tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54872252009-09-02T08:49:11.428Zre:mote voices<img src="http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QwAjA70UZcsNeDlLUwkvOIx4DHKed7hJ7KddUZLvn4LKlcl7Nho4h5NCiIzwNwvEToihIbnm21cYENLfl5X88c!Ds58Lgpq5TQVGRspmuz4/avatar.jpg" height=60idth=60 valign=top align=left border=0>this is the voice of re:mote induction.<br>
giving voice to the remote words.<br>
the tracking camera shot of a remote generation. <br><br>remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comBlogger1174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-34716954575752171682009-08-31T21:13:00.001Z2009-08-31T21:13:32.728ZTelling of Tales - The Gods Are Small Birds - Telling of Tales is a podcast dedicated to short fiction. Magnus is looking for submissions to keep the site running. So I had sent him one of my short pieces, which he has now posted online. I am really pleased with how he has read it, he hits the tone perfectly, makes the piece come to life. Give it a listen, and if you have stuff to submit might asremotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-12285333675243203092009-06-01T19:04:00.000Z2009-06-01T19:06:00.834ZMythaxis June 2009 issue is nowonline and live. It contains a half dozen stories, including my latestpiece. In Survivor, Lei Bliley was the only survivor from a firstcontact expedition. Physically twisted and broken she was haunted bythe memories of those events. Two years later, the whole world knowsher name. Two years later and there can be No Survivor.There are another 3 new pieces up there, remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-2592648540412418752009-05-20T17:13:00.002Z2009-05-20T17:16:40.261ZArt:VERDANA">KoibitoOkay. I admit it, I gave into temptation, I am weak, but the Koibito is just too nice. (Still worth checking Yoskay's blog to see more of his work.)remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-9376460259828576972009-05-18T20:37:00.000Z2009-05-18T20:38:31.233ZThreshold House Boy’s ChoirThreshold House Boy’s Choir is the solo post-Coil project by Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, which is heavily influenced by the time he has spent in Thailand in the last few years. Spotting a gig listing in Monorail, the Glasgow record shop in the café/bar Mono, suggesting that he was playing in the sister venue Stereo, was something of a surprise. I bought a ticket remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-41892521953620765702009-04-22T10:06:00.001Z2009-04-22T10:06:44.495ZPerformance:VERDANA">John Moran & His Neighbour SaoriDate & Venue:VERDANA">The Arches, Glasgow, 18th April 2009Saori is a skinny Japanese woman, who lives in New York, and we are given the impression she works as a dancer. She starts the show by saying that this is their first time in Glasgow, and that likely means it is the first time most of us will have seen their show. She grins and laughs, remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-39721212615115877452009-03-17T21:15:00.000Z2009-03-17T21:21:17.731ZTitle OyabunAuthor Ashley WoodOk. We'll slide this into the "oh-god-i-want-so-bad-i'm-drooling" category, cross referenced with that "fuck-me-they'll-cost-how-much?" category. Artist Ashley Wood has been developing a range of toys - robots, blokes with swords - but these girls with swords and big jackets. Ouch, in the world of collectable toys? Those kick ass. Of course he is going for the over remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-58628055512826777932009-03-17T21:14:00.000Z2009-03-17T21:15:01.075ZTitle Sixteen Miles To MerricksAuthor Barnaby WardI just read this graphic novel recently having bought a physical copy sometime ago, adding it to the bottom of a pile so that I missed placed it, and then being constantly reminded by how much I liked his art until i damn well excavated the book. Its really good. Very much worth reading. He is serializing the main story online over a period of remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-68075959618316174172009-03-16T21:28:00.000Z2009-03-16T21:30:10.905ZBlog Remote CardsI've always been one of those people who carries a notepad and pen everywhere they go. Who scribbles down the minutae of the world around them. I've decided to share some of that in a new blog, which I'm calling Remote Cards, like taking these notes and writing them on the back of postcards, and sending them out there for people to read. Co-written by Babylonions. Updating remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-42409708251851899142009-03-07T13:38:00.000Z2009-03-07T13:39:39.074ZLinks References from 7th March 2009Trying to get into habit of not just forwarding links of interesting things to people by email or just re-tweeting things on twitter, because that only covers a snapshot. When I have these perfectly good places to post things and share things with people who miss those other things. Encourage me, its good for me, honest.Podcast That Rose-Red Empire remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-19838577965608452092009-03-05T20:24:00.001Z2009-03-05T20:24:15.594ZCalendar: Some things happening in the future that might be interesting.11 March 2009. Howling Bells and The Joy Formidable. The Classic Grand, Glasgow17 - 21 MarchEDWARD GANT'S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow20 -22 March Instal 2009. www.thearches.co.uk/Instal-2009.htm 21 March 2009 Suites Cruelles. Cas Public/Hélène Blackburn. www.caspublic.com Tramway, Glasgow21 March remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-70890788803769498682009-03-04T21:53:00.001Z2009-03-04T21:53:48.438ZBlogs:VERDANA">Municipal ArchiveDon't worry, its just a sudden burst phase, no doubt I'll go months before posting again. So just appreciate this selective enthusiasm while you can, unless I am back tomorrow night posting as franticly again. It could happen. When you click things you click on other things, one thing leads to another thing, and before you know it you've unearthed a thing thats remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-74628078364592960162009-03-04T21:28:00.000Z2009-03-04T21:34:48.407ZArt:VERDANA">Teetering BulbFound this site on Coilhouse this evening. There are some damn nice illustration works on the site Teetering Bulb by the art