Happy new year from all here at Sitting Now. We have some great new stuff lined up for next year including new shows, live shows, new site and some great guests! But we thought, what better way to see out the new year, than by getting our writers and contributors to reveal their best bits of 2008!:     Ken Eakins - Editor/Show host Best Book of 2008 - CounterKnowledge - Damian thompson Best Film of 2008 - Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've Loved You So Long) Best Album of 2008 - Xaphan: Book of Angels, Volume 9 - John Zorn and Secret Chiefs 3 Best Event of 2008 - Fortean Times Uncovention Best Story of 2008 - Anonymous vs. Scientology   Claire Lumiere - Writer/Show Host Best Book of 2008 - Looking back, I think I really only read things from the past. Hardly anything published this year. How about Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine? That may be the only 2008 book I read. Best Film of 2008 - Religulous Best Album of 2008 - Xaphan: Book of Angels, Volume 9 - John Zorn and Secret Chiefs 3 Best Event of 2008 - I didn't go to any real events this year. Best Story of 2008 - I couldn't get over the story about the geek couple that split after the ...

  Title: Dissolved - 'Emit Like A Prothonotary' Label: Self Released Released: Available Now Format: CDR       When I first found Dissolved on the internet I umm-ed and aah-ed about listening to his music. He had lots of plays, but that means dick all on MySpace (Lily Allen anyone?) and (for me) the name Dissolved conjured up a cheesy goth-metal band. I eventually got round to listening and realized how wrong I had been.   Dissolved purveys complex, emotional music that swings between wistful melancholia, dreamy ambient and harsh electronica, all garnished with tape effects and field recordings that mostly seem to be taken from his own life (family Christmases, visits to very strange sounding libraries etc). This makes his music very personal, and one thing I have learned from listening to his thirteen odd albums and E.P's is that Dissolved only makes music for one reason, and that is because he is one of those (lucky ?) people who are compelled to. Just as some people have to paint, run or smoke, Dissolved has to make music. This means that while you can level some criticism at him for sometimes being too intricate, or for over-reliance on certain "tricks", you would have to have ears of cloth to ...

A cat named Cooper from Seattle spent one day a week over the course of a year with a camera around his neck to document his neighborhood excursions. His caretakers Deirdre and Michael Cross, photographers and filmmakers themselves, were interested to find such beauty in the photographs that Cooper's camera took- 1 picture every two minutes. Cooper's pictures will be featured on Animals Planet's series Cat's 101 on Saturday.  Click here to see a gallery of Cooper's shots. _______________________________________________________________________ It should come as no shock that with the rising popularity of plastic surgery it would soon become possible and perhaps even commonplace over the years for the more affluent, to have it done on the dead. Nowadays, people who want to look good for their funeral (which they will attend, in their open casket)- can look forward to being beautified before hand by botox and collagen! _______________________________________________________________________ A Chinese boy survived having an arrow shot through his eye last week and is now being treated for shock. The boy lucked out as the arrow narrowly missed the brain and hit the back of his skull rather than coming out the back. _______________________________________________________________________ Even Visa CEOs lose their credit cards every now and ...

  YES! Good work gents (there are no Girls/Women on the Internet...as well all know). From Encyclopedia Dramatica:   Encyclopedia Dramatica won the 2nd Annual Mashable Open Web Awards for the wiki category. With your help and that of our Dark Lord and Master, we have defeated the menace that is Wikipedia! Thanks to everyone for voting in our favor and intimidating our enemies!   This is great news and a far cry from the near-closure of the site that we reported earlier this year. I still maintain ED to be the funniest site on these Internets, and it's great to finally see Wikipedia getting the bashing it so sorely deserves!      

So we've been meaning to start reviewing games here for a while now, and what better game to review than one that involves endless 'pwning' of Zombies? Anyone that knows me, and listens to the show, knows that we luurve Zombies. Now Daddytank joins rank and shows his love for bashing the drooling bastards into oblivion in this awesome review...   I would have submitted this review weeks ago, but I haven't been able to do anything since discovering this game but maintain a basic relationship with my family (yes/no answers only) and shuffle through my working day, while waiting for night to fall...and the zombies to come.   Left 4 Dead is a zombie apocalypse, experienced through the eyes of a gang of survivors who are trying to get from a place that is infested with the un-dead to one of four rescue points. Between the start and the rescue point are a number of "safe houses" stacked with weapons and first aid, and as you travel towards your objective searching through the large maps, you will find helpful items every now and then, but not as often as you find zombies. And don't expect "old school" zombies because these are the new ...

This sucks; from www.purepwnage.com:   It is with great sadness that we bring you this news. Troy Dixon lost his life in a car accident on Saturday night. He will be remembered for his warmth and kindness, and for the laughter he was able to bring to this world. Whether he was on the stage of a comedy club or in front of a camera, Troy was truly in his element as an entertainer. He will be missed dearly by his friends, family, and all of us at Pure Pwnage. We're grateful to have had the opportunity to know him.     I'm a really big fan of this show (i play CounterStrike...there...I said it!), and Troy's charecter 'T-Bag' was really funny. Pure Pwnage is a great example of the Internet empowering young artists, giving them a massive audience and taking back television.     We at SittingNow send our sympathies to the family of Troy and the cast and crew of Pure Pwnage.

  George T. Mortimer is the editor and webmaster of the amazing Media Underground, as well as being the author of The Probationer's Handbook, and The Key of it All. Each week Mort will be teaching you ways of keeping 'The Man' on his toes, and all from the comfort of your home.     Mortimer's Guide To Armchair Anarchy #4              "TV Licence Resistance"           One afternoon back in 2004 my telephone rang...   "Hello?"   "Mr. Mortimer?"   "Who wants to know?"    "Television Licensing. You don't seem to have a TV license registered at your address."    "I wasn't aware that I needed one. You see, I don't have a television."   "Okay, we'll update our records to reflect this, however, we'll need to send out one of our colleagues to confirm this."   "Don't you believe me?"   "It's not that we don't believe you, it's just that statistically 99% of people who claim not to have a television actually do have one."   "Are you calling me a liar?"   "Not at all, we just need to confirm some details."   "And how are you going to achieve this?"   "One of our colleagues will come round to your door within the next seven days."   "And how are they going to gain access to my property?"   "Well, we'd hope you'd let them ...

Glasgow venues are throwing their doors open to the alternative and subversive in 2009. The Hinterland Festival, the first of its kind in Scotland, is a 'town take-over' style multi-venue music and arts festival:    April 2009 will see a brand new arts and music event the likes of which has never been seen in Glasgow before. Hinterland’s primary aim is to showcase established and upcoming Scottish talent – as well as some of the UK’s best emerging and established talent – across 20 art and music venues in Glasgow.    Although none of the acts have been announced as of yet, you can be sure that the lineup will be eclectic.   The festival also has some pretty interesting organisers and sponsers ranging from Rock a Rolla magazine to the This is Fake DIY record label.   The event has been getting some great  coverage and even interviews with cool scottish musicians like Mandarin from BIS and Roddy Woomble from Idlewild. Be sure to keep an eye on their site, and we'll keep you up to date with any new developments.