Monthly Archives: January 2011
Anna Calvi is probably not at all like Patti Smith (but who cares?)
Anna Calvi must be the ultimate pop/rock fan’s desire at this instant moment. Brian Eno himself has allegedly described her something like the most original thing since Patti Smith. Who cares if it is actually a rather irrelevant remark to … Continue reading
How to kill an hour only to feel smart: the Zebra Puzzle
There are five houses in a row. The Englishman lives in the red house. The Spaniard owns the dog. Coffee is drunk in the green house. The Ukrainian drinks tea. The green house is immediately to the right of the … Continue reading
Ghost in the drum machine
No, not really the Arthur Koestler book. Check Gilbert Ryle, instead. Not satisfied? Ok, use your ears, then. Music made of reverb soul in a landscape of bleeps.
Is Danny Mendlow God?
Ahem, let’s hope not. But is he entertaining? Hell, yes! His minute take on religion ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGSS6W-C6o ) is, well, divine. So much it got banned from youtube once, hence my update. Dig that? For more fun stuff check him here http://dannymendlow.wordpress.com
Duck Sauce, anyone?
Armand van Helden and A-Trak hit it bigtime with the first really good dance track to emerge since, erm, an awful lot of years, actually. Remember the ultimate weapon to defeat Sadam in South Park? Well, time to reclaim some … Continue reading
Nottingham quartet make album of the year
Well, in AmYzTEkNoziA time is not to be measured by years, as we all know by now. So, it is rather irrelevant, in the outer limits of absurdity, to receive as tokens concepts like the best records of the year … Continue reading