August 27, 2010
Cee-Lo Green: Fuck you!
Viral hit of the summer apparently...... I love i!
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August 2, 2009
Edwyn Collins at Port Eliot Festival 2009
An inspiration, a privilege, a marvel.
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July 1, 2009
RIP Steven 'Seething' Wells aka Swells and Susan Williams (amongst others)
I saw the death of this genius who inhabited all the publications of my formative years on Attila The Stockbroker's Facebook page. Go and read his fitting tribute which is published online for 3AM magazine. It is moving and apt.
He had battled cancer and in his regular column for the Philadelphia Weekly (where he had relocated) wrote:
I put the phone down and let out a huge, self-pitying 'Why me?' The answer, of course, is the same as the answer to Travis' shit-awful 1999 international breakthrough hit, 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' Because you're a fucking dick. Now shut the fuck up and grow a pair.
Genius.
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June 6, 2009
RIP David Carradine
Strangely, we were listening to the 'Kung Fu' theme tune just the other day. Farewell David Carradine, you were much loved by the world, and, I might add, you MADE Kill Bill for me.
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May 12, 2009
Sophie Madeleine - The Knitting Song
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March 19, 2009
Daito Watanabe: Face visualiser, face instrument
Daito Watanabe, has a section on his website about how this piece was made. Found via BoingBoing.
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February 5, 2009
RIP Lux Interior
The Cramps meant a lot to me during my undergraduate days. We loved The Cramps. We used to dance to them every Thursday night at the Mayfair (sadly gone now). They were a fantastic live band. And appealed to me immensely because of their camp, kitsch, schlock-horror fetishy style, great stage attitude, and 60s garage psychobilly music. I am playing Cramps music all day today. Actually I am surprised Lux made it to 62....
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January 12, 2009
Pardon me (I didn't knit that for you)
I love this!
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September 10, 2008
Hawkwind: Quark, Strangeness and Charm
Today's Big Bang Day song of the day.....
More bands should write songs about quantum physics.
Oh and today's book choice is Cosmic Banditos, by Allen C Weisbecker.
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June 3, 2008
ReBlogged....
Spotted on Brenda's Cast-On website and so good I had to share:
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March 23, 2008
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig! Lazarus Dig!
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The Cave Singers - Dancing on our graves
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July 27, 2007
Metallica - Loverman
I love this cover of the original Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song.
Just because I can, here is the original:
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July 3, 2007
Knitimation
Remember this?
Do the Brane was Winner of Best Animation at The 2007 UK National Student Film Festival.
Made by Max Alexander - www.maxsworld.co.uk
Music by The Stabilisers - www.thestabilisers.com
Well, for your viewing pleasure, Max has uploaded more knitmations:
This is a music video by Max Alexander to the tune I am Ahab by Not-Too-Distant-Future (www.thisisnotmusic.co.uk). After a fight with his girlfriend Ahab becomes overcome with madness and takes drastic action to change himself. But things only get worse when he encounters a blood hungry rat monster. Ahab's quest takes him across turbulent seas and through strange watery worlds on his hunt for a better life. Will he find what he's looking for or will the monsters get the better of him?
These are Donna Wilson's knitted Kate Hare's doing a can-can dance.
Animated by Max Alexander - www.maxsworld.co.uk
Creatures by Donna Wilson - www.donnawilson.com
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June 19, 2007
Grinderman - Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars)
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Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
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June 18, 2007
Von Sudenfed - Fledermaus Can't Get It
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February 21, 2007
Woodcat
Tuung, Comments of the Inner Chorus
Woodcat oh once a girl but not since the incident
Lives in the darkness making friends with the animals
Eyes burning yellow I miss your sweet kisses
I miss having coffee in bed watching TV
The ghost of an image it's just fleeting glimpses
You're there then you're gone through the roots and the nettles
I miss your hard edges I miss your bone marrow
I miss having coffee in bed watching TV
Tuung, Woodcat, on Comments of the Inner Chorus
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February 20, 2007
Piney Gir
Piney Gir, Peakahokahoo
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February 2, 2007
Good times, bad times
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January 27, 2007
Watch Seasick Steve
I blogged about this guy just after seeing the following on Jools Holland's Hootenany this year...
