Monthly Archives: August 2008

Big Red

I still remember the initial excitement I felt first reading about the Red-One last year. Seems that original promise has, if anything, been exceeded by the product itself.(how often does that happen?) There’s a fascinating background piece about the company… Continue reading

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Two sides of Prince

“That record was up against the paranoia of radio and the power of corporate record labels. That time, the record and the artist won. These days, neither one would have had a chance in hell.” The story behind Prince’s ‘Kiss‘.… Continue reading

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Burn after Reading

pic via A super-positive first review for the new coen brother’s movie. Man I’m looking forward to this. (previously)

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Aglimore

Prints etc on etsy. Nice.

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People at the End of Time

This is my biggest tune right now. Hitting that beautiful sweet spot between 80′s analog funk, early electro and UK hiphop, Reflections On Creation & Bass‘ new track has caused ructions everytime we’ve played it. Whereas other Quaid productions have… Continue reading

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Novak-caine for the Soul

Stanley Fish on Kim Novak‘s enduring, and often misunderstood, appeal; MacMurray plays a cop assigned to ingratiate himself with her in the hope that she will lead him to her gangster boyfriend. But, as TCM host Robert Osborne observed, one… Continue reading

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Roubini in The (New York) Times

The United States, Roubini went on, will likely muddle through the crisis but will emerge from it a different nation, with a different place in the world. “Once you run current-account deficits, you depend on the kindness of strangers,” he… Continue reading

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Black Moses and the Promised land

Andria Lisle, looks at Memphis’ incredible musical legacy in today’s Guardian. As the legend goes, if you plant your pocket change on the silty banks of the lower Mississippi River, copper and silver trees will spring up overnight. Maybe that’s… Continue reading

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Wednesday Night People

Aint it Black, last night, was it’s usual explosive mix of eclectic music and up-for-it party crowd. I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun deejaying, it’s like a massive, slightly mad house party. The best thing about it,… Continue reading

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The Black Heart Gang

Also responsible for the amazing United Airlines adverts that are around at the moment, The Black Heart Gang are a team of animators based in SA. Beautiful work.

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