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Musical genius

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Paul| 1 Comment

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin


I love music and comedy and also love science, technology and rational thinking. And one man combines these passions: His name is Tim Minchin and everything I’ve seen him do is simply fantastic. As well and being an amazing pianist, the best since Les Dawson, his songwriting talent is simply something else. Having caught him on Loose Ends on Radio 4 earlier this evening, I was reminded to write a glowing review of his work, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Continue reading →

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A gentlemans tiff…

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Paul| 3 Comments
Boxing

Boxing

One of my favourite musical genres is hip-hop; beats, rhymes and life as the saying goes. A big part of hip-hop culture is the MC battle where two or more MCs spit freestyle venom at each other, sometimes in a good-hearted manner, other times less so. This battling can also be taken onto plastic, resulting in so-called battle tracks or diss tracks. Sometimes this whole scenario gets out of hand; think the whole east-coast vs west-coast rivalry of the 1990′s or more recently Nas vs Jay-Z, 50 Cent vs Ja Rule. Well, a whole new battle may just be breaking out on UK shores and this one promises to be a lot more, well, polite. Continue reading →

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The law is an ass…

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Paul| Leave a comment
Put the needle to the record

Put the needle to the record by tricky

Not quite law yet,  but with cross-party support from the three main parties, it looks like the Digital Economy Bill soon will be. Unfortunately, being driven by the small-minded folks in the record and film industries shouting loudly about lost profits (not the Welsh band though), the bill is far from being what creative industries and the public need, rather it looks like being a massive missed opportunity and another example of the law being dragged into disrepute. To quote Mr Bumble, the (proposed) law is an ass. Continue reading →

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