tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60953102011-11-27T23:27:03.953ZA DJ continues his journey...from the Wild World of Radio...to who knows where?Iain Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-22980435963382889982011-09-20T19:18:00.002+01:002011-09-20T19:21:16.586+01:00

It's been too long, really. Must get round to doing more updates.So - it's been a particularly intense year for me.Jesus Jones gigs, a house move, and another wee one on the way. That's enough for anyone, I suppose.More soon.

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Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukA 75-year-old Georgian woman who says she has never even heard of the internet is facing a possible prison sentence for single-handedly cutting off the web to an entire country.Georgian police arrested Hayastan Shakarian after she allegedly hacked through a fibre optic cable that runs through Georgia to Armenia, while digging for copper.With one stroke, the pensioner

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Still my favourite website by A MILE, this give me more pleasure than I can possibly say.Amplify’d from features.skateandannoy.comFebruary was an interesting month, and not just because of the decks that went off. Don’t get me wrong; there were some great decks going off, but none for the crazy prices that we saw in January. No, February was more a return to normalcy. However, there were some

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Actually, it's not even *that* skate-related is it? Mind you, all it would take is for someone to ride this on vert, and I might change my mind.Amplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/anli6

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How many do you remember? me, most of them. I missed the first issue, but bought no. 2, and carried on buying it well into the 90's. I think that's why finally ending up on the cover was SUCH an honour - it had been part of my life for so long.....Amplify’d from likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.comSee more at likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.comSee more at likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.comSee more

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I love this sort of stuff - and that NOS Rocking Horse just might be the raddest thing I've seen in ages. Blender always had the best deck designs (along with Gonz).Amplify’d from freakbeatfuzz.blogspot.comSee more at freakbeatfuzz.blogspot.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bmlux

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Been listening to this non-stop for the last few days - it's the sort of thing which should probably be VERY hard work, but strangely, it's incredibly accessible.Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukIf Thailand’s music was as popular internationally as its food, we’d all be a lot more familiar with it. But even compared to that from other Asian nations – which are generally under-represented in the world

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It'll be interesting to see how these limited run decks go down with the collecting fraternity. Anything limited tends to be highly sought after, so that's a plus - but the flipside of that is that Xmas tends to be.....well, a bit niche, I guess.Dig the nose though (and that's the graphic AND the deck!)Amplify’d from powell-peralta.comSee more at powell-peralta.com See this Amp at http://

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This is just brilliant - I had the cassette racks, my girlfriend had the alarm clock AND the music centre, my mate had the calculator......Sometimes, a little nostalgia can be a very, very good thing.Amplify’d from www.flickr.comTake a blast into the past of retrogoodness with this wonderful scanphotostream of the entire 1985 ArgosCatalog. From vintage toys, to vintageduvets, cooking tools ... It

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The Onion is utterly amazing, we all know that - but when it takes on skating, it moves up to a hitherto undiscovered level of AWESOME.Amplify’d from www.theonion.comSee more at www.theonion.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/flyi

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Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.uk"I found my perfect lover, but he's only half my age," sings Pretenders star Chrissie Hynde on her new album.She is referring to Welsh singer-songwriter JP Jones, her current recording partner, who is 31 years old to Hynde's 59.The couple met at a party in 2008 and travelled to Cuba together on a whim. There, they wrote a collection of songs that charted the course of

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Something that's been coming for quite some time.....this happened to dance music 10 years ago, and it took quite some time for it to recover.....Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukFrom The Beatles to the Arctic Monkeys, Britain's great rock bands have belted out the soundtracks to our lives and carved a place at the heart of our culture.So why have so few new bands broken through in the past couple of

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This sort of thing makes me very happy indeed.Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukThe message that announced the trapped Chile miners were alive and well is now the copyright of the man who wrote it.Jose Ojeda penned the note "Estamos bien en el refugio los 33" ("We are okay in the refuge, the 33 of us") which was discovered attached to a probe 17 days after the mine collapse.The message brought hope to

