As I mentioned previously, I picked up a copy of Battles’ album ‘Mirrored’ from Bleep.com – and I love it. It’s a little off the wall and a nice progression from the only other stuff I have of theirs (2004s ‘B EP’), and I can see why the critics hailed it as a challenge to all [...]
Almost 5pm, and I still have a hangover. Sign of a good night? Absolutely! Last night was the launch party of Bearflavoured – a book some friends of mine have put together with contributions from over 30 international designers and artists who work in disciplines as diverse as illustration, photography, fashion and fine art. The books linking [...]
Gotta be one of the best online music stores around. Thanks to Bleep.com I recently rediscovered the uber classic Pixies album ‘Surfer Rosa’ – all nicely digitally remastered. I also picked up copies of Vector Lovers’ ‘Afterglow’ and Battles’ ‘Mirrored’ albums – but more on them later when I have fully aurally digested….
Two builders (Dave and Stuart) are seated either side of a table in a rough pub when a well-dressed man enters, orders a beer and sits on a stool at the bar. The two builders start to speculate about the occupation of the suit…. Dave: – I reckon he’s an accountant. Stuart: – No way, he’s a stockbroker. Dave: [...]
Apple (UK and Ireland) – Press Release – iPhone on O2 – available from November 9th – £269 – tariffs start at £35 – all tariffs to include unlimited data – click to read full press release I want one! Yet I am not a fan of O2! But I want one! Yet they’re so expensive! [...]
In the 1960s, Dr. Peter Witt gave drugs to spiders and observed their effects on web building. This short film about the results of the experiment was created by First Church Of Christ, Filmmaker. Ahem!
I was speeding through Sainsbury’s this evening after a late departure from work, and a frustratingly long journey home through the clusterfuck that is London Underground, when I spied a new product on ‘introductory offer’. It was Sainsbury’s Cranberry and Lime Juice Cooler with the tag line ‘Cosmopolitan without the vodka’, at just 79p for a [...]
Hmmmm…. interesting…. My current employer’s HR department has offered to conduct my exit interview – which we are all entitled to, but which seems to seldom actually happen…. or at least nothing seems to happen as a result of them…. The conundrum: Do I accept, and give an honest explanation of my reasons for finding a new job? Or, Do [...]
It’s amazing really how much difference a bit of metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel can make. I think we all underestimate how much working in a job we hate can affect us. We do spend somewhere between 35 and 40 hours per week at work (in most cases – before you doctors start shouting); [...]
Check out this video collaboration between Battles (Warp Records) and rather nifty light artists UVA (United Visual Arts), produced by Warp Films. The track is from Battles’ debut album ‘Mirrored’. V. cool, huh?