Thursday, 19 June 2008
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Rut Addict
Well I've become an addictive personality. I am blaming my age and a newly discovered tendency to get stuck in patterns of behaviour. My current addictions include; Photography, The Smiths & Spanish.
Photography... I bought a bullet-proof camera for my travels and try to make an effort to carry it about with me and take pics of stuff. Clouds strangely are becoming a main focus of attention when I'm out. However a week or so ago I was lucky enough to go to the peak of Snowdon on a Stag weekend for the infamous Levon Lumb, so many pictures taken there of various outdoor scenes and collapsed drunken friends.
The Smiths... how the hell did i get into the Smiths?! They are totally unlike any other band I listen too.. Which is good i suppose. I have no idea why I like them so much. I can only say great song writing; A weird mix of wispy guitar lines, jolly basslines, eighties drum sounds, huge effects and of course Morrissey's whimsical plum-like observations on British life...
Spanish... I will not mention here for fear of flying into a whirlwind of broken amateur Spanish. Found this though which is ace - its a TV drama type thing for learning it: www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/
Can't wait for next episodes !:S
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As a total aside, check out this fella; Mr.Bungle, Fantomas, Naked City, Korn, Meshuggah - remixed as Breakcore! YEESSSS!!! : http://www.myspace.com/randomatikblast
Photography... I bought a bullet-proof camera for my travels and try to make an effort to carry it about with me and take pics of stuff. Clouds strangely are becoming a main focus of attention when I'm out. However a week or so ago I was lucky enough to go to the peak of Snowdon on a Stag weekend for the infamous Levon Lumb, so many pictures taken there of various outdoor scenes and collapsed drunken friends.
The Smiths... how the hell did i get into the Smiths?! They are totally unlike any other band I listen too.. Which is good i suppose. I have no idea why I like them so much. I can only say great song writing; A weird mix of wispy guitar lines, jolly basslines, eighties drum sounds, huge effects and of course Morrissey's whimsical plum-like observations on British life...
Spanish... I will not mention here for fear of flying into a whirlwind of broken amateur Spanish. Found this though which is ace - its a TV drama type thing for learning it: www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/
Can't wait for next episodes !:S
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As a total aside, check out this fella; Mr.Bungle, Fantomas, Naked City, Korn, Meshuggah - remixed as Breakcore! YEESSSS!!! : http://www.myspace.com/randomatikblast
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Stirring the $urface
Danny Smith's amusing blog on the $urface Unsigned Festival's tendency to make money from their clientele.
http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/03/18/surface-unsigned/
Made especially portent by my own experience of coming 4th in last years festival with Jazz Thrash Assassin, although fond memories... maybe there's an underlying agenda here (?).
http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/03/18/surface-unsigned/
Made especially portent by my own experience of coming 4th in last years festival with Jazz Thrash Assassin, although fond memories... maybe there's an underlying agenda here (?).
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