videos archived at www.freephotosandvideos.com.
From a A Flock Of Seagulls’ ‘Space Age Love Song’, through Marillion’s ‘Kayleigh’ to ZZ Top’s ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’’, you won’t find a better excuse to put those important work tasks on the long finger.
If being able to watch Jane Wiedlin’s ‘Rush Hour’ or Night Ranger’s ‘Sister Christian’ on demand doesn’t make you sticky with excitement, you might prefer the more contemporary fare to be found at www.cliptip.blogspot.com including the debut promo by hotshot Americans Tapes ‘N’ Tapes – or Clap Your Hands Say Tapes as they’ve been re-Christened in HP Towers.
From there it’s but a mere mouse-click to cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=+300001522431 where Kraftwerk’s very first vocoder is being auctioned.
State of the art technology in its day, it now looks like something a Junior Cert-er’s knocked up in an hour for their sciene project. The bidding for this must-have Krautrock artefact currently stands at $3,800.
Another gizmo that no home can afford to be without is the Stereo Dock for iPod with Bath Tissue Holder that can be ordered online from www.atechflash.com/products-icarta.html.
The device delivers high-quality sound from moisture-resistant speakers and is designed “to enhance your experience in the smallest room.”
One of the cutting edge albums you can listen to on it is Gulag Tunes, a collection of Stalin-era prison songs played in a twangy ‘60s surf guitar stylee.
Flying off the shelves in Russia, its cover shows Uncle Joe sporting a Hawaiian-style necklace of skulls. Get the full story at www.context.themoscowtimes.com/story/168548/.
Which just leaves time for quick visits to www.break.com/index/sundaybush.html (George Bush sings ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday'); fans.gorillaz.com/mm_down.php (Editors cover Gorillaz); and www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71087-0.html (man surgically develops sixth sense).