Like a bird on a wire
This blog is for stuff that's "interesting us today", right? Well, its got nothing to do with music, but it made my day yesterday. I was walking down Grays Inn Road on my way to the corporate monolith that is the TLS, when a little flash of yellow caught my eye. It was a stunning little bird (in the ornithological, rather the the sexist meaning of the word) with a lovely long tail flying about quite happily close to Kings Cross station. A quick visit to the RSPB website revealed it was a grey wagtail. Not your normal little run... ...
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03/24/2010
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GeekPop Videos
We rocked Geekpop last week. Thanks to all those who made it possible. In case you missed it, here's a taste of our set: WAVE OR PARTICLE CHROMOSOME ...
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03/22/2010
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Geekpop is go!
And to celebrate, I thought I'd post this picture of a chicken:
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03/13/2010
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Not the First Law, the Second Law . . .
Well, yes, but which one? Newton, Kepler, Mendel? No, the other one – Maxwell's Demon, Thomas Pynchon, ones and zeroes, Bob's your uncle. Here's a set of lyrics on and around the subject from our song of the same name, this one's not in the New Yorker yet, but it's only a matter if time, I feel sure. We'll be unleashing this at the geekpop live event on March 18th but there are still two new songs to come for the launch of March 12th. Can you contain yourselves? Very well then, you contain yourselves and we'll get on with... ...
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03/09/2010
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Save BBC6Music
It was announced recently that the BBC is to close its superb 6 Music radio station as part of a cost-cutting shake-up. The station is one of the few places where the spirit of John Peel survives on the BBC. It's certainly the only place you get to hear the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Don Letts and Bob Dylan spinning discs. We believe that the decision to close the stations is the wrong one. If you agree, then please email srconsultation@bbc.co.uk to explain why you'll miss 6 or complete the Trust's BBC Strategy Review Online Survey. The BBC Trust will... ...
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03/04/2010
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