November 2007
24 posts
I love Duran Duran - they’ve recorded some of the best bubble-gum pop songs ever. That said, I’m not sure many people really care about the group’s new album. I don’t. But this review’s summation of their 80s activities is great: “fannying around on yachts offering superficial escapism via the mediums of hairspray and enviable bone structure”. :-)
“So what’s stopping Facebook from putting in a small, tickable box that...”
– Brief-but-interesting piece on Facebook’s possible motives behind those rubbish apps.
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Download Fan →
Mark Mulligan says getting The Beatles’ back catalogue online isn’t the missing piece of the jigsaw for digital music. And I think he’s probably right.
“You want 100% reliability for cheap? Buy a calculator. But don’t expect...”
– Jason Kottke on the complexity of personal computers
WatchReal guitars are for old people (via David) And later in the episode, for the real rock star experience, “Heroin Hero”
“It seems to me that you ought to say goodbye with the same care and attention to...”
– Seth’s Blog: Saying goodbye - wise words.
Mogwai cover The Pixies
I love Mogwai. And I love The Pixies. (As do most people with any sense/taste.) So you’d think I’d love the Scots’ cover of Gouge Away.
I’m disappointed to say it’s a bit rubbish. There’s none of the melodious charm of the original, and none of the beautiful racket that normally makes Mogwai so great. It sounds like a lacklustre garage band to tell the...
A Different Software License →
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“There have been no suggestions that Jay-Z’s fellow rapper 50 Cent could be...”
– BBC News article on the fact that Jay-Z now apparently favours European cash over dollars.
0.34 Euro doesn’t quite have the same ring to it…
“A tumblelog is a variation of a blog that favors short-form, mixed-media posts...”
– Wikipedia’s definition of a tumblelog. I use Tumblr for mine.
Fried Coke (Wikipedia) →
A great accompaniment to a meal of deep-fried Mars bars and chips