Search results

I quite liked "Waves" (77) as well (which of course has trees on the cover), but it seems to be out of print and my copy is on cassette (and haven't owned a deck for years) so my memory of it might be a bit hazy ... I saw Rypdal on Norwegian telly this summer (and my sister and her new...

You might like Yorkshire lass Penny Broadhurst. No idea that Robyn had done "List of Demands", thanks for that. (Saul's own version is still available legally for free - http://2005.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/19890.html) as well as Cadence Weapon's "Sharks"...

An alternative might be a real anorak (aren't we all) like a Norrøna Amundsen Anojacket at 130 quid (as used "in the first solo expedition to the South Pole, in 1991") and good fleece or woolen jumper underneath. I've seen Croydon's own Ray Mears wear both a Norrøna jacket and trousers on his...

For once I can offer sartorial advice (as an owner of said item, but I have only needed it once in my ten years in the UK, you hardly reach -5 Celsius over here). If you can afford it, go for Swedish brand Fjellraven's ["Arctic Fox"] Expedetion Down Jacket. Not all of Fjellraven's kit is great...

Strange Boutique ehh - some of us are old enough to have bought it first time around and still own it. The cover is pure beauty. As is the music. One of the pieces of music I really have enjoyed lately is John McGuire's "A Cappela" (courtesy of the NonPop podcast, thanks for the hint about...

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2191129,00.html nice idea from (the management of?) a crap band. half man half biscuit should have been the first band to do this, but there you go. only thing is - why did they not bang the MP3 on there as well?

do NOT buy a mac laptop now. A refresh is due in the next couple of weeks plus you will get the latest and greatest (Leopard) OS without having to pay extra. If you do not need need hi-end graphichs and a large screen then the MacBook Pro is a waste of money. The specs are actually pretty much...

my gig buddy has cancelled at the last minute so I have a spare ticket for John Foxx's Metamatic live event tonight at 21:15 at Cargo. http://www.cargo-london.com/event.php?id=988 the ticket is yours for free (or if you want to contribute towards the 12 quid cost please feel free to do so)...

A bit long, but well worth skimming through, http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/?p=3 "I accept that price is an issue here; if budget is a consideration then you’ll have to forgive me, I’m writing from the privileged position of being able to indulge my taste for these objects. But who can deny...

"Birds of a feather stick together. But helpers at the Weardale Animal Sanctuary in County Durham were still astonished to find these three rare white ravens huddled close in a nearby churchyard" In The Times the other day, weblink from thisislondon

Pre-theatre or lunch set meals at Arbutus in Soho at less than 20 quid are recommended if you want to sample some more upmarket stuff. Mangosteen for OK Thai at reasonable prices near Carnaby Street. Combine with a browse in the Berwick Street record shops. Avoid at all costs: "Aberdeen Steak...

Try "Morvern Callar" as previously mentioned. Different class than "High Fidelity", Alan Warner's writing is better and his characters more human than Nick Hornby's. Nick's references are often mainstream; Alan's less so (do all those bands mentioned in the book really exist?). Comparing the...

quite an extensive run through here http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/res_audioequip.htm

try some of the guys at blogs.sun.com - ie http://blogs.sun.com/thejavatutorials/

80s Slap Bass as mentioned in another thread Theremin - not that the theremin is that widely used (Portishead, Goldfrapp, Scanner and err Bill Bailey), but it has a sound I don't want to listen to for very long. (If you do - go to http://www.peterpringle.com/ for more).

this is when you look for info from the headphone geeks at http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=209463&highlight=vibe seems like I will be sticking to Etymotics for a while still, but certainly something to consider when they break ... the v-modas looks slick (the owner: sick)

A few oldies I hope haven't been posted before Pink Floyd at the UFO 1967 Alice Cooper 1971 - B/W, sound quality is crap, performance is awesome Kevin Coyne "Marjory Razorblade" 1974 another performer Terje Rypdal "Waves" 1978 Durutti Column live in Finland 1981 Townes Van Zandt - a...

Listening through some of the stuff at http://www.sweetthunder.org/tapes - some of it should be good if you are in need of samples or just want to listen to something else than music (or get a self-hypnosis)

soundslike1981BC ...

Numbers 2 and 3 could be made into movie scenes or short stories. Good stuff.