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Me, at Techradar, on why IMAX is better than 3D. When you consider all the cons of 3D – the price, the stupid specs, the hurty-eyes bit when you look at the background and it’s all blurry – against the single pro, which is that at some point you’ll be able to go “OOH OOH… [more]
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I’d never heard of this: artists being covered before they release their records. From The Telegraph: Copycat versions of popular songs have been widely available since digital downloads took off a decade ago. The practice sees session musicians and computer experts produce a near-exact imitation of the original after hearing it on the radio. The… [more]
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The iPhone is five today. Tech journalists like me are paid to be the Waldorf and Statler of technology, the grumpy old men in the Muppet Theatre’s balcony pouring scorn on everything they see, but even at my most jaded and cynical I can’t help being excited about where we are now. [more]
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Me, on Techradar, writing about Microsoft’s Surface and Google’s Nexus 7: By getting Asus to make millions of exceptionally cheap Nexuses, Google isn’t saying “Hey, guys! Make these!” to the other OEMs. It’s throwing a tablet party, and the other OEMs aren’t invited. [more]
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Permit me a quick plug: Dan Oliver, formerly of .net, has a new project: Creative Bloq. Promising a daily dose of design inspiration, the site aims to bring together the best content from the creative side of the Future Publishing portfolio – .net, ImagineFX, ComputerArts and so on – as well as commissioning original content.… [more]
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David Lowery of Cracker has been getting lots of attention for his long verbal kicking of an idiot. The short version: a girl boasted about never paying for music, and Lowery basically told her that when you download, you’re forcing musicians to kill themselves. I think both sides are rather overwrought here, so hurrah for… [more]
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If any of you have been to arena gigs recently, you might be able to answer my question: where’s the bass? It’s a genuine question: bass guitars are good, but unless you’ve actually got your chin on the stage it’s pretty much impossible to hear them at arena gigs. The rockier the band, the worse… [more]
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According to an Amazon.co.uk email, if you liked CD you’ll like Chris Brookmyre’s When The Devil Drives and Where The Bodies Are Buried, Iain Banks’ Stonemouth, and Bateman’s Turbulent Priests. Thanks to Jamie Thompson for sending it to me: he’s right, the recommendations are unlikely to be reciprocated… [more]
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I’ve written a wee guide to Apple’s latest mobile OS, iOS 6, which comes out this autumn. [more]
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Me on Techradar: the most annoying things non-geeks ask you to do. …while technology is absolutely everywhere, not everyone who’s bought it knows how to use it or what to do when it goes wrong. That’s where we come in, whether we like it or not: as far as friends, family and co-workers are concerned… [more]
Read me in books
My debut memoir, Carrie Kills A Man, was a Scotsman book of the year and Damian Barr’s Literary Salon book of the week, and it was shortlisted for the 2023 British Book Awards book of the year in the Discover category.
My latest book, Small Town Joy, is a celebration of queer influences on and queer artists in Scots music and is out now.
I’m also a contributor to the excellent anthology Fierce Salvage, which is also out now.
