Douglas Rain’s deadpan delivery as the voice of the wonky and murderous HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey still creeps me out. Ever wonder what the effect might have been had Siri been invented in time for the movie? The Internet did. (Via Holy Kaw)
is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker.
In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.
Of course, it’s widely believed that it was all because of HAL that almost all machine voices since then have been Female!