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Podcast fever

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

A while ago, I blogged about Rhythm Incursions, an excellent podcast from Resonance FM. Since then, I have discovered other equally good offerings from the station: Red Zero Radio and Hooting Yard. Via Resonance FM, I also discovered an excellent SF podcast called Escape Pod. Escape Pod podcast weekly quality SF stories and features. I’ve [...]

David Last

Sunday, November 13, 2005

In a previous post, I mentioned the excellent podcast from Resonance FM: Rhythm Incursions. The second Rhythm Incursions podcast was a session by David Last. According to the podcast description:
“Fusing dancehall-style rhythms with almost a minimal house kinda vibe, he weaves together a sonic collage that draws you in and hypnotises you from the get-go. [...]

They paint portraits

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

I was browsing around and found this today: StellaHelps.com. Stella & Helps are two artists with two distinctive styles and as they say on the website:
“We paint portraits”
Some pretty amazing portraits on sale already: Rosa, Martha, Rosa & Serge.
Very cool.

Highly recommended: Rhythm Incursions

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Like many of us, when I first heard of podcasting, I thought: “Great! Another source for interesting music!”. I explored the podcast directories I could find at the time but was quickly disappointed by the lack of quality music programmes. Until now, I only subscribed to 2 podcasts: BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time [...]

Kung Fu Hustle

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Went to see Kung Fu Hustle yesterday. When I saw Shaolin Soccer last year, I remember thinking it was the best comedy I had seen in years. Well, Kung Fu Hustle didn’t disappoint either. With most of the Shaolin Soccer cast getting back together with a bigger budget and more ambitious story line, this could [...]