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this is very, very cool.Amplify’d from www.greatfallstribune.comPearl Jam bassist Ament bowls over hometown of Big Sandy with skate parkBIG SANDY — As a teen, Jeff Ament and his father George built a 25-foot-long ramp out of plywood sheets in the family's shed.At the time, George Ament saw it as an opportunity to teach his son some practical construction skills — not to advance his son's ability

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Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukClouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles”During the 1980s, people became familiar with fractals through those weird, colourful patterns made by computers. But few realise how the idea of fractals has revolutionised our understanding of the world, and how many fractal-based systems we depend upon. On 14 October 2010, the genius who

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It's not the same without Richard Wright Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukPink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has said the legendary rock band may get back together to play concerts for charity.The group, who have sold 200 million albums, last performed at the Live 8 concert in London in 2005.He said the group could do "something that's not necessarily for us, but do something for the right reasons and

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This places no value whatsoever on an artist's work.....Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukThe price of music albums should be slashed to around £1, a former major record label boss has suggested.Rob Dickins, who ran Warner Music in the UK for 15 years, said "radically" lowering prices would help beat piracy and lead to an exponential sales rise."What we need is a revolution. What we've got is an

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Welcome back mate, the station was at its best when you were in charge before, and it will be again. As some of you may know, Andy and me go way back - not just from Xfm days, but also when we worked together on setting up Shadowglobe: one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. I'm so chuffed that he's back.Amplify’d from radiotoday.co.ukAndy Ashton is returning to Xfm as Programme

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This is the most depressing news I've read in a long timeAmplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukIf you asked for a London cab to take you from Cityside to Noho via Midtown, the driver would probably respond with a raised eyebrow.But all three are names given to central London locations that have faced rebranding in recent years.Bloomsbury, where writers, intellectuals and artists congregated throughout the

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Amplify’d from venturebeat.comStanford student Feross Aboukhadijeh, in a nod to the recent unveiling of Google Instant, has created a real-time search engine for YouTube videos — and it’s caught the attention of YouTube CEO Chad Hurley.After spotting YouTube Instant, Hurley  Tweeted over to Aboukhadijeh, saying he loved the idea and asking if he wanted a job.Aboukhadijeh, who goes by the Twitter

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Oooh, there's a new UI on Pip.io - wonder if it will be as memory-intensive as the last UI? Having said that, it might be superfluous, as I'm using Amplify all the time now anyway.... http://amplify.com/u/acrs

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Amplify’d from www.bytejacker.comAfter working on it for five years, Pixel released Cave Story in 2004. Now, after working on it for five years, George & Jonathan have released their album “The Best Music”, an album constructed entirely using Pixel’s chiptune tracker Piston Collage. And it’s seriously incredible.Isn’t it beautiful? It’s like some sort of vast, wonderful, aggressively poppy Alex

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That's partially because I'm on this side of the Atlantic, but mainly it's because I can use the word "autumnal". That's exactly the weather I woke up to this morning - low, misty cloud, a dampness to the air, the trees heavy with leaves, a luminescent greyness hanging over the streets of West London. The air is still warm, but you can feel Summer's warmth slowly starting to dissipate. No-one

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Amplify’d from www.forkparty.comWho knew dinosaurs could be so darn hipster? Trendy and pretentious, here are some little tidbits of advice from our favorite hipster dinosaurs, drawn with crayons by Molly Lewis!See more at www.forkparty.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/9t6c

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Inspired stuff - get that annoying song out of your head by replacing it with another random tune.Amplify’d from unhearit.comWe created this site for those of you that have a song stuck in your head and you can't get it out no matter what you do. Using the latest techniques in reverse-auditory-melodic-unstickification technology, we've been able to allow our users to "unhear" songs by hearing

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Amplify’d from www.presentationzen.comA long time ago — before PowerPoint was invented — in a galaxy far, far away, leaders gave presentations backed by large electronic wall displays. Below, for example, is a photo of General Dodonna (from Star Wars IV) briefing a packed room full of starpilots, navigators, and droids. Notice how he uses the entire wide screen to display only visual information,