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January 15, 2007
Dirty Pretty Things
I can't stop playing Waterloo to Anywhere... all of it.....
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January 2, 2007
The Raconteurs
Store Bought Bones from Broken Boy Soldiers is a fabulous pastiche, homage or whatever you want to say, of loads of great bands, I can hear shades of about 70% of my rock collection in that track. Including The Doors. It rocks.
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January 1, 2007
Seasick Steve
A good way to see in the New Year...
Featured on Jools Annual Hootenanny. A lot of noise from a three string slide guitar.....
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December 8, 2006
OK Go on Treadmills - Lego stylee
Remember the entry about OK Go on treadmills from YouTube?
Well, lookee - a Lego version.....
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September 26, 2006
Rainbow Chasers Knitting Song
I found this nice song about knitting by the Rainbow Chasers on Jean Moss's website, and after a bit of looking, found a myspace place for the Rainbow Chasers.
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Doozer knitting song from Fraggle Rock
Thanks to Purlpower for reminding me about this knitting song by the Doozers from Fraggle Rock.
Edited to add: This song came from The Great Radish Famine episide 19 of Fraggle Rock, in season 1, and the lyrics to the song are:
It's neat and it's sweet.
It's a ding dong treat,
Knittin' socks for little feet.
Just sittin' with your knittin' all day long.
You know, knittin's friendly,
And knittin's fun.
Knittin's good for everyone,
And that is why we sing this knittin' song.
Well it's knit one purl two.
What's a Doozer gonna do,
With a gol-darn,
Ball of yarn?
It's stitch three drop four.
Pitch that knittin' out the door right now.
There's a green, there's a red.
There's a knot in my thread.
A knitter needs his noggin read,
So don't come 'round and speak to me of yarn.
You can k-nit all day and k-nothin' fits.
'Cause only k-nitwits like to k-nit,
And k-nittin' k-needles just ain't worth a darn.
Well it's knit one purl two.
What's a Doozer gonna do,
With a gol-darn,
Ball of yarn?
It's stitch three drop four.
Pitch that knittin' out the door right now.
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September 20, 2006
Knitimation - Do the brane
Ew.
Blew.
Acrylic.
Ack.
Cute knitted critters though....
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The last knit by Laura Neuvonen
Yes I have gone youtube knitting crazy....... But boy is this worth going crazy over. Thanks to Craft:
Gotta love them Finns.......
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September 18, 2006
Sonic Youth - Titanium Expose
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Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
Directed by Michel Gondry
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Camille - Ta Douleur
Man, this is great. Thanks to Cast On for pointing us to this.
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August 31, 2006
Ms. John Soda
Robots are people too
Edited to add the following from DJ Mikey: Btw your blog entry re miss john soda – to be absolutely pedantic it's - Miss Kittin (apparently her real name is Caroline Herve) although when she did the album with Felix Da Housecat the album was called Kittenz and Thee Glitz. Very confusing and not at all correctly spelled (or is it spelt?).
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August 25, 2006
Johnny Cash
American V: A Hundred Highways
Favourite track on replay again and again and again and again ..... Like The 309.
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August 23, 2006
absolut pantz
Get a load on MySpace...... skareggaepunkpopagogo......
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August 22, 2006
OK Go on Treadmills
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August 9, 2006
Mint Royale
Due to a sudden reminder of 'Don't Falter' by Mint Royale ft. Lauren Laverne (a sublime summer song), am listening to assorted Mint Royales on Pandora....
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August 5, 2006
Hank Williams III
Hank Williams III - Straight To Hell
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August 2, 2006
Joan As Policewoman
Joan As Police Woman
Real Life: Limited Edition
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