pairing of Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon. The illustrations are for various works, lots of illustrations for short stories, newsletters, and works in progress. Sitting just now working my way through the archive, the piece above is one my remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-83373686733252467972009-03-04T20:21:00.001Z2009-03-04T20:21:56.072ZPhoto:VERDANA">ArakSpotted this up the west-end-ish of Glasgow on Sunday, liked, shame its already so faded, but perhaps that lends to the photo some charm?remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-35431476382110895022009-03-04T20:16:00.001Z2009-03-04T20:16:43.116ZArt:VERDANA">KoibitoI have to say I really like these figures by Japanese artist YOSKAY YAMAMOTO, some of the special editions are probably nicer, but the regular from Munky King is plenty pretty. Though for the moment I am resisting, and resisting, actually buying one. But we will see how resolve/common sense holds up... Also worth checking Yoskay's blog to see more of his work.remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-60746427439804265562009-03-04T19:53:00.001Z2009-03-04T19:55:27.571ZTwitter:VERDANA">Michael Marshall SmithI really do need to get back into the habit of blogging/posting/wotsit properly. I've been twittering quite happily, and even enthusiastically. Which is why I am pleased/amused to see that author Michael Marshall (Smith), whose new novel Bad Things is just out, has started twittering at http://twitter.com/ememess, additionally, I spy that there is a new remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-4988839301945974632009-02-07T13:56:00.000Z2009-02-07T13:57:08.489ZEvent:VERDANA">Peter Christopherson's Threshold Houseboys ChoirWhile in Mono yesterday I spotted that they have one of Peter Christopherson of COIL/THROBBIjavascript:void(0)NG GRISTLE's new project playing in Stereo. There is some confusion as to the date - the ticket has 4th April printed on it, which had been scored out and replaced with 3rd March in pen. But while I bought my ticket the remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-47543905066539851572009-02-04T11:12:00.000Z2009-02-04T11:13:07.829Z4th February 2009 – Russell Hoban’s Birthday.Angelica's GrottoRussell HobanSession Five"I'm lost," said Klein."In what sense?" said Dr DeVere."Can you elaborate?""I am of a people who have always been fearless navigators of themind. The dead sail with us as we make our way from idea to idea,steering by the stars and sea-marks named by those before us. Such a wide, wide ocean! But always know remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-23709788206018098562008-12-18T11:34:00.002Z2008-12-18T11:40:09.406Zat the start of december i spent a long weekend in lyon. there every year they have a festival of lights, which takes over the whole city. it also coincided with my birthday, which i felt was as good an excuse as any to go.remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-34660832875686301322008-11-22T19:41:00.001Z2008-11-22T19:41:22.401ZPublication:VERDANA">Mythaxis - Issue 4http://mythaxis.co.uk/Now online - the fourth issue of Mythaxis. I have another piece in this issue - Survivor. A story about a translator who is hired to learn an alien language and travel to an alien world. But things do not go well... This time illustrated by my friend Noirjyre.remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-67966008950562624042008-10-07T21:42:00.001Z2008-10-07T21:42:42.719Zhttp://blip.fm/remotevoicesremotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-81578834953733037532008-10-07T21:13:00.000Z2008-10-07T21:14:30.664ZAmanda PalmerJason Webley, Zoe Keating2nd October 2008, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, GlasgowWe gathered in Glasgow’s King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut to remember the life of Amanda Palmer. A couple of bands playing some music in tribute, friends expressing their pain. But the question on everyone’s lips - Who Killed Amanda Palmer? At the side of the stage there is a table with Palmer’s photograph. A man in remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-45187808723979117842008-09-15T19:17:00.000Z2008-09-15T19:25:58.021ZTitle:Steak & Kidney PunchArtist:Liz GreenfieldLiz Greenfield who did the webcomic Stuff Sucks for a few years, who I met at last year's Comix Thing in London, has a new comic up on the Dark Horse MySpace page. A page they've been using for a variety of established and new comic people. Nice to see Liz get something published at this level, hopefully its a promising sign for more to come.remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-89007300606071571532008-09-15T18:27:00.001Z2008-09-15T18:27:29.920ZArtist:Nina NastasiaHere is one from the better late than never category. A video I recorded when I caught Nina Nastasia playing in Glasgow's Stereo on the 3rd of August. One of those gigs I went to on the off chance, not being especially familiar with her work in anyway. Which to a degree is a pity, since I guess that if I had been more familiar with her work I would have gotten more out of her remotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-55464381062417669472008-09-15T18:07:00.000Z2008-09-15T18:08:15.222ZItem:Concrete CanvasItem: Charity T-Shirts.I came across one of the entries for this while wandering through Flickr. Seems an interesting idea. Group of artists on the Concrete Canvas site have designed a range of t-shirts, for readers to vote on. The winner goes on sale, and all money made from the sale goes towards Cancer Research UK. I think some of the t-shirts to be voted on are pretty smartremotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487225.post-59394358137756146072008-08-04T09:47:00.000Z2008-08-04T09:48:02.428ZTitle:The ServantsAuthor: Michael MarshallLast year, author Michael Marshall published his first work under his original name Michael Marshall Smith for the first time in several years. The Servants was a novella, available in a series of limited editions. I bought the standard edition, which I have had floating about unread for an embarrasing length of time. Last night, it was with some surpriseremotepushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115999605700091280noreply@blogger.com