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Amplify’d from tech.fortune.cnn.comFor more than two decades James Williamson worked at high-level jobs at places like Sony. Then his old boss Iggy Pop called again.Offices are full of people with past lives -- and for more than two decades James Williamson kept his a secret. Before retiring last year, Williamson was the vice president of technology standards at Sony Electronics, where he

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That Ty Page complete in a box is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. A Total timewarp back to the late 70's.Amplify’d from skateandannoy.comSee more at skateandannoy.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/99uh

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Right, this actually makes me want an iphone. If they make a Defender App, i'm sold.Amplify’d from www.tuaw.comPinball Magic turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a tiny pinball machine still haven't seen an actual iPad arcade cabinet for sale (all the ones we've seen so far have been made by hobbyists for themselves), but here's a pretty cool case/accessory for your iPhone or iPod touch. Pinball

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And Craig Stecyk will be laughing too (I hope)......Amplify’d from skateandannoy.comAspects of the downhill slideSee more at skateandannoy.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/95nr

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From a number of formats - floppy disks, iomega Zip disks....and more besides. The reasons for all of this will hopefully soon become clear.See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/94nh

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But, I still think you'd actually look uncool whilst using it, so what's the point?Amplify’d from design-milk.comCiclotte might just be the first designy exercise bike. Designed by one of Milan’s leading designers, Luca Schieppati and made by the Italian Lamiflex Group, Ciclotte is like another piece of contemporary furniture in your home. Complementing your existing modern space, the

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A few photos of stuff the same distance from the World Trade Center as the “Ground Zero Mosque”:Amplify’d from daryllang.comSee more at daryllang.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/93ua

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Who fancies getting me one as a wedding gift, huh? Just kidding. Mind you, I'd have to work out which colour sleeve I'd want......either yellow or green, I think....Amplify’d from www.notonthehighstreet.comMorgan's large original painting of the single is photographed in super high resolution and printed directly onto a canvas sleeve, measuring 68cm square, then a big black disc with a printed

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The Onion does it yet again.Amplify’d from www.theonion.comOAKLAND, CA—The headquarters of personalized online music provider Pandora remained in a state of chaos Thursday as frantic workers struggled to find a song that 32-year-old Boston subscriber Dave Lipton would enjoy."It's called 'Steely Dan Radio,' for Christ's sake—why does he keep skipping over Donald Fagen's 'The Nightfly'?"

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And on a personal note - it's good to see the contribution of @suw to this article!Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukYoung people may one day have to change their names in order to escape their previous online activity, Google boss Eric Schmidt has warned.Google has acquired Slide and Jambool, two firms specialising in providing services for social networks. Many believe the acquisitions are a sign

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Turns blogs into music radio - select your chosen genre, and away you go. Checking this out now.....Amplify’d from shuffler.fmSee more at shuffler.fm See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8tld

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Almost anywhere else, actually.Amplify’d from cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.comAberdeen Angus is a restaurant that doesn't deserve to exist. I'm guessing it has probably done more damage to our culinary reputation than the BSE crisis, foot and mouth and salmonella outbreak combined and yet there it still is, squatting on the corner of some of the most famous and well-trodden streets in the capital,

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This is a stroke of genius - and all you need is a blank sheet of stickers, and you can print your own. The Daily Fail, here I come.Amplify’d from www.tomscott.comIt seems a bit strange to me that the media carefully warn about and label any content that involves sex, violence or strong language — but there's no similar labelling system for, say, sloppy journalism and other questionable content.I

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Amplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8qel

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Something I'd always had trouble with - most of my veggie dishes tended to be somewhat bland, or just a melange of vegetables;everything turns to ratatouille.Yesterday though - we played host to two other families from our NCT group, and there was veggie chili on the menu. I think the real secret is texture - no great big lumps of vegetables - or the dreaded ratatouille beckons. Keeping the

