Warren Ellis's Blog, page 189

SF MAGAZINES: REALMS OF FANTASY Lives Again, Again

So REALMS OF FANTASY died in '09 from lack of newsstand sales, and was bought by one of Warren Lapine's new companies. Lapine, who ran a cheapo mini-empire of sf/f magazines that fell apart amid claims of financial impropriety, claims to have put more than USD $50K into the relaunch of the bi-monthly. And it died again a month or two back. And now it's been bought again, by an operation called Damnation Press whose rep doesn't survive even the most cursory of googlings. Tobias Buckell has collected a lot of them. If, for whatever confused reason, you'd like to submit your fiction to a magazine with the healthful glow of a 1970s Soviet premier, I would suggest you read Mr Buckell's collation before making your mind up.

Back At The Desk

And very nearly back at work, once I banish the dust and fog from my brain. Lots to do, including some tuning here.

Here's a photo by Florence Chan.

Moon Wiring Club – The Jayston Mix

Once again, fine curation from the people at Pontone: a new mix by Moon Wiring Club (originators of the phrase "Confusing English Electronic Music"). The Club is sinking deeper into hermetic sound collage, an authentic Summoning of that strange zone where electronic music rubbed against science fiction, atmosphere was more important than narrative and no idea ever had a budget larger than twenty quid.

Myself and the Club spent part of yesterday discussing that peculiar frustrated scream that Orac used to emit when shut off, and the way the guns in BLAKES 7 sounded like a sick donkey farting.

This mix includes Peter O'Toole and Leonard Rossiter.

Links for 2010-11-08

AMC Renews 'Walking Dead' For Season 2
congrats Robert/Charlie/Tony
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Fighting Trousers

The return of Elemental, as directed by Moog:

Passim: Cup Of Brown Joy.

Awake. Soho. Pissing down.

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Links for 2010-11-08

EaaS (ECONOMY as a SERVICE) – Global Guerrillas
"EaaS (economy as a service) is likely to be a categorical term that you are going to hear a lot about in the not too distant future. Why? The EaaS is now in the adjacent possible of technological, societal, and economic development. The current situation is begging for it to be developed. What is an EaaS? In a nutshell, it is a complete economy — soup to nuts — as a software service…"
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All Quiet Today

Due to work, imminent drinking and a desperate need for sleep. Normal service to be resumed tomorrow evening, after a meeting with a writer/director about A Possible Thing. It's All Going On, for values of "well, something might happen someday, but lets drink heavily regardless."

Shot From Train, Just Before Limehouse

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Londonbound

For purposes of meetings and pouring booze into Molly Crabapple

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