Author Archives: adrian
Same s(h)ite, different wrapper
Right, here we go… I’ve installed WordPress and done a few simple tweaks to ensure basic functionality. Apart from that, it’s all pretty raw at the moment; I really just wanted to get something up and running. The next thing … Continue reading
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The layman’s life in the bush of ghosts
It’s 25 years since Brian Eno and David Byrne released “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” and you can learn all about this groundbreaking album on a shiny new website. Of particular interest to musical types, though, is the … Continue reading
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Here we go again again again
Well, it was a typically unemphatic last day performance, with a 1-1 home draw against nothing-to-play-for Rochdale, but that was enough: Lincoln City are in the 3rd Division (or League 2, if you prefer) play-offs for the fourth season running. … Continue reading
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Alf Clausen and the Simpsons
Working through the vast backlog of “ooh, that looks interesting” podcasts I’ve downloaded recently, I found a great little feature on Alf Clausen, composer of all the background and incidental music on “The Simpsons”… basically, everything except for Danny Elfman’s … Continue reading
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Big Phil
Well, they’ve asked him, so it’s now a matter of waiting to see what the answer is. I still feel they’ve missed a great opportunity in not pursuing Fabio Capello* assiduously enough, but to my mind Scolari is the best … Continue reading
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Running as an alternative to powered transport
Network Rail have an unenviable task in repairing and maintaining our rail infrastructure after years of neglect, while trying to create the minimum of disruption to the regular service. In the long run, most rail users would probably accept a … Continue reading
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Delayed Sheep Effect
One of the recent memes doing the rounds of LiveJournal and other blog networks involved listing the births, deaths and events which share your birthday. I forget the exact rules, but never mind. Here (sourced from Wikipedia) is a selection … Continue reading
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One of my (rare) Keith Flett moments
A letter to the Guardian… As Patrick Collinson says, the legality of Russian download provider allofmp3.com is questionable, but his dogmatic insistence that “real music fans should choose legal services” is simplistic and reminiscent of music industry propaganda. While the … Continue reading
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Like we didn’t see this one coming…
Having spent $580m on the networking site (and ego boost for bored teenagers) MySpace last year, Rupert Murdoch is starting to make his presence felt. According to the Guardian, he’s removed 200,000 “objectionable” user profiles from the site. This is … Continue reading
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Niall Quinn on G-14
I’ve already burbled at length about the malevolent potential of the G-14 group, so I’ll say no more. However, it’s good to see that both the media and members of the football community are speaking out against the organisation. Earlier … Continue reading
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