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Amplify’d from redcurtains.blogspot.comSee more at redcurtains.blogspot.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8nnc

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Amplify’d from www.geekologie.comHas anybody ever tried this? I'd give it a go in my apartment's elevator but it smells like an old person died in there (I suspect it was the woman that lives above me). You've got to admit, this is pretty groundbreaking if it's true. God, with all you a-holes constantly floor-skipping your coworkers are gonna have to start using the stairs! And that, dear

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Has been great. Lots of interaction, real interest and determination from the users to analyze and improve the service, the ability to auto-post all of my amps to my blog (thus making it finally look like I actually care about blogging!) and most of all, the feeling that I'm involved in a service that's going places. One of the reasons I showed so much loyalty to friendfeed was because of that

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Love the Boba Fett, and the Reddit alien's not bad either!Amplify’d from www.instantfundas.comIf you have changed the default Facebook profile picture and uploaded your own, it’s fine. But if not, then why not replace that boring picture of the guy with a wisp of hair sticking out of his head with something different and funny?One nice person called David has created a bunch of alternative

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There's the outside chance that this is all an elaborate viral, but if it is true, this is just priceless.Amplify’d from thechive.comWe received the following photos last night from a person who works with this girl. Her name is Jenny (not confirmed) - we're working our contact for Jenny's last name. Yesterday morning, Jenny quit her job with a (flash)bang by emailing these photos to the entire

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There's an innocence and an eagerness to tunes from this era - coupled with the still (relatively) simple technology used to make the tunes - the end product is always just wonderful. Amplify’d from blogtotheoldskool.com blog to the oldskool collecting obscure & long forgotten 91-95 oldschool hardcore/jungle gems, live sets, and more I’ve had this tune stuck in my head for a week now….

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Which is all rather exciting! Will let you know the link as soon as it goes live. It's all going to be rather simple at first, just links to the Union Sound Set page, and contact info, but here's the potential to add more things. Which, hopefully, is what I'll be doing.See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8irj

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Here's a particularly good example - "It's Real" by The Silvertones (with Lynn Tait & The Jets providing the backing. It's been out on a number of labels, the version I have is on Doctor Bird. Listen and see if you can sit still.....Amplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8i47

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How fast is Amplify growing? After a week here I've got 35 followers and I've noticed friends from other networks popping up here too...how is it for everyone else? http://amplify.com/u/8hyo

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Love sites like this - anything that keeps the love for vinyl alive is OK by me!Amplify’d from lpcoverlover.comSee more at lpcoverlover.comSee more at lpcoverlover.comSee more at lpcoverlover.comSee more at lpcoverlover.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8hyb

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Was fun, if a little odd. The venue was free before 12, so the crowd was totally different than normal, and somewhat random. This always means you never know what to expect, or indeed, quite what to play. I actually ended up playing huge amounts of classic britpop, but still managed to find time to play this little gem, which is my "playout tune" of the year so far.Amplify’d from

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Amplify’d from www.urlesque.com The notorious Westboro Baptist Church protestors -- the folks who normally picket soldiers' funerals and Lady Gaga concerts -- turned out to San Diego Comic-Con this year, but they ran into resistance from a bunch of clever geeks with costumes and counterprotest signs. Westboro thinks that comic fans worship false idols, but these Comic-Con counterprotesters didn't

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Yoghurt flavoured Pepsi. *bowks*Amplify’d from manwhoplayedgod.soup.ioSee more at manwhoplayedgod.soup.io See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8glw

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Amplify’d from unhappyhipsters.com(Photo: Stephen Oxenbury; Dwell)" width="382" height="384"/>Though the hike to town was back-breaking, they both agreed that installing a road would have ruined the juxtaposition of the built and natural environments.Read more at unhappyhipsters.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8glq

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Really, really rainy Saturday. One of the things about having this computer in the loft room is that I sit just a few inches beneath the Velux window in the roof - so when it rains, you feel so much closer to the weather - plus it sounds so much louder. Tonight is another DJ set at Casino Royale at the Barfly, I'm becoming a bit of a regular, and play there roughly once a month. It's good to

