Ground To Zero: Archive

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“Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on,...”

– Jon Bon Jovi OK, let me point-by-point this: “A magical, magical time.” It was a magical time because you were a teenager discovering music, one of the two most amazing things in life. There are still teenagers; there’s still music. “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music...

Mar 16th

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22 days, 22 songs, 22 genres →

Ash Fyfe, a frequent participant of the Ground To Zero project, has set himself a challenge: for 22 days he is going to write and record a new song each day, and each song being of a different…

Jan 21st

That’s how you make a nacho hat! →

I thought I’d take a few moments to share what I’ve been doing outside of Ground To Zero. This recent entry brings us to part five! More than just the corner stone of every bachelor’s diet, …

Jul 1st

Star Wars Uncut →

I thought I’d take a few moments to share what I’ve been doing outside of Ground To Zero. Welcome to part four (will this never end?). In the world of Star Wars geekdom, not much escapes me. It was…

Jun 28th

Romeo Knights →

So I thought I’d take a few moments to share what I’ve been doing outside of Ground To Zero. Welcome to part three. I got to talking with guitarist Adam Kurzel last year. Both of us were badly…

Jun 22nd

Beer Capades →

So I had a little extra spare time recently and thought I’d take a few moments to share what I’ve been doing outside of Ground To Zero. Welcome to part two. We had so much fun making Wine Capades…

Jun 17th

Wine Capades →

It’s a long weekend here in Australia (except for WA). This is a time when we celebrate the birth of the Queen of England by doing… nothing in particular. Possibly the best reason for Australia to…

Jun 13th

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Why I Steal Movies… Even Ones I'm In →

This post was found by lamerslame: Like a billion other people, I download things illegally. I’m also an actor, writer and director whose income depends on revenue from DVDs, movies and books. This leads to many conflicts in…

May 17th

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It was all a bad joke →

To those people who were shocked by last Thursday’s announcement, rest assured that it was all an April fool’s joke. To clarify: This project is still kicking around and certainly not dead….

Apr 2nd

The project is dead →

It was an interesting experiment, but sadly it was also a failed experiment and so I regret to announce that the Ground To Zero project is no more. I no longer have the time or the motivation to…

Mar 31st

The project is dead →

It was an interesting experiment, but sadly it was also a failed experiment and so I regret to announce that the Ground To Zero project is no more. I no longer have the time or the motivation to…

Mar 31st

Rally for live music! →

Today we fight back against the Australian government! What have they done this time? How about systematically killing live music venues in Victoria! Here’s a little background from…

Feb 22nd

Feb 18th

Demo track from jam session 2 (video) →

Don’t let all the internet politics and piracy debates fool you, the Ground To Zero project is all about making music and sharing it freely! The music-making machine fired up again last…

Feb 18th

Reboot for the new decade →

OK, I’ve had my rant about the internet censorship filter and the iiTrial, now it’s time for an update on the Ground To Zero project itself. Here it is in a nutshell: We’re back baby,…

Feb 10th

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iiTrial victory! Logic actually prevails for once. →

Yeah, I will get to my updates on the Ground To Zero project soon, but first some AWESOME breaking news: iiNet won their court case against AFACT!! If that statement alone has you fist-pumping the air right now, then carry on celebrating noble freedom fighter! If you’re wondering why I’m so happy, let me explain. Way back in November 2008, Australian ISP iiNet was taken to court by the...

Feb 6th

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Watch

This was posted to YouTube last year, but now I’ve added it to the new Ground To Zero group on Vimeo. More videos coming soon.

Feb 1st

RT @wilw: Suggestion for music labels: When you put a free sampler online, do it under Creative Commons so we can share and podcast it l …

Jan 31st

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Quick update

Been laying the ‘ground’ work to get this project rocking again. More details soon. Meanwhile, #nocleanfeed black out continues. http://bit.ly/9ZFHbG

Jan 31st

just added thesixtyone to our network. http://bit.ly/ceKRLl

Jan 27th

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Don’t force your censorship on me! →

This was going to be my rousing “Ground To Zero is back in action” message… however something more urgent has come up. You may have noticed a No Clean Feed banner on this site lately. If you’re unfamiliar with this cause, you should know that No Clean Feed is an initiative by Electronic Frontiers Australia in protest against the Australian government’s proposed mandatory internet...

