I forgot to post for four months and declare @ bankruptcy. If you @ed me through this period, no you didn’t
Dan Golding
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Professor of Media at Monash University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classic’s ‘Screen Sounds’ (Sat 6pm). dangolding.com
"The Guardian is aware that at least nine of the musicians who played in the Sydney concerts are now helping the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) with a workplace inquiry about the events surrounding the performance."
The pianist from the audience at La La Land in Concert was a global feelgood story – but all was not what it seemed
Two orchestra members from the Sydney performance allege tensions behind the scenes were the cause of pianist failing to appear after intermission
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I honestly don't think I've ever been to a film screening in my life like last night's viewing of Disclosure Day. Open laughter and derision throughout from some in a packed audience - met with enthusiastic applause at the end credits from others. Wild. Still thinking about it.
Can confirm that this weekend I'll be playing all of John Williams' brand new score for Disclosure Day on Screen Sounds, so tune in if you want to hear me have an emotional breakdown on air I guess
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My discovery this morning: Adobe made a submission to the Australian National Cultural Policy, calling for legal reforms that would see works "created using AI tools [being] eligible for copyright when there is meaningful human expression and creative judgment" (among other things)
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He's still got it! He's STILL got it. He has still GOT IT folks. Folks,
listen…
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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AI is bullshit, and it comes first for the jobs that most resemble bullshit, like university senior managers writing thinkpieces to engage with the marketplace of ideas which circulates on LinkedIn
Josh Taylor@joshtaylor.bsky.social · 4mo agoI learned an academic who wrote about students not cutting corners in learning (by using AI) had used AI to write her opinion piece. Confirmed with the uni last night. Went to Nine about it this morning. Never responded but pulled the article and pubbed their own www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Close enough welcome back Atari Melbourne House
Nic McConnell@mcconnell.bsky.social · 4mo agoWoah Atari bought Hipster Whale
Oscar winner and San Francisco resident Marcia Lucas — the former wife of George Lucas who edited the original “Star Wars,” “American Graffiti” and “Taxi Driver” — has died.
‘Star Wars’ editor Marcia Lucas, former wife of George Lucas, dies at 80
Oscar winner and San Francisco resident Marcia Lucas — the former wife of George Lucas who edited the original “Star Wars,” “American Graffiti” and “Taxi Driver” — has died.
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If I had a dollar for every time a Brisbane game dev made a satirical golf game with all the boring bits put back into it I’d have like four dollars which is quite surprising yada yada
Ryan Langley 🎮 Game Designer@ryan.makesvideogames.com · 4mo agoMy good mate Luke Muscat (Who made Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride) just launched the demo for Normal Golf Game on Steam. Looks very fun. store.steampowered.com/app/3510740/...
Deeply disrespectful to the entire Australian cultural sector that the Office of the Arts can't be bothered actually reading all the submissions people are working very hard on for the National Cultural Policy, and instead will be asking genAI for a summary. www.arts.gov.au/have-your-sa...
Really hated seeing these “most wanted” cards in the Mandalorian movie, which are clearly inspired by those used by the USA in the illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq. Rare to see Star Wars - even under Disney - completely miss the vibe of its political metaphor.
✦ PARALLELS 2026 — THE CALL-OUT IS HERE ✦ Making a game, and wanna yap about it at Parallels 2026? Now is the time to let us know! Speaker submissions close on the 5th of June. That’s THREE WEEKS. Don't overthink it. Just apply here: forms.gle/j8NkrdqMnwoH...
Having seen the Mandalorian movie I am deciding to double down on this
Dan Golding@dangolding.com · 3y agoWith Creed and Black Panther, Ludwig Göransson seemed like one of the most interesting and exciting things to happen to Hollywood blockbuster music in years. With everything since (the exception being the fun Turning Red) I gotta say he's quickly becoming one of the least interesting going around.
This really is tremendous leadership from Freeplay, and the kind of thing that has been glaringly missing from the games sector. This stuff is really important, so games people, do not let this moment go to waste.
Freeplay@free-play.bsky.social · 4mo agoSubmissions to the National Cultural Policy close next Sunday 24 May. We need as many studios, gamemakers and sector support organisations to put in submissions. Freeplay's helpful guide on making a submission can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This should’ve been the end of it. It should still be the end of it.
'We could change Australia': One Nation staff secretly filmed courting NRA
An Al Jazeera investigation created a fake gun lobby group in Australia which covertly recorded meetings between One Nation and powerful players in the US gun lobby, in which the political party sough...
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Hello friends just an fyi that @emvdn.bsky.social’s account has been hacked, in case you weren’t sure if she was really into crypto all of a sudden
I think this is actually still mainstream opinion, but tv technology has changed and widescreens are the norm, so now it's 4:3 content that's commonly converted to widescreen formats. See the controversy over The Simpsons ratio on Disney+ for a good illustration. People don't want bars on screens.
mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis was the mainstream, normie opinion about movie aspect ratios in the 90's! People would get actively mad if it wasn't in pan-and-scan! Blockbuster would *exclusively* carry pan-and-scan versions of movies well into the DVD era. Madness bsky.app/profile/emit...
Aside from any of the obvious points, the Jobs Ready Graduates Scheme that ushered this into being and continues to be is a great illustration of the Ratchet Effect in politics, where the establishment right ruins something, and the establishment left does nothing to fix it when they gain power
Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 5mo agoOne in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison government changes to university fees, newly public Treasury modelling reveals. Reporting by Krishani Dhanji. Read the full story. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Rise of Skywalker? Not that bad, and certainly not the worst saga film
Local Observer 🇮🇶🇵🇸🍉@observer46664.bsky.social · 5mo agoENGAGEMENT BAIT! What is your MOST CONTROVERSIAL Star Wars opinion? And I don't want embarrassingly lukewarm takes like "Jabba The Hutt was actually a good employer". I need opinions that could land you in jail. GO!
I feel unhinged and unmoored by the news at the best of times, but why every single politician in the world who isn't a member of his party (and even then, ugh) isn't out demanding his removal right away is just absolutely astonishing
I understand this is a big jump in context, and numbers like this take a while to turn around, but is it not still sort of staggering that 85% of buyers in March 2026 are looking at petrol prices and going hey yeah hook me right up fellas
I have been personally slighted by Jack Black
Panic@panic.com · 6mo agowhat video game does benny safdie think should be made into a movie? (ps: let’s do it)
My “please do not panic about petrol shortages” national address has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my national address
Extremely hyped that my MARS FIRST LOGISTICS expanded edition soundtrack got a couple of plays on the very first episode of @bandcamp.com's 'The Game Show' - and is described as 'super irresistible', no less! Thanks Bandcamp! bandcamp.com/radio?show=927
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Victorians get free public transport for a month in bid to ease surge in fuel demand
Victorians get free public transport for a month in bid to ease surge in fuel demand
Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soar * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Public transport will be free in Victoria for a month, in an effort to encourage people to switch from driving and alleviate the surge in demand for fuel. The Allan government announced on Sunday that it would make all metro and regional V/Line trams, trains and buses free from 31 March until the end of April. Continue reading...
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