Almost-daily ramblings, photos and links
Is it just me or am I the only one who thinks the YouTube SO project a massive branding excercise for YouTube/Google with little or no artistic merit? Tom Service seems to agree with my point of view.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/apr/18/pirate-bay-prison-sentences-... • Swedish defendants may keep website open and appeal • Entertainment industry welcomes rare victory The music, film and entertainment industries were celebrating a rare victory over internet…
At first I thought this was a stupid idea, but the more I think of it perhaps it’s not such a bad idea.
I wonder if there are any gigs going as a Leaf trombonist…
http://www.artsjournal.com/artfulmanager/main/handels-financial-opus.php Peter Day of the BBC has been doing a bit of financial archeology, digging up evidence of the financial life of George Frideric Handel (short written story here, limited-term access to the radio…
http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/04/listening_to_se.shtml “In a recent interview, Heaney said he was often asked what the value of poetry was during times of economic recession. The answer, he explained, is that it is at just such moments of crisis that…
M7w9TxZI6map3oczeiY8WvC1o1.mp3 (download) Click here to download: M7w9TxZI6map3oczeiY8WvC1o1.mp3 (126 KB) Drinking Guinness and listening to good trad music in Doolin. What more could you ask for?