Visions Of The Future

Courtesy of the ever-eclectic Boing-Boing, I’m totally charmed by these 1910 French lithographs depicting life in the year 2000. Probably my favourites are these marvelous armoured bicycles and this uncanny prediction of Mad Max or perhaps Death Race 2000. Wonder if those clever, clairvoyant Frenchies have managed to predict the result of tonight’s footie game […]

Monkey Music

Things that have pleased me no end this week. 1/ The Littlest Album launch at the 13th Note. A very eclectic collection of musicians marshalled and organised by Adam from The Plimptons. Some great music, most especially from Only Joe Kane, and we got to play a loud set including a new song. So we […]

One Of Those Things That Brightens Up Yer Life

I hear they call him the new Maradonna…Don’t know what they call this guy though…

A Rare, But Amusing, Conflation Of Interests

We’re just back from a couple of days in Birmingham being astonishingly-well entertained by the incredibly talented folk of CandyBox. Look, if you live in the area – or even if you don’t – get yourself some tickets for their next show on April 1st. Even if (for whatever reason) you’re not piqued by the […]

Tribalism

Sometimes the best of things give you cause to examine your attitudes to certain aspects of life. I love being Scottish, but I’ve never been the sort who gets misty-eyed when I hear bagpipes or see a bloke in a kilt or receive postcards from the Highlands. I like a dram, sure, and love to […]

Our Paris in a top-ten meme kinda fashion

So, we had a classic time in Paris. By the time we were there less than a day, we knew we could live there given the opportunity. Since we got back I’ve been trying to work up the energy to blogalise it, but to be honest I just don’t the time or the inclination. Anyone […]