Jan 25th

RT @efa_oz: Australian web sites to go black on Australia Day http://bit.ly/5jBi4A #nocleanfeed #openinternet

Jan 24th

RT @efa_oz: iiNet is participating in the Great Australian Internet Blackout http://www.iinet.net.au/ #nocleanfeed #openinternet

Jan 24th

RT @efa_oz: EFA: Net censorship trial report brings more questions than answers http://bit.ly/7QbjVE #nocleanfeed

Dec 14th

Sweet, DLC is in town and recording! RT: @deadlettercircu: Day 1 recording in Melbourne, drums, drums and more drums…

Dec 14th

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Imagine… →

Imagine there are no record labels, just artists connecting directly with fans. No middle man required. Imagine there’s no RIAA and sharing music was legal, free and unrestricted. Imagine if fans were free to share any music from their favourite artists, helping them reach a diverse audience. You can’t buy that kind of publicity. Literally. Imagine portable devices designed to make...

Nov 22nd

Because web video is the future (and because I heart @feliciaday), here’s the #datemyavatar vid: http://bit.ly/datemyavatar

Aug 18th

RT @THESYN_NJ: Digital Sales To Surpass Physical In 2010? http://bit.ly/16s589

Aug 18th

I guess change happens slowly RT @FasterLouder: Obama says ‘No We Can’t ’ to music downloads: http://bit.ly/WDpdA

Aug 17th

RT @GrumpyWookie: The death of the music industry - in 10 years time ? (CD’s) - interesting graph of trends… http://bit.ly/fbdea

Aug 16th

Sometimes I really hate iTunes.

Aug 16th

Too many dreamers in this game, not enough visionaries.

Aug 10th

RT @ccAustralia: Chris Brown (http://tiny.cc/nIxH1) and Monty Python (http://tiny.cc/d3z4f) agree, giving away stuff can make you money.

Aug 2nd

RT @dataportability: Lobby against the password anti-pattern http://bit.ly/sVgYd

Jul 16th

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How Trent Reznor is pioneering a new music... →

I’m not a big NIN fan (don’t hate!), but I’ve grown to like them more and more for one reason: Trent Reznor. His band Nine Inch Nails rose to fame from the grunge/goth movement of the early nineties, and Reznor has been pushing the envelop every step of the way. Cut to present day, while most artists and record labels try desperately to hold on to their old ways, Reznor is one of the few...

Jun 30th

New stuff on groundtozero.com: How Trent Reznor is pioneering a new music industry http://cli.gs/6AZXA

Jun 30th

Join us on Ning http://cli.gs/pPbdz

Jun 22nd

New on the website: What happened to May? http://cli.gs/tbUVs2

Jun 14th

What happened to May? →

Welcome back to the Ground To Zero project. It’s been a while since last update and much has happened, so here’s a quick primer for those out of the loop.

Jun 14th

A new band from ex-Nitidus members Adam, Marki and Doc. http://cli.gs/HzUQdv

Jun 8th

We had our first acoustic jam session this weekend, awesome fun! Thanks to all who joined in. Blog update coming (eventually).

May 24th

Jam session number 4 was awesome fun today, lots of crazy new ideas. Cheers to those who participated.

May 2nd

Just finished ‘open’ jam session number 3. Big thanks to the participants: Frank P, Jake J, Ash F, Jason G and Morg B. More soon.

Apr 17th

RT @Zadi: Woah. Pirate Bay guys each sentenced to a year in jail and to pay 4.5 million in damages. Yikes. http://tr.im/j536

Apr 17th

loved this very inspiring interview with @trent_reznor - http://digg.com/dialogg/Trent_Reznor (thanks @kevinrose)

Apr 8th

RT @creativecommons: Indie-label Beep! Beep! team up with Mininova to release CC-licensed catalog: http://digg.com/u1PAr

Apr 6th

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A Small Victory: Faith No More get connected. →

One of my greatest all-time favourite bands Faith No More have reunited after a decade apart. Recently they relaunched fnm.com as the official website. Previously a fan website, the new official website has lost none of the community of the old, if anything it has catapulted it into today’s online landscape.

Apr 6th

New on the blog: A Small Victory: Faith No More get connected. http://cli.gs/s73rTp

Apr 6th

Updated: A Small Victory: Faith No More get connected. http://cli.gs/s73rTp

Apr 6th

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Open Jam #2 →

Now we’re starting to get into the swing of things after another fun Saturday of jamming. Extra fun for me because I got to try out my new digi-kit at full volume. For all you drum nerds, I’m talkin’ about the Yamaha DTXtreme III Special. I’m not sponsored by Yamaha (wish I was), but the kit is pure magic! So much that I could hardly get Gazz off the thing, which brings me to my clever segue...

Apr 5th