I have a heap of fantastic albums which I am listening to at the moment. They include: The Guillemots – Through the Windowpane Badly Drawn Boy – Born in the UK Duke Special – Songs from the Deep Forest Tracy Thorn – Out of the Wood Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet Rush … Read more
Spring in full flow: Burnt from a fire – this doesn’t usually happen until much later in the season: So many shades of green:
Many months ago I spent an evening in a bookshop, browsing through books and drinking coffee (vanilla latte – my favourite). I spent a while browsing through a book called ‘One Taste’ which is in the form of a diary. It comprises daily reflections on a wide range of subjects. It was an excellent book … Read more
TEDTalks (audio, video) I was led to ‘TED’ by David Gurteen who wrote about it in one of his recent newsletters (well worth subscribing to – it is free!) TED stands for ‘Technology, Entertainment, Design’. It is an annual event which hosts talks, music etc. But it is much more than that description implies. If … Read more
Back in June 2005 I wrote about using music legally in podcasts. That page has become one of the most visited pages on this site, so I thought an update was long overdue. At the time I wrote that first post, it was difficult and probably near impossible to use music in podcasts without breaking … Read more
I spent a lazy evening recently browsing through my local branch of ‘Borders’ bookshop. I came across a copy of a new biography about M Scott Peck. Written by Arthur Jones, it is a detailed description of Scott Peck’s life. Regular readers will recall that I wrote about Peck’s death a while back, and was … Read more
‘Paris Transatlantic’ is an online magazine. I originally found it and posted a link to it a couple of years ago, on an earlier weblog. If you are interested in new music, contemporary, electronica and jazz it is well worth a visit. It would appeal to anyone who wants to explore sounds and names that … Read more
It’s been a while since I did one of these – a list of the albums I am listening to at the moment. (Earlier ones are here and here). The music which is forming the soundtrack for my life at the moment is: 1. Nine Horses – Money for all I bought the original album … Read more
I have been following the work of Mark Rushton for a couple of years now. He used to run a website called ‘Hooray for Vouvray’ and then migrated all of his activities to his own domain. As well as creating ambient and drone music, he is also a painter. He produces a new podcast every … Read more