What a week! Four power failures in two days, some lasting for 9 hours. We ended up with the supply coming from a generator truck for most of the week (which, incidentally, also blew the generator and caused yet another power outage!!!). We reverted to candles for illumination, playing cards by torchlight for entertainment and [...]
Highlights of the blogs for me this week were:- Yellow Stereo posted a couple of tracks from a band I've never heard of before but will definitely be keeping an eye out for. They are Fleet Foxes from Seattle USA and the track "White Winter Hymnal" is just beautiful. Read the post [here] Lost In Your Inbox [...]
People often ask me which Media player I would recommend and I have no hesitation in suggesting Media Monkey. So...for those interested in such things, here's a few of the reasons why... Firstly, it doesn't hog all your system resources like some of the more well known software such as iTunes, Winamp, etc. Yet it is jam packed [...]
My ISP's Broadband service sucks!!! It keeps crashing at regular intervals and seems to take them hours to get it back again. Time for a change, methinks.... So the trigger for today is: crash [k.rash] -Noun 1. (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative 2. A serious accident 3. A sudden large decline of business or the prices [...]
The Scriptare an Irish trio who are, in my opinion, set to hit the big time next month when they officially release their debut single 'We Cry' on April 28th. (And remember....Baldyman was proclaiming Lilly Allen would make it big months before her career really took off!!!) Well worth a look/listen at their Website or Myspace Watch [...]
I injured my leg this week - been a painful week of work!!! hurt –verb 1. to cause injury, damage, or harm 2. to cause bodily injury to; injure 3. to cause bodily pain to or in 4. to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc. 5. to affect adversely; harm 6. to cause [...]
What better place to start than at the... be.gin.ning -Noun 1. an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state 2. the point of time or space at which anything begins. 3. the first part. 4. Often, beginnings. the initial stage or part of anything. 5. origin; source; first cause -Adjective 6. just formed. 7. first; opening. 8. basic or introductory. 9. learning [...]
My Intention is to publish two kinds of posts:- TRIGGER POSTS Will consist of one word and the tracks listed will loosely reflect that theme. Direct links to the tracks will be shown and maintained for as long as possible. Those from the latest post will be available for play/download via the Box.net panel. GENERAL POSTS Periodically I'll mention and link [...]
I'm Old. Very, very old....or that's how I feel most of the time. Old and tired. Yet my brain still thinks I'm 19! Say's a lot for my brain, eh? That's probably why I haven't made my first £million, invented something or made much of a mark on this world. Ah, well. Now don't get me [...]
ONE WORD TRIGGERS
iamamiwhoami: kin - Teaser
Album Review: alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: Here
Azealia Banks – ’1991′ & ‘Van Vouge’