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 See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8fma

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From left - Penstemon, Yellow Patio Rose, Dahlias, Fuschia, Hydrangea, Asiatic Lily, more Dahlias. At the back there's a Strawberry plant, another Patio Rose, and the climbing Rose.Amplify’d from tweetphoto.comSee more at tweetphoto.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8ecv

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This guy needs to hit that reverse button a bit more often - and he's WAY too cavalier about the scanners...... I used to practice on Defender by placing a newspaper over the main screen and playing off the tiny display at the top!Amplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8dvk

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Chiefly because of the Impatiens in my window boxesAmplify’d from tweetphoto.comSee more at tweetphoto.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8d0j

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I'm playing Casino Royale, at the Barfly. I'm on from around midnight, until 3am. Casino Royale is always a blast - so send me a message if you want to be on the list!Amplify’d from s296.photobucket.comSee more at s296.photobucket.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8ctl

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This is the video for their debut single, and we're all incredibly happy with it. See what you think, and let me know your thoughts xAmplify’d from www.youtube.comThe phenomenal video for Union Sound Set's debut single 'Hiding Places' which is out on the 27th September. It comes from their highly anticipated debut album 'Start / Stop' which is released on October 24th.Read more at www.youtube.com

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Well, I never would have believed it, but my Grandmother was a wonderful gardener, so perhaps it was a hidden talent of mine, handed down through the generations. Whatever, since stopping work, I've had a lot of time to mess around in the garden, and I've loved every minute. I don't have much planting space, so there's lots of containers and pots, but that's fine. I've planted lots of hardy

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And this makes more sense if you know anything about soundclash - when Rodigan brings Gregory Isaacs in on the dubplate at the end of the clip - you can feel the hairs rise up on your arms - incredible stuff.....Amplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8b7t

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Well, I love it. I like the way I can create posts which echo over at my blog - so that won't get neglected (something that definitely happened while I was busy friendfeeding) and being able to set up the autoposts to link other sites is a bonus. But, as I know I've said before, it's the bookmarklet which is doing it for me. I like the ability to customise the look of the links I share, and to be

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This is for Jonathan, as I was telling him about it earlier. It's a little difficult to convey the sheer wonder of this clip without being able to actually see it - so Jonathan, check this:Amplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/89t0

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Amplify’d from www.mymodernmet.comTaking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshopped them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Prague, Vienna, and Moscow in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history in a whole new and unbelievably meaningful

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I messed around in treehouses when I was a kid, and my friend even had one specially built at the bottom of his garden....but none of them compared to this.Amplify’d from www.treehugger.comThey said it couldn't be done. When we first wrote about the almost invisible treehouse to be built in Sweden by Tham & Videgard, 899 commenters thought it was autocad eye candy, impossible to build and death

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And it could be Amplify that drives that obsession for me. Love the integration with my Blog, Friendfeed, Twitter, and all my other sites - but it's the clip function I love most of all. It's Friendfeed's bookmarklet, but with a better UI, better usability, and all-round increased stickiness. What's not to like? Anyway, I've spent the last hour tweaking my profile (and that was easy) and scoping

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And it's the sort of thing which *almost* gives me nightmares.....and I've never been diving in my life, but this is the sort of thing which just might mae we want to try it....Amplify’d from www.youtube.com Nemo33 Deepdive in Brussel ruudbrockhus 11 videos Subscribe Edit Subscription Loading... See more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http:/

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Amplify’d from skateandannoy.comSee more at skateandannoy.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/88kx

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I'm trying out Amplify as a way of posting content to my Twitter, Buzz and Blogger accounts simultaneously. The only worry I have is post duplication (chiefly on Facebook) but apart from that, it all looks good.See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/88bu

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And another to go. There's an informal lunch celebration today, for Pip's birthday, in a pub round the corner. I can't imagine it will scale the heights of last nights meal, which was fantastic! I had a Broad Bean and Rocket salad, topped with a crispy wafer of Pecorino, then a wondrous pasta course: Tortellini in Brodo. When it's done right, this is one of my favourite Italian dishes - simple,

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Know your meme does it again.........

