The last rays of the sun..... 

Sunday, after a long lunch, took a walk along the beach. It's difficult to explain the feeling of that vast swathe of pebbles crunching under your feet as the waves break beside you...but here's the view I got when I looked down. 

Charlatans album.....

AMAZING. Sounds really cohesive, very together...Tim seems to have been fully assimilated back into the band after his solo album last year. The entire thing brings repair to mind. Sonically, there's a driving rhythmic force behind most of the tracks, but not just from drums and percussion: everything seems to groove....
Influence-wise, there's an unspoken dub pulse beneath everything, Melodicas, skittering fills, empty spaces between b-lines.

Hurrah!

Liv just updated her blog as well :)

Remember that music video link?

Well, here's another! 50, just became 65....and some are ipod friendly as well.
Getting a sneak preview of the new Charlatans album tonight, will let you know what it's like tomorrow.....

Grab it while it's hot.....

Head over to The Prettiest Pony for a supreme slice of Brazilian Baile Funk Vs. Alice in Chains. Awesome stuff.

As a resource for bootlegs and mash-ups...

This is pretty close to perfection.
Been searching for details about the re-releases of the Triffids albums on Domino...."Calenture" is up on itunes, but no sign of it anywhere else.Anyone know anything? I need some glorious melancholia, and believe me, I need it NOW.
*edit* Oh, they were out on the 17th. Why nothing on the Domino site, then?

GENIUS

Kaiser Chiefs interviewed by sheep.
Boy, am I tired. Was some weekend, veh tiring. Still, that's rock'n'roll.

Warning! Genius Alert......

Last night was David Ford at Dingwalls. Highlight of the set was "State of The Union" where he performs the entire song, via "Live Looping" - playing a short fragment of the tune on an instrument which instantly starts a loop. He then moves on to another instrument, repeating the process, again and again....it's utterly incredible to watch, you can see what I mean here.

More puzzle game fun for you....

Here.
I seem to have fallen of the radar somewhat, don't I? Sorry about that. Anyway, been rather busy of late, and must also sadly report that my resolution to grow my hair failed miserably. I just looked like Catweazle.

More video fun for you......

The best Viral Videos of 2005. (Some ads, some NOF content, lots of stupidity)

Resolutions....

Hmmmmmmmmm.
What to do?
I don't smoke any more, i'm NOT going anywhere near any sort of temperance...
So I was thinking this morning: how about I don't cut my hair for a while? See how long that lasts. Waddya reckon?
*edit*
or maybe I should just go to the gym. (NOF-ish)

Eintste-nearly-zende old-baten

Here.
(sorry for the German, BTW)

Cure for a hangover?

This lady is my cure for today.

Happy New Year!

How was it for you? At the stroke of midnight, I was throwing party poppers to a waiting crowd, then liberally spraying them with champagne (sorry about that)
My tunes of the night:

1. We Are Scientists - "The Great Escape"
2. Status Quo "Down Down" (John Peel R.I.P)
3. Duran Duran "Girls on Film"

It was that sort of a night.............