Bumpershine.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… The new season of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… kicks off on December 9, 2009 on the Sundance Channel with Bono and The Edge. The schedule for the rest of season looks like this: Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… Season 2 Schedule December 9 at 10:00 PM – Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Bono and The Edge December [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWER), a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, today announced that Richard Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, will present at FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference on December 1, 2009 at 2:20 PM Eastern Standard Time. This event will be held in New York City. A live...
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Tattoo - the Who The Trees They Do Grow High - Martin Carthy with Dave Swarbrick Coming Of Age - Any Trouble Bogie's Bonnie Belle - Richard Thompson A Living Wage - Ron Kavana Read About Love - Richard Thompson
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
it's friday neet and you're drunk as a skunk. well, i am. your missus has gone to bed and after 2 pints of Stella and 2 bottles of Aldi wine you're paralytic/mortal what dus youse lissen to in that period of drunken abandon and regret? 1: God loves a drunk/Richard Thompson 2:Severn meadows/Ivor Gurney/but must be sung by Ian Partridge 3:Some fool's mess/Gallon drunk 4:Peggy Gordon/The Clancy brothers...
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Last year the winner of the noxious X-Factor Alexandra Burke released a version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallellujah”. This release for me was a bit of a double-edged sword. On one side it was great to see a great song reach a larger audience, making the writer a few bob in the bargain. However the other selfish part of me feels like “we” lost the song to the general music...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
'Form follows Function' is the defining design philosophy underlying styling, engineering and packaging of every McLaren road car. The same's true for McLaren's F1 car. The perfect example? The gorgeous function-first pedal design. What's your favorite set of clutch/slow/go pads? This is the start of a new semi-regular Jalopnik series we're calling " Auto-Erotic Design ." We give you our...
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
This is the bit where George Bailey has come to his enemy, the evil banker Potter, to beg for a loan - and when Potter finds that George has a $500 life-insurance policy he tells him: "Why, you're worth more dead than alive!" (Although I very much doubt that the insurance company would've paid out if Clarence the angel hadn't intervened in George's subsequent suicide attempt.) From It's A...
Redtree Times (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Sometimes, at this point in my year, I spend a considerable amount of my time revisiting past work, going through old image files or leafing through older work that I still have in my possession. It’s kind of a reminder of how my mind has been sparked in the past and I’m always looking for [...]
Tamara's Corner (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
It has been ages since I blogged about anything. This morning I read this piece and I loved it. I hope you enjoy it too. I thought I would keep it here as a mental reminder of the things I need to teach my daughter . If You Really Pay Attention When I was a little bitty kiddy , about five, my Dad began a process … anytime somebody came and said something to us, my dad would say, "You remember...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Borrowing on plastic could soon be a distant memory. The days of interest-free credit cards could soon be over as we move to a world of higher charges and monthly or annual fees. Meanwhile more and more borrowers are facing being turned down by mainstream credit cards, forcing them to turn to expensive alternatives.
LAist (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
We love LA, too. | Photo by bassheaduk via LAist's flickr pool. TALK * The Santa Monica Museum of Art hosts artist Allen Ruppersberg and poet Bill Berkson in a conversation about art and literature. Ruppersberg will discuss his book project, The New Five Foot Shelf, while Berkson recites poetry, plays music and screens a new film assembled from 1940s and '50s family movies. The first 20 guests will...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Meredith Monk's Songs Of Ascension Brooklyn Academy Of Music October 22, 2009 Meredith Monk's Songs Of Ascension has been a public work in progress, continuously shaped by its environment. When the multi-dimensional composer had an afternoon devoted to her work at the Whitney Museum Of American Art (February 2009), the piece took on the shape of a formative musical performance, but a month later, at...
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Thanks to Richard Thompson, who alerted us to this interview with Wilma Lee Cooper which ran last month on WBIR-TV in Knoxville, TN. At 88 years old, Wilma Lee is no longer active in the music world, particularly following her stroke in 2001, but is living comfortably near Knoxville. LaSaundra Brown of WBIR spoke with Ms. [...]
enrevanche (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Aimee Mann Andrew Bird Ani DiFranco Art Tatum Avett Brothers The Beatles Bettye Lavette Big Joe Turner Big Star Bill Evans Bill Hicks Bill Monroe Bill Withers Billy Bragg Biz Markie Bo Diddley Bob Dylan Bobby Timmons Booker T Jones, with or without MG's British Sea Power Bruce Springsteen Buck Owens Bud Powell The Carter Family Charles Mingus Charlie Parker Chet Atkins Chet Baker Chic Coleman Hawkins...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWER), a leading provider of traditional and renewable energy power conversion and power management solutions, today announced that Richard Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, will present at Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference on November 18, 2009 at 9:30 AM Eastern Standard Time. This event will be held in New York City. About Power-One...
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