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We've got a special birthday to celebrate today, so we're going somewhere appropriate - here. Can't wait. I've actually been there before, for one of my catastrophic lunches with Johnny, Kevin and the late, great, Richard. I'm struggling to recall details, but I'm sure it was wonderful. Let's see how it shapes up tonight.The rain came overnight, which means for the first time in a week or so,

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The Penstemon is about to flower, the Spirea is attracting a massive amount of wonderful flying insects, and the edible chili pepper seems to be bearing fruit - hurrah!And I've found a nifty Gardening blog too - here.

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And one I don't want to repeat in a hurry. As I said in yesterday's post, I've got a bit of a virus. Me and Pip both have gastroenteritis, and it would seem to be Norovirus too, what with the huge waves of nausea, aching limbs, stomach cramps, as well as the usual unsavoury symptoms. But we were most concerned with keeping Marnie safe and well. that all fell apart about 7pm when Marnie began

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Kings Of Leon cancel gig after pigeons poo in bassist Jared Followill's mouth | Metro.co.ukI've had a slightly upset stomach today, and the news of this pigeon-related poo-squad taking their revenge on KOL is making me feel a lot better.

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I've blogged about it before, but here it is, in all its glory.Enjoyx 08 - Duk Koo Kim by courtneywilliamson

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From Sun Kil Moon, AKA Mark Kozolek.Regular readers of this blog will know I was obsessed with the Sun Kil Moon album "Ghosts Of The Great Highway" a couple of years ago; it helped me through some fairly dark times - divorce, the end of Shadowglobe, a period of drift, transition and uncertainty. Ultimately, of course, there was a lot of happiness at the end of it all, and there's something of

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And once more, I'm sitting in the kitchen, waiting for the water in the bottles to cool, having watered all of my plants, just quietly welcoming in the day. It's definitely become my favourite part of the day - this early morning ritual - and a welcome moment of silence in a life that's got a lot more noisy since Marnie arrived!Was on my own last night (which actually ended up rather fraught as

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"I never smoked me no cigarettes, I never drunk much booze"Well, I think Bon Scott might have been stretching the truth somewhat, don't you? This is AC/DC at their finest, and it's taken from "Let There Be Rock".However, it's interesting for another reason. It's the touchstone for quite a lot of what we did in Jesus Jones. Have a listen:Now, listen again, and sing "...Yes you know how some things

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Five months in and she's doing just fine.Yesterday was spent tasting the food for the upcoming nuptials, at the venue on the King's Road. Walking down the length of the King's Road, I couldn't help feel a slight sense of nostalgia for what it used to be like - the Goth T-shirts, the hair dyes, the stalls piled high with cheap leather jackets, DM's.....edgy, cheap, fun fashion, constantly changing

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Have some of this.

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Marnie is eating her breakfast (well, she's actually wearing her breakfast) and I'm plotting the day to come. I've got to head of to the doctor's this morning to have the stitches removed from my foot (OW!) then it's off to the venue for our wedding reception, where we're tasting all the food and wine. Yes, that's right, ALL the food and wine. I'll be needing a nap later.

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I always hear the Velvets whenever I write that, don't you?Anyway, the garden is watered, the kitchen tidied, little Marnie has been fed and I'm getting ready for the day. We're off to Ifield later, to see the (almost) in-laws, and I'll see if I can squeeze in a visit to the Farmers Market. There's a wonderful stall which sells herbs for planting, and I could do with some Sage.

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I went to the garden centre and bought some more herbs (Tarragon, Lemon Thyme) and a wonderful Fuchsia, a Spirea, and assorted accessories for the garden. I'm now cooking my dinner - meatballs with honey-glazed Carrots, herb-baked Courgettes, and some Broccoli. I may finally have grown up.

