Saturday, July 19, 2008
The film features an abandoned Earth, with only a solitary robot left to tidy up. The film is a thing of great beauty, especially the first thirty minutes which had the audience open-mouthed in awe, despite a complete lack of dialogue.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Mr Gee steals the show as he writes a musical depicting the life of a deceased student.
It's on BBC 3. You need to watch it from the start. Unfortunately, this blog post is about 4 weeks too late. Even the iPlayer can't help you now.
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
I was recently re-introduced to Last.fm, the "social music revolution". It is a website which collects your music listening habits and collates them in to tables. The information is then used to compare you with other users and you can find cyber-friends who appreciate the same music. It automatically takes the songs you listen to on your iPod/iTunes and publishes the details online.
It weaves together music listening proclivities with live music events, personalise recommendations, internet radio and, of course, targeted advertising. It's a highly addictive mix, and unlike other social-networking sites, it works well and with some panache.
See my profile to get the gist.
posted by Glynn at 7:36 PM article and 4 comments
Friday, July 04, 2008
I've had Leonard Cohen's greatest hits for years; first on cassette and later on CD. It's called "The Best of Leonard Cohen" in the States and it features twelve tracks, most of which are sure-fire beauties.
He played Glastonbury last weekend but the BBC has no footage of the event. The thing with LC is that I can't seem to get away with any of his work other than this album. Anything later than this is bedevilled by nasty 80s production and I just can't being doing with it.
Check out "Suzanne" or "Hey that's no way to say goodbye" or "Sisters of Mercy" or "Chelsea Hotel #2" etc.
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Sunday, June 08, 2008
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
It is missing
Feel free to suggest others in the comments
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Kylie turns 40 today. Happy Birthday, Kylie.
As my generation rapidly approaches this so-called landmark age, I have to wonder why people make such a fuss over it. Is it the gateway to being middle aged? Is it that the number is divisible by 10? [perhaps in a digital age we should revere the powers of two instead - "Life begins at 32" is quite catchy] Is it people fishing for compliments ("No you don't look a day over 35")?
Perhaps I'll suddenly buy a sports car or start wearing wacky ties to prove that I'm still youthful.
posted by Glynn at 8:07 AM article and 1 comments
Wall-E
We are big fans of Pixar films in our house, so we were keen to get in early to see the latest film from the Pixar stable, "Wall-E".
The film features an abandoned Earth, with only a solitary robot left to tidy up. The film is a thing of great beauty, especially the first thirty minutes which had the audience open-mouthed in awe, despite a complete lack of dialogue.
Labels: Films
posted by Glynn at 4:35 PM article and 0 comments
Summer Heights High
Summer Heights High is an Australian "mockumentary" set in a high school. It is written by Chris Lilley, who also plays the three main characters; a manipulative schoolgirl Ja'mie, a Tongan breakdancing boy and the poisonous Head of Drama, Mr Gee.Mr Gee steals the show as he writes a musical depicting the life of a deceased student.
It's on BBC 3. You need to watch it from the start. Unfortunately, this blog post is about 4 weeks too late. Even the iPlayer can't help you now.
posted by Glynn at 5:58 PM article and 1 comments
Last.fm
I was recently re-introduced to Last.fm, the "social music revolution". It is a website which collects your music listening habits and collates them in to tables. The information is then used to compare you with other users and you can find cyber-friends who appreciate the same music. It automatically takes the songs you listen to on your iPod/iTunes and publishes the details online.
It weaves together music listening proclivities with live music events, personalise recommendations, internet radio and, of course, targeted advertising. It's a highly addictive mix, and unlike other social-networking sites, it works well and with some panache.
See my profile to get the gist.
posted by Glynn at 7:36 PM article and 4 comments
Leonard Cohens Greatest Hits
I've had Leonard Cohen's greatest hits for years; first on cassette and later on CD. It's called "The Best of Leonard Cohen" in the States and it features twelve tracks, most of which are sure-fire beauties.
He played Glastonbury last weekend but the BBC has no footage of the event. The thing with LC is that I can't seem to get away with any of his work other than this album. Anything later than this is bedevilled by nasty 80s production and I just can't being doing with it.
Check out "Suzanne" or "Hey that's no way to say goodbye" or "Sisters of Mercy" or "Chelsea Hotel #2" etc.
Labels: music
posted by Glynn at 12:55 PM article and 1 comments
iPlayer volume goes up to 11
In what must be a nod to Spinal Tap, the volume control on the BBC iPlayer seems to go "up to 11", one louder than other video players.
Why don’t you just make 10 louder and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder??
These go up to 11.
Labels: internet
posted by Glynn at 2:18 PM article and 1 comments
Kirk Mix Tape
I received this virtual mix-tape in the electronic post today. It contains music that used to be played at the Kirklevington Country Club (The Kirk) on a Friday night.
It is missing
- Orange Juice - Rip It Up
- Talking Heads - Slippery People
- House of Bamboo
Feel free to suggest others in the comments
Labels: music
posted by Glynn at 2:11 PM article and 2 comments
Kylie at 40
Kylie turns 40 today. Happy Birthday, Kylie.
As my generation rapidly approaches this so-called landmark age, I have to wonder why people make such a fuss over it. Is it the gateway to being middle aged? Is it that the number is divisible by 10? [perhaps in a digital age we should revere the powers of two instead - "Life begins at 32" is quite catchy] Is it people fishing for compliments ("No you don't look a day over 35")?
Perhaps I'll suddenly buy a sports car or start wearing wacky ties to prove that I'm still youthful.
Labels: computer art, Muffins
posted by Glynn at 8:07 AM article and 1 comments
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