July 2009
24 posts
Blur - The Universal (Live at Hyde Park, 3rd...
“The UK could lift its long-standing veto on manned space flights as it considers...”
– Exclusive: Britain could finance manned Mars mission
Ministry Of Space, anyone? Ellis should get royalties.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-19) →
Bob Dylan (6)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse (3)
She & Him (3)
Kasabian (1)
Graham Coxon (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Emergency services should also take note: in a situation such as a terrorist...”
– Why cops should trust the wisdom of the crowds - New Scientist
“NO! not quite - god dammit! (Just a broken arm) It can’t be long now!”
– Is Thatcher Dead Yet?
“And if at any point you look on a paragraph and think ‘Mark Beaumont could’ve...”
– The Neil Kulkarni guide to being a record-reviewer - Drowned In Sound
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12) →
The Low Anthem (24)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (17)
Cat Power (4)
Brendan Benson (4)
Bon Iver (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Stephen Fry On Piracy →
Part of Stephen Fry’s excellent talk at the iTunes Festival about internet piracy and copyright.
Part Two
(via Rory Cellan-Jones)
Taekwondo athlete opens escort agency to fund... →
“You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and...”
– Ray Bradbury (via sometimesagreatnotion)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-5) →
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (3)
Bon Iver (3)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2)
Cat Power (2)
Great Lake Swimmers (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Selected Harper's Index search returns for 'music'
saramcpherson:
(For those of you who haven’t yet experienced the magic of searching the Harper’s Index, it goes like this: Enter search term. Get stats.)
Chances that a harpist has back problems: 3 in 4
Chances that a member of the thrash-metal band Anthrax lives with his parents: 2 in 5
Number of the 12 employees at Hawaii’s last ukulele factory who are hearing-impaired: 5
Pairs of jeans...