Björk at the Craneway Pavilion Ages Ago

(oh look it’s another gem from the drafts folder) Ages ago (May 2013?), Cassie and I and a bunch of folks went to see Björk at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, which used to be part of the Ford Assembly Plant there. It’s suitably cavernous and industrial, but they’ve done a good job of sprucing it up… Continue reading Björk at the Craneway Pavilion Ages Ago

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Orbandaid

I’ve been listening to a lot of The Orb recently, after getting into Soma FM‘s nice ambient and chilled streams. I got a good t-shirt from them recently as well. Picture not to follow – although I should post one, because then they’d show it on their site. I could wax nostaligc about The Orb.… Continue reading Orbandaid

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25 Albums – Talking Heads – Remain In Light

Talking Heads are/were one of my favourite bands. At one time they were my favourite, hands down. I could have gone with the first album of theirs I got into, Little Creatures, or the first one I bought, True Stories, but I’m going to go all muso-journo on you and talk about Remain In Light,… Continue reading 25 Albums – Talking Heads – Remain In Light

40th Party Playlist

Here’s the playlist I go on about here, with links to Last.fm if you feel the need. Paul Simon : Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Sparks : This Town Aint Big Enough For The Both Of Us 10cc : Rubber Bullets Kraftwerk : Autobahn (remix) Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music : Let’s Stick… Continue reading 40th Party Playlist

40 Years Of Top 40 Hits

I wanted to create a fun playlist to play at my 40th birthday do last weekend, so I came up with this idea. I looked around online and found this website which has a database of the UK charts back to the 1950’s. Then I searched for the top 40 from June in each year, starting… Continue reading 40 Years Of Top 40 Hits

Pulp at The Warfield, April 17 2012

This is the reason I finally managed to post this the other day. So Pulp have renuited for a tour, and were doing some shows at Coachella. Before that, they were doing a couple in San Francisco and thereabouts, which sold out in about 10 minutes. Cassie saw this, and posted on Facebook about wishing… Continue reading Pulp at The Warfield, April 17 2012

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We Know It’s Fake, But…

All this kerfuffle about hated publisher Elsevier unleashing the trademark hounds on the amusing FakeElsevier Twitter account, thereby triggering the Streisand Effect, reminded me of an old story from my hometown of Bedford, UK. In the late 1980’s, the local newspaper had a notice in it, advertising that a Fake Alexander O’Neal was going to… Continue reading We Know It’s Fake, But…

All Songs Considered Mostly Harmless

I have been informed by my favorite American that I live with and married that my statements in the post “All Songs Considered Harmful” are anti-American, anti-freedom, and that I don’t even know. I would therefore like to apologize to any and all people that make have taken offense at the opinions expressed in the… Continue reading All Songs Considered Mostly Harmless

All Songs Considered Harmful

I listen to NPR, the godless liberal immigrant that I am. Many of the programs are available as podcasts, and this is how I hear most of it – I don’t listen at work, and I like to time-shift my media, like many citizens of the future. Cassie suggested I might like the program All… Continue reading All Songs Considered Harmful

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A Long Time Ago In A Field In Hampshire, Alright

Balkan Vinyl, the limited-edition retro-dance label responsible for Acid Relief, has released a new limited edition 7″ hardcore single – Rave Wars II – The Hardcore Strikes Back. This nifty slice of nasty comes with some cool artwork, and a free vintage Star Wars action figure. Or at least, it did. In the time it… Continue reading A Long Time Ago In A Field In Hampshire, Alright

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