December 2008
42 posts
Let Dutch Mark heal you with his golden voice
(digg it if you like)
Human clock →
Buying your own dinner from a supermarket should be compulsory for all...
– Noel Gallagher in an Elle Q&A
Can you help me fix my computer? →
The Crow
Mad 'Personal Jesus' cover on MeFi music →
You gotta hear it to believe it
Also, don’t miss this creepifying cover of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
You never get them from losers. My friends with 10 cats never send them. They...
– Why are round-robin letters so annoying
Baby turtle. Cute.
Burma emergency.
The Gutter Twins (Mark Lanegan, Greg Dulli)
Cinema seems thin next to a Deadwood or a Battlestar Galactica. The movies are a...
– The Word, in an article on ‘the golden age of the DVD box-set
I Can Has Cheezburger?/FAIL Blog is seeking... →
Shadow - the house next door.
Children in Need - Merlin & Pudsy →
Merlin (the series) is getting better, but I still think ASH isn’t doing his best work in it. Here, however, he is showing signs of his old self, especially in the last few seconds.
dEUS live at the Paradiso. Preview of full stream. One of their more psychedelic songs: ‘Everybody’s Weird’ and swampier ‘Slow’. Wonderful capture of a great, great band. And bless them for choosing to play 3 (sold out) nights at the Paradiso instead of one at the HMH.
My photos of the second night’s show are here.
Paul Oscar - Minn Hinsti Dans →
One of my all time favourite Eurovision entries. Back in 1997 when this kind of thing still shocked the hell out of the viewing public. Performed last, ended in 20th place.
Test Department were incredibly masculine … and we were extremely feminine. We...
– Transpontine: Band of Holy Joy/Test Department (via hydragenic)
I was flipping through an issue of Wire magazine the other day and was surprised to see an article in which Band of Holy Joy’s singer commented on various songs he found inspirational. Lots of Brecht and Weill talk.
Star Trek (2009). Hope the film’s as awesome as the trailer looks.
Kylie + Coldplay = Lhuna →
That’s more like it
The Killers + Elton John + Neil Tennant 'Joseph,... →
This could have been great? It isn’t.