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Odd Inspirations
The creative process can be mysterious, and many are reluctant to analyse it in any way, lest the inspiration disappears altogether.
I used to have a book called Bob Dylan: In His Own Words (you could get others in the series for people like The Beatles etc.), and there was a funny quote in it, not [...]
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Tags: songwriting
On Making Music
Saturday Night – Download link
There are at least three different reasons why I love making music, none of which has anything to do with how talented I think I am.
The second reason has to do with the technology. Even after all these years, I’m still amazed that my humble little iMac can be used as [...]
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Tags: pro tools, recording
Under Scrutiny
As an Americanist, I am of course qualified to comment on the US elections, unlike the guest on Gaby Logan’s show on BBC 5Live, who expressed the opinion that he did not believe Americans would be able to bring themselves to vote for a black candidate.
I texted in to ask when it was that the [...]
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Tags: mccain, obama, politics, press, us election
New new new new new
One of the truisms about media/advertising is that advertisers are keen on the 16-34 year old demographic, because it’s relatively cheaper to persuade one of these individuals to try something new, or to change brands. The over 40s, on the other hand, while they may have more disposable income than the younger age group, are [...]
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Now, that’s what I call Easter…
Easter seems really early this year, but for once is falling on the correct date, more or less, the spring equinox, which is nice.
My school had an inset day today, ahead of the long weekend, and the task was to moderate coursework. For various reasons, I’ve given up chasing students for late work, so I’m [...]
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Liar, Liar…
“All my exes owe back taxes”
The fire service were called earlier to deal with a fire in the vicinity of Heather Mills’ pants. The full text of the judge’s decision is available to read (PDF). Here are some highlights.
Paragraph 15: The husband’s evidence was, in my judgment, balanced. He expressed himself moderately though at [...]
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If that’s a gagging order…?
QFD: Quelle Fashion Disaster
Poor old Heather Mills emerged from court today wearing a cobbled-together outfit: some kind of suit made from remnants of other clothing. She’s reduced to sewing together pieces of her old clothes because she’s been left penniless by her divorce settlement. She gets to keep the family caravan in Wales and Evil [...]
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High Street North
When I was a teenager, I had a Saturday job at Bejam’s, the frozen food supermarket which was to become Iceland. I’ve never felt the need to shop in a supermarket dedicated to frozen foods, when all the other supermarkets have freezer sections. It has never made sense to me. Bejam’s always seemed like the [...]
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Born to be Bob
Television situation comedies are the topic for the 2008 GCSE Media Studies exam, which means I’ve been trawling through the archives looking for good, bad and indifferent examples to discuss in class.
It’s fair to say that the sitcom is in crisis, and has been for a number of years. If the likes of My Family [...]
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Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
I really enjoyed the BBC4 documentary Parallel Worlds, Parallel lives, in which Mark Everett, a musician from a band called Eels who styles himself E (I’m pretty sure it’s Eels and not The Eels), investigated the life and times of his late father, the physicist Hugh Everett.
The film was both intensely personal and moving, a [...]
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