The way that music files are tagged is all wrong. There must be a better solution. Like (I suppose) most people reading this I have a large (and growing) collection of music files that I’ve (legally, of course) ripped from my CDs. The ripping software that I use writes various information about the track into… Continue reading Music Tagging
Month: February 2004
The Manual
I’m not entirely sure what the connection is, but on Tom Robinson’s web site I’ve just found the complete text of the KLF’s The Manual (How To Have A Number One The Easy Way). I’m sure that the general principles they talk about still hold true, but it’s interesting how much the music industry has… Continue reading The Manual
Roy Lichtenstein
Yesterday I went to see the new Roy Lichtenstein exhibition (warning – Flash and sound) at the Hayward Gallery. As an avid comics fan, my earliest memories of “proper art” are of Lichtenstein works like Whaam! or Image Duplicator. This exhibition has lots of that stuff, but also a lot of newer[1] works that I… Continue reading Roy Lichtenstein
Weekend in Brussels
Had a very pleasant trip to Brussels this weekend. I’d been invited to speak at FOSDEM and at the last minute my wife and step-daughter decided that they would come too. This turned out to be an excellent plan as it meant that they could wander off together when I was off doing geek stuff… Continue reading Weekend in Brussels
Stage Door
At about 2pm this afternoon I’m walking along the eastern part of Pall Mall towards Trafalger Square. I happen to glance up a side street and I see a small group of people milling about and some flashes going off. Being a nosey bugger I decide to investigate further. It seems from the excited group… Continue reading Stage Door
The Shifting Language
When did “rum” change its meaning? Apparently it now means “bacardi”. I was in my local pub last night and asked for a “rum and coke”. The barmaid tried to give me a bacardi and coke. It seems that you now need to specifically ask for “dark rum” if you want rum.
More Zoo Weekly
Yesterday I got a couple of comments from Zoo Weekly fans who objected to my previous entry about their sad little comic. I wondered how they’d found me, but it turns out that a google search for Zoo Weekly lists my page first – before even the official web page. Which turns out to be… Continue reading More Zoo Weekly
The Saturday Boy
It is my considered opinion that no-one will ever write a love song as wonderful as Billy Bragg’s The Saturday Boy. How can you possibly compete with lyrics like these: She danced with me and I still hold that memory Soft and sweet And I stare up at her window As I walk down her… Continue reading The Saturday Boy
American View of the Hutton Enquiry
I’m stunned. You have to watch this. http://blugg.com/stuff/foxs_view_of_the_bbc_player.htm The transcript is here. Update: I’ve just been shown a link to John Gibson’s reply to the large number of complaints he got about this piece (thanks to rozallin for the link).
Angel Cancelled
I seems that WB have announced that they are cancelling Angel at the end of this season. To be honest I can’t say I’m that bothered. From what I’ve seen of season 5 on Sky, the “big changes” to the show don’t seem to be working at all. But there are, of course, a huge… Continue reading Angel Cancelled