jackass and Y2k counter culture
Part two of a deep dive in to MTV at the turn of the millennium.
The Cultural Impact of Jackass: Using Skate Culture, Music, and Self-Injury as Entertainment
MTV and the creation of a generation identity
Its easy to write a blog post about the start of MTV- it played music videos, it shaped the way audiences interacted with artists and changed forever the music landscape. No longer did you have to imagine what each artist looked like in action, or what their visual identity of their music might be – here they were, in full colour giving you everything you needed to understand the music.
Quibi: A Short-Lived Fever Dream in the Streaming World
In the constantly evolving world of streaming services, few platforms have captured the attention and subsequent disappointment of users as much as Quibi – a service most people havent even heard of. With their grand promises to revolutionise the way we consume digital content, Quibi’s spectacular collapse has left many wondering how such a highly anticipated service came crashing down just months after its launch.
Welcome to (the Marketing of) Wrexham
Something pretty unusual has to happen for me to blog, let alone blog about male sports, and it would be fair to assume this is the end of days for […]
Red Hot UK Colour – the relationship between technology and broadcast weather reports.
The UK (and most of the rest of Europe) has just experienced the hottest days on record. Record temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius were recorded across the UK in a […]
Podcast: The Great Derelict – For All Mankind
I was invited to give my thoughts and opinions on one of the most detailed and unknown TV show of 2020 on the Great Derelict podcast.
The Rise of Adult Animation
Drawn Together, Love Death and Robots, Final Space, Family Guy, Disenchantment, Castlevania, Harley Quinn, BoJack Horseman, Big Mouth, South Park, F is for Family and Robot Chicken are all animated […]