Various bloggers have written about this leak of data and emails from the Hadley Climate Research Unit. http://obotheclown.blogspot.com/2009/11/leaked-ipcc-emails.html http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/19/breaking-news-story-hadley-cru-has-apparently-been-hacked-hundreds-of-files-released/ I hope this is all genuine and the gig is now blown on AGW, as James Dellingpole seems to think. If you own any...
Thanks to Lia for the heads up. There are only two episodes left of Sons of Anarchy's brilliant second season, and as has been the case all year, these last installments do not shirk on story advancement. We've gotten an early look at Tuesday's all-new hour, "The Culling," and it is so good—and so gratifying for us fans—that it will send you into fits. Want to know what it looks...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt_(Scott_Walker_album) I've just been listening to this album for the first time in ages, but instead of a small CD player, I was listening through the church sound system where I work. For all those who call Noel Scott Engel's later works "obtuse", "scary" and "boring", they really should try this. Whilst not as accessible as the pop of...
Clockwise from top left: Lord Mayor's show , Ghost Forest , new Lord's , Westbourne River opening The week's most popular posts, and a round-up of what's happening around London In the news: The confusing situation for Oyster users on National Rail was dissected A Labour politician found himself in hot water after insulting the Queen Boris' biggest fan demonstrated a keen grasp of Doublethink Plans...
Imagine, if you can, a time when it seemed like every third record in the chart shared a common gene. And not just a lyrical thread or a particular way of processing the human voice so that it sounds like a singing robot nose, we're talking about a drum sample, one which starts with a "whooh!" and ends with a "yeah!" , and back in the early '90s it was EVERYWHERE. Every dance track...
If you spend two days in a seminar with 12 journalists from around the world (just one American, one Brit) you are bound to come out with a more global sense of the future of journalism. Add to that the 0ther 600 delegates at the World Economic Forum in Dubai who are talking about everything [...]
Trace Hacquard has just published a fabulous book, in it he poses the question is rock dead? As a music reviewer this is indeed a question that I ask myself frequently. While I do not think it is dead, I certainly think it is seriously wounded. Sure, many of the classic bands from the 70’s and [...]
MYSPACE has defused a year-long row with independent record labels, allowing artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Basement Jaxx and Bjork to sell songs on the social networking site’s music service when it launches shortly in Britain.
The launch of the West End Christmas took place this morning with a Community Fayre at Dundee West Church - at which no less than eighteen community and local organisations took part. The turnout of local people was absolutely superb - a great start to Christmas Week! On Tuesday evening, the Christmas Concert, Lights Switch On, Fireworks and Carnival all take place - don't miss it! Above : Community...
... A civil conversation about religion. (Hat tip, Paul Davis.) There is much in what Armstrong says (more in this case than in what she has to say about Islam, regarding which she is purely bien pensant). But the cloud of knowing has to do with putting off what we think we know in order encounter the transcendent- which we cannot "know" - and the logos is only aggressive when taken as it...
News Corp site settles row with Merlin agency whose clients include Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Vampire Weekend MySpace has settled a year-long row with independent record companies with a landmark deal that will allow artists including Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Vampire Weekend to sell tracks on the social networking site's music service. MySpace Music launched in the US last year, recently...
Bob Dylan once said "If I made records for my own pleasure, I would record only Charley Patton songs." For someone of his writing skills, that is a considerable proclamation and one I do not doubt. Gospel, Blues, Proto-Blues, Gut whoops and hollers, slide-finished words, gruff "voice masking" as old as Africa. Patton was so fugging good he could play 4 characters in one three minute song, make them
If you like concert Photos than you will love this photo slide show of Alison Sudol and A Fine Frenzy in Seattle Washington http://www.rivetingriffs.com Check out the top left corner of the page.
The biggest free uk adult community website www.swingingheaven.co.uk has just recieved a major facelift and looks amazing. The website has over a million like minded adults and is number one for adult parties. The free adult website has been running since 2002 and has a wide range of features including a swingers forum, video chat room and photo ad's. They also have an amazing UK swingers club guide...