Posted in aesthetics on Aug 14th, 2008 No Comments »
The above also comes from Infinite Thought and is entitled Olympigs. I was reminded of it today when talking to a friend who is traveling to Donegal this weekend with his partner. It’s partly work related he told me as she works as an art administrator, and has to catalogue and maintain the art collections […]
Posted in aesthetics, Art, music on Jul 24th, 2008 5 Comments »
Oh man.
I picked this up in the Oxfam shop on Parliament street for one euro. Classic stuff. The b-side, Who’s knocking at my door, is below, along with Paralyzed.
Here’s a bit about the Legendary Stardust Cowboy from his official site:
Norman Carl Odam was born in Lubbock, Texas in 1947. Inspired by Chet Atkins, he […]
Paralyzed [2:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup Who's knocking at my door [3:07m]: Play Now | Play in PopupPosted in irish culture, Irish music, aesthetics, Irish social history on Jun 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Another purchase from St. Vincent de Paul. This one ties into my own little history of this city. I used to play drums in a couple of bands, one of which was the Wrycatchers. I would easily rank us as one of the worst bands ever to grace the stage at the Underground on Dame […]
Posted in irish culture, aesthetics, Irish social history, music on Jun 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
I picked this up in the St. Vincent de Paul’s shop on Sean MacDermott Street, and I have to say the most daring and radical part of the whole album is the cover. (The lady’s plan for that honey she has there, I have to say, match my own.) Anyway, the blurb on the back […]
Posted in Computers, aesthetics, music on Jun 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Now THIS is what the internet is all about.
The Star Wars theme tune, played with a floppy disk and reader.
Fantastic stuff.
Posted in aesthetics, Film on Jun 21st, 2008 2 Comments »
Well, Peter Griffin hasn’t seen it - at least, not all the way through. This is a kinetic typography version of Family Guy discussing the great movie itself.
Enjoy.
Posted in The Fall, aesthetics, Art on May 14th, 2008 9 Comments »
Mark E Smith’s most distinctive texts echo both Lovecraft and Dick’s methodology. According to caricature, The Fall proffer a naturalism whose dreariness is leavened only by its humour. But it was only in their earliest mode that The Fall were comic naturalists, introducing an amphetamine-driven garage punk to the bingo halls, industrial estates and cracker […]
Posted in great irish bands, aesthetics, Art on Mar 4th, 2008 7 Comments »
There are people out there who do not see the three minute pop song as an art form. They need help. Now, there are thousands of pop songs to choose from, but here´s one that I find particularly wonderful.
The Divine Comedy will be a subject of our Great Irish Bands series soon, but for […]
Posted in aesthetics, muppets, Bertiegate, Ahern, Bertie, Politics on Dec 20th, 2007 4 Comments »
although it may have been the norm there was nothing forcing people to follow the norm, he said some people dye their hair yellow some people put rings in their nose and that’s not normal’.
Bertie Ahern, the fucking brains of the operation, today compared his financial acumen to a fashion statement. He was talking about […]
Posted in Irish journalism, aesthetics, Media on Dec 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Taken from articles since July this year.