“…songs are never quite the answer/ Just a soundtrack to a life…” – You Were Right, Badly Drawn Boy
music
This Is It: Michael Jackson and music
Tonight I went to see This Is It, the tour titled documentary of Michael Jackson’s last months. He had announced his 50 stop ‘This Is It’ curtain call to his career, but sadly to many, including myself, and after much preparation, he passed on and the show was canceled. There is no consolation to seeing [...]
Theme tune
I live under the deluded, however sometimes comforting, generalisation that everyone shares the same quirks as myself. For example, that certain songs written were meant for you. Maybe they aren’t you word fro word, but they touch you in a way you feel you’ve never been touched before. unfortunately, it is disappointing to find that [...]
Still Alive and Kicking
I blame my absence on jet lag and full time distant employment. Taking my computer to work with me is fruitless and by the time I get home I’m worthless. So I finally saw Juno whilst relaxing in Texas at my parents and I must say, apart from it being a good film, I really [...]
Van Gogh Day
Portrait of Marcelle Roulin, 1888 Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Starry, starry night.Paint your palette blue and grey,Look out on a summer’s day,With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.Shadows on the hills,Sketch the trees and the daffodils,Catch the breeze and the winter chills,In colors on the snowy linen land. Now I understand what you [...]
"One good thing about music,
when it hits you feel no pain…” – Bob Marley Went into Fopp the other day for my first time (yeah, i know). Now, anyone who knows me is well aware of my obsession with music. However, I am a bit of a snob – a snob in the way that I am very picky [...]
Dylan Messaging
An incredibly clever idea to promote Bob Dylan’s upcoming Greatest Songs compilations. Thanks to Adverblog for this
Guinness Music Machine
Brilliant execution of the concept. The characters represting how the drink hits your taste buds – the percussion instruments – each time you take a drink. And I’m not even a fan of the stuff! Just their ads! The video is directed by Steve Cope, from Red Bee Media and edited by Tim Hardy from [...]
ORIGINAL DESIGN GANGSTA
Hilarious! You might actually know this guy. thanks to Stan at BrandDNA