Part of the whole ‘7 Days 7 Songs’ thing Today’s pop pick: LFO – ‘Tied Up’. Heard a remix on a magazine cover mixtape, tracked down the original. Should have bought the whole album then, which I have since done. The change in tone from the big beefy beaty beginning and the floating midsection gets… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 3 – LFO – ‘Tied Up’
Year: 2015
7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 2 – John S Hall & Kramer – ‘My Personal Life’
Part of the whole ‘7 Days 7 Songs’ thing Today’s pop pick: John S Hall & Kramer – ‘My Personal Life’. Robin got me onto this album. It accompanied me on car rides to Wimbledon a lot. Everybody says, “Oh, detachable penis”, but I hadn’t heard that. CD-skipping sitar, Hall’s nasal NYC poetry, the word… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 2 – John S Hall & Kramer – ‘My Personal Life’
7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 1 – Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Warm’
Part of the whole ‘7 Days 7 Songs’ thing Today’s pop pick: Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Warm’. Manchester, 1991. New house, new roommates, new opportunities for creepily checking out other people’s stuff. What’s this cassette? Oo I like this. Some Bizarre, 1985. DRUMS. ORCHESTRA HITS. Stuttering media samples, Neville Brody artwork, penetrating main synth lines. Hello.… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs Part 2 – Day 1 – Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Warm’
7 Days 7 Songs – Day 7 – Parts and Labor – ‘Satellites’
Today’s pop pick: Parts and Labor – ‘Satellites’. Today’s nomination: Dr James Kneale Couldn’t really do this without nominating a BBO partner-in-crime, could I? This track was one of the first I grabbed on the advice of the fellas, back when I was living alone in San Diego. It starts with what sounds like a… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs – Day 7 – Parts and Labor – ‘Satellites’
7 Days 7 Songs – Day 6 – The Wonder Stuff – ‘On The Ropes’
Today’s pop pick: The Wonder Stuff – ‘On The Ropes’. Today’s nomination: Emma-Jane Berridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3GV8An9V5w The Wonder Stuff are a funny lot. I liked their first album when I heard it years later. ‘Hup’ passed me by. I was a student when that bloody cow song came out, and while I joined in and danced… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs – Day 6 – The Wonder Stuff – ‘On The Ropes’
AutoHotKey Useful
I work a lot on my laptop when out on business, and I find that not having an app key (also known as the “right-click menu” key – although that is misleading) is a right royal pain. I like to use the keyboard as much as possible, and the trackpad is terrible. I noticed this… Continue reading AutoHotKey Useful
7 Days 7 Songs – Day 5 – Roots Manuva – ‘Witness (1 Hope)’
Today’s pop pick: Roots Manuva – ‘Witness (1 Hope)’. Today I nominate Alex Schmidt-Arkin. I don’t listen to much hip-hop, and certainly not much UK hip-hop – it’s just not for me, really. But this is fantastic, both in the instrumentation and lyrics. Roots grew up in Streatham in South London, and is seen triumphantly… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs – Day 5 – Roots Manuva – ‘Witness (1 Hope)’
Managing your tasks with todo.txt
[This was posted on my company’s internal intranet, hence the dry tone. But hey, content is content.] I am always trying to find ways to manage my to-do list. I’ve tried various methods, including paper, Outlook, Google, and various phone apps, with varying amounts of success. Recently, I think I have found a method that… Continue reading Managing your tasks with todo.txt
7 Days 7 Songs – Day 4 – The Walker Brothers – ‘No Regrets’
Today’s pop pick: The Walker Brothers – ‘No Regrets’. Today’s nomination: Mira Vogel You see it’s this kind of thing that makes me almost sad that I’ve not had much in the way of true romantic heartbreak or loss. To be able to legitimately identify with this song and this sentiment would be a privilege.… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs – Day 4 – The Walker Brothers – ‘No Regrets’
7 Days 7 Songs – Day 3 – Echo and the Bunnymen – ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’
Today’s pop pick: Echo and the Bunnymen – ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’ That repeating one-note phrase! That harp! Duke McCool’s voice! That ethnic flute/pipes sound that got used a lot around then (research tells me it’s a Shakuhachi!)! I got into this lot when I would listen to my brother’s copy of ‘Ocean Rain’.… Continue reading 7 Days 7 Songs – Day 3 – Echo and the Bunnymen – ‘Bring On The Dancing Horses’