John Peel RIP [1939-2004]
October 26, 2004
 I was only cursing my bad luck this afternoon, for missing Underworld sitting in for John Peel last Tuesday, when I read that he has died. Who's going to educate us now?
Been round Old Street this week and spotted a couple of Bansky's... This one was best
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Ergonomic Haiku Meme
October 20, 2004
Another week gone and still no blogging time to update anything... Check out this ergonomic computer seat though! I've seen customised dentists chairs in design studios like this but never seen one on sale before. $699.00 is a bit much though... and I don't see a beer fridge built in! ThinkGeek, where the above chair is available from, are having a techie haiku competition, so here's my entry... XXX fat chix
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you got spam delete I bet that xxx fat chix line scores me a few hits. hehehe!!! street meme: a sticker, stencil, or poster that can spread a single image around the world. Unlike traditional graffiti art where each piece is unique, street memes can be copied repeatedly, taking on a life of their own, and spreading through the collective effort of people scattered around the world. meme is a term coined by Biologist Richard Dawkins to describe self replicating ideas. Street memes live on sidewalks in New York and subway stations in Tokyo. They appear almost out of nowhere, cover the city, and mutate as they spread. Via Things Off to the Affordable Art Fair tomorrow and hopefully on to see the LoveGods at the Water Rats after.
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Pimpkin Pie!
October 14, 2004
 On a Halloweeny note, check out extreme pumpkins and the Munster Mansion, via exclamation mark.
I can't remember where I saw this link, but take a look at these wild boxes of effects and circuitry...
Wanna Pimp My Ride?
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Cocksucker Blues
October 12, 2004
Not content with my not being able to see Tom Waits, well... not without stumping out some huge amount of cash on e-bay or the like, the ticket god deals me another duff hand... it seems that I can't get to the Tate's screenings of Robert Frank's "Cocksucker Blues" either, as it's all sold out... Which is irritating to discover when you're a Tate member, but hey ho! I've seen it before. Wouldn't mind seeing it again though as it is everything you expect being in the Rolling Stones is about. Well it probably isn't any more but this was 32 years ago!
The Franz Ferdinand album has just grown on me after a few months. That's odd!
I'm about to re-design this site again and incorporate the various other blogs I am updating less frequently these days. Which is most of them really! I'll try and do weekly updates for a while, which is a pity as the hits were on the up but I really don't have the time at the moment... And I want to do another re-design anyway!
Hey! Go and see Bill Bailey. Went to a warm up for the current leg of the tour, at the Pleasance Theatre and he was hilarious. Shillibeers next door is great too. Although reviews suggest they don't do food too well, there's a nice vibe to the place and they sell alcohol!
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Uneasy Listening???
October 10, 2004
After mentioning that proposed movie about the Stones Redlands drug bust, some time ago, it seems only right to mention The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones which started shooting in September apparently.
Paddy Considine has been cast as builder Frank Thoroughgood, who allegedly killed Jones in his own swimming pool. David Morrissey will play Brian's driver, Tom Keylock. Ben Whishaw is playing Keith Richards and the roles of Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg have yet to be cast. Stephen Woolley will direct...
More Stones stuff... I heard that Joss Stone and Mick Jagger were covering the 70's Mud hit, Lonely this Christmas as part of the OST of the remake of Alfie... Not so! The track listing for the soundtrack is...
Old Habits Die Hard - Mick Jagger (vocals) and Dave Stewart
Blind Leading the Blind (live acoustic version) - Jagger (vocals) and Stewart
New York Hustle - instrumental Let's Make It Up - Jagger (vocals) and Stewart
Wicked Time - Joss Stone (vocals) , Nadira "Nadz" Seid, Jagger and Stewart
Lonely Without You (This Christmas) - Joss Stone, Jagger (vocals) and Stewart
Darkness of Your Love - Stewart and Gary "Mudbone" Cooper (vocals)
Jack the Lad - instrumental
Oh Nicky - instrumental
Blind Leading the Blind - Jagger (vocals) and Stewart
Standing in the Rain - instrumental
Counting the Days - instrumental
Old Habits Reprise - Jagger and Stewart
Alfie - Joss Stone (vocals) with Mick Jagger
Old Habits Die Hard - Jagger (vocals) and Stewart featuring Sheryl Crow (bonus track)
I bought the Elysian Quartet [see earlier post] and the Boxsaga and David Schweitzer mixes are fantastic... Old Filter Records artists Boxsaga's remix of the 'Second Movement', a laidback downtempo track, lets the string work flow over the top of the subtle rhythm. The David Schweitzer remix of the Fourth Movement alters the pitch of the original work, adding to the mournful atmosphere. The original 4 movements of the piece themselves are testing but this is a fine advert for the Nonstop label...
Following up some of the Rough Trade tips [below] I came across the Boomkat site...
I Ended up with Juana Molina's Tres Cosas instead of Segundo and I love it. An album with no percussion but a multitude of beautiful rhythms.
After a few more listenings to Skinnyman, I realise that this is the best album you are going to hear for some time and you really should just buy a copy and become aqcuainted with it now...
A darn site better than Jagger and Stewart!
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