A couple of years ago I bought the domain savepandora.co.uk in order to help the fight to keep Pandora radio playing in the UK. It didn’t help, and you can hear the best personalised radio in the US only.
The time of renewal is upon me, and I realised I can actually use it with something else – the recent hype over the planet in Avatar – Pandora.
Any buyers?
What the UK looks like today, Ch Ch Chilly.
This is quite shocking!!
"And so to the end of the Top 100 countdown of things that have made the last ten years better – from foods to eat, to songs that sound brilliant, to amazing people, to nice shoes to pop on your feet. Remember, this in not a chart, it’s just a gargantuan list of excellent things. Big thanks to all of the Interestment Family for their wonderful contributions to what must be one of the most magnificent lists of all time. "
"In the 'deep web', Freenet software allows users complete anonymity as they share viruses, criminal contacts and child pornography"
University of the Arts - Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
Twenty years ago, in April 1989, Central School of Arts and Crafts (est. 1896) and Saint Martins College of Art (est. 1854) merged into what is now called Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM).
On Monday, I went to a panel at the college’s Cochrane Theatre, celebrating the 20 years since the union. Geoff Fowle, former director of the Graphic Design course, hosted the panel of graduates from the last 20 years, who discussed their experiences before, during and after studying at CSM.
After the panel, we were invited to a reception with Geoff and other members of staff and alumni, which lead to some interesting discussions. While sipping our drinks, my tutor asked my opinion on the university website. This was a very thought-provoking question and I wanted to share my ideas here. Continue Reading →
Hello all,
It is time to go back to the weekly Monday’s Tune after a long break.
For the first episode of season 2, I’ve decided to send a tune that Dina sent a week ago in her own music list. The track is by Max Richter, composed for the Israeli docu-animation Waltz with Bashir, directed by Ari Folman. Continue Reading →
The Cinematic Orchestra - Every DayIts seems that Monday's Tune has become a bi-weekly event, instead of every week. I will try to return to normality soon...
Today’s featured tune is by one of my favourite team of musicians, The Cinematic Orchestra, a British-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in the late 1990s by Jason Swinscoe.
Today’s track is called “Man With The Movie Camera”, from the 2002 album Every Day, released by Ninja Tune [independent record label]. The song was later reworked and was part of a 2003 soundtrack album by The Cinematic Orchestra to a re-released version of the 1929 silent documentary film, Man with a Movie Camera, by Russian director Dziga Vertov.
Man with a Movie Camera movie poster
About the band members, In addition to Swinscoe [from Wikipedia]:
the band includes former DJ Food member Patrick Carpenter on turntables, Luke Flowers (drums), Tom Chant (Saxophone), Nick Ramm (piano), Stuart McCallum (guitar) and Phil France (double bass). Former members include Jamie Coleman (trumpet), T. Daniel Howard (drums), and Alex James (piano). The most recent addition to the band is Mancunian guitarist Stuart McCallum.
The following video is an edited version of Vertov’s film, released as a music video for the song:
Enjoy!
I‘m selling SOLD 2 tickets to Radiohead show in Berlin at the Wuhlheide on July 8, 2008 [Sold Out].
I bought them from the official W.A.S.T.E website [booking confirmation available].
My partner and I really wanted to go, but have other commitments, so I have to sell them.
That’s part of the problem when buying a ticket 7 months in advance…
Contact me directly or go to the eBay page