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And I've got Marnie with me in the Kitchen. She's sitting in her doughnut, munching on her favourite toys, and I'm listening to this.Not really sure what today will bring, but I'm thinking about heading off for more garden supplies. Strange - since I became unemployed, I've loved getting out there and watching all of the plants flower and Bloom, and have really appreciated getting my hands

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Not very Rock'n'Roll, but there you go. The patio doors are wide open, the Sun is flooding in, I can see all of the plants in my tiny little garden (the Asiatic Lily flowered yesterday), the radio is on with the morning news and I'm having a light breakfast. I always feel energised in the early hours, and that tends to fade as the day passes.Today sees me heading off to the doctor's (all to do

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That after all of the incredible warm weather we've had over the past week, I get a cold. The kind I hate the most: lots of tickly coughing and interrupted sleep.Today's weather looks like it's set to break though - there's rain in the sky, and that means I could perhaps have the first morning for weeks which doesn't see me traipsing round the garden with a hose. Since the demise of NME Radio, I

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And currently, that obsession is with The Mynabirds album "What We Lose In The Fire, We Gain In the Flood". It's available from the ever-reliable Saddle Creek, in a number of format choices.Mynabirds is the latest project from Laura Burhenn, one-time vocalist for Georgie James, whose one and only album was one of the best things about this entire decade.If you need to hear how good the album is,

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A busy year for me, with as much going on as the last couple....Marnie is my big news, obviously, but also, NME Radio is no more. A real shame, as we were producing something of real quality, with great content, committed, passionate and knowledgeable presenters, and great music, to boot. The state of alternative music radio in the UK is really starting to worry me: Six Music may have been saved

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Well, I was ready for the feelings of love that washed over me - I expected them, almost anxiously, towards the end of the labour. I just knew I'd be full of love for the tiny little bundle that we'd created, I knew I'd be more in love with my partner than ever before. I knew I'd be praying (despite myself) for health, safety, and happiness.What I wasn't prepared for was the absolute outpouring

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So, I'm going to make myself busy today. Off to Portobello Road in a bit, to pick up an Aidan Moffat album from Rough Trade, and do some shopping in the market. It's a mild winter's day, so I'll take the scenic route - over the Grand Union at Harrow road, then down the back streets. Lovely.Philippa's got to go the Acupuncturist later, so we're going to explore Kensal Rise as well, there's some

Iain Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-26413818475107406542010-02-04T09:13:00.003Z2010-02-04T09:20:03.747Z

And still no news. Is this ever going to happen? I guess so, it's just odd being in a position where you can't really envisage any other way than how things are now. anyway, I'm sitting here, having wrapped up the downloads for today, listening to the total GENIUS that is "Double Nickels On The Dime", and breathing in the subtle smell of curry in the air (made a coconut lamb curry last night)

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I'm sitting in the loft room, listening to "Shivers" by The Boys Next Door, getting ready for work. No news on the baby front *sighs* - wonder how long it's going to take? It's such a weird form of limbo....Off to the Bakerloo line soon, and quite probably a stroll through the back streets of Waterloo/Borough. I *could* go to Southwark station, but there;s something nice about wandering down

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Today, I've been listening to Wim Mertens (same old story, huh?) and decided to have a quick listen to "Alle Dinghe", which is a 3-CD set, part of a trilogy which runs to seven CD's. It's wonderful, elegiac orchestral stuff - and seems like it's actually one of his most sought-after works. A quick flick through eBay reveals that a replacement copy would set me back - get this - over FIVE HUNDRED

Iain Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-50366141385528611432010-02-01T11:57:00.002Z2010-02-01T12:00:51.013Z

I've blogged about this song before - it's my favourite record of all time. But at the time, I didn't have a clip to post online. However, via the magic of YouTube, here it is. This was the sound of my teenage years.

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For those of you who listen to the show, and get the downloads of the day, I'm thinking about ways of archiving the links. Would you go to a blog which listed those links? Would that work? Let me know, I'll muse on this some more while I'm at work.

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