More live music photos and a sunrise!
This entry was almost a deep-and-meaningful — I woke up with a start this morning with a deep, poignant phrase repeating itself over and over in my head — but after some reflection, I think I’ll wait...
View ArticleMy mighty music collection
I’ve had a disgustingly busy and social weekend. I haven’t had a chance to write much for today’s blog. However, I do have some goodies — mostly in the form of photos taken with my new 50mm lens (that...
View ArticleWhat am I listening to now?
Yesterday, a massively eclectic list of every album I’ve bought and accrued over the last decade-and-a-half. Today, as to give you a better idea of ‘where I am’ in the vast expanse of the percussive,...
View ArticleTheatregasm (#1)
Hail and well met, fellow Thespians. Did you know that I’ve acted on stage since I was about two? I was (un)fortunate enough to belong to one of those schools where, once a year, everyone slips into a...
View ArticleProportional, income-related pricing of art and media
I had this crazy idea just before I fell asleep a few days ago. What if… what if consumable art and media was proportionally priced? What if music CDs had a sliding scale of cost, from $5 through to...
View ArticleDavid Byrne: How architecture helped music evolve
via ted.com Not the best-delivered talk I’ve ever heard — and he definitely loses it a bit towards the end — but still, it’s interesting. I’m sure I’ve heard the artistic ‘limited by the shape of the...
View Article43 of 52
Elton & Tina Seb: Unlike Abi, music didn’t enter my life in a big way until Napster and the Era of Downloadable Music. That’s not to say my life was devoid of music! It was always around, either...
View ArticleI can now drive cars (legally) — and a few more photos from around the world
I passed my driving test! 18 hours of driving lessons over three days, and a test on the fourth morning — and bingo! Apparently the instructor was ‘very impressed’, and the only mistakes I made were a)...
View ArticleAmericans are big meanies
This was going to be a lovely story about two large-hearted, generous Texans who gave me free tickets to see a very cool concert in Asbury Park tonight (Portishead!) — but because of the way things...
View ArticleG! Festival, Faroe Islands (retrospective)
It’s hot and sticky in the UK again. I’m tired through lack of sleep and I refuse to pump myself full of caffeine just so I’m capable of coherent thought and thus bubble forth the beautiful, flowing...
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