Daft Punk scoring TR2N

March 5, 2009

Amazing

Imagine all the visuals they’ll be able to jack.

It’s like they are living my ideal life, ten years before me.

(and with far more success)

Category film, music, scifi

Early Reactions to the Watchmen

February 20, 2009

“those looking for a literal translation to film of the graphic novel, Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen” is not it, but it comes as close as a movie can for such a densely written comic book story”

Early word seems to be,it is so faithful it might be too much for a mainstream audience.

I’m gradually moving from kinda worried to cautiously optimistic.

more here

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Spotify opens in the UK

February 12, 2009

I’ve been using the beta for 2/3 weeks.

It’s a really good service, like an online itunes library with all the tracks you what to hear every so often ,but don’t feel the need to own.

You can check it out here.

I really hope the Music Industry does mess this up.

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24 hours from Armageddon

February 10, 2009

2:20 in…

“On Thursday (Sept 18), at 11am the Federal Reserve noticed a tremendous draw-down of money market accounts in the U.S., to the tune of $550 billion was being drawn out in the matter of an hour or two. The Treasury opened up its window to help and pumped a $105 billion in the system and quickly realized that they could not stem the tide. We were having an electronic run on the banks. They decided to close the operation, close down the money accounts and announce a guarantee of $250,000 per account so there wouldn’t be further panic out there.If they had not done that, their estimation is that by 2pm that afternoon, $5.5 trillion would have been drawn out of the money market system of the U.S., would have collapsed the entire economy of the U.S., and within 24 hours the world economy would have collapsed. It would have been the end of our economic system and our political system as we know it.”

Absolutely chilling.

via here and here

Category economics

Worldwide

January 30, 2009

Ulysses 82 on Radio 1 !!!!!.

Me and christophe are craziliy over-excited about this-what a great way to start the year.

Big thanks to Danny aka Red Rack’em, who is seemingly destined for ever greater heights this year.

Catch him at the Vibe bar on the 13th, and listen to the full show here.

Bringing the cheap heat since 1982.

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Who’s House?

January 24, 2009

Buy here

Category miscellania, obama

The Return of Disco Jesus

January 23, 2009

Back for the New Year.

Still able to bring together a killer selection of (mostly) unknown (to me) discoid gems.

Massive.

Disco Jesus- Champ Des Reves

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Incal Arzach

January 16, 2009

All kinds of amazing.

via

Category film, scifi, Uncategorized

Wild Rumpus

January 12, 2009

via

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The Patron Saint of Quality Footwear

January 8, 2009

As anyone who knows me can testify, I’m not a mad follower of fashion, prefering in my advancing years the safe comforts of classic brands like Filson and Barbour, rich in heritage and function, and never fashionable enough to go too out of style (hopefully). That said, a recent Sunday afternoon visit to Folk’s shop on Lambs Conduit Street revealed a deeply latent shoe lust that took me completely by surprise.

Thankfully that lust has now been (mostly) sated, by my brand new grey colorway armstrongs, which apart from causing me to gaze lovingly downward with an accident-waiting-to-happen frequency, have brought me far too much joy for any man to be sensibly admitting in public.

You can check out the rest of the Folk SS09 preview here and thrifty lovers of beautiful footwear should probably avoid either of these links (Shofolk Men’s SS09 /Shofolk Women’s SS09).

My pair came as these amazing handmade minature replicas (to save on packing), which I love almost as much as the real ones, I’ll keep them within reach till Artie is old enough to be into Action Man-he’ll have the jazziest off duty action hero in the playgroup.

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