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Film, Books, Comics, Television, Music and Other Stuff.

20 August 2008

Death By Chocolate

Selections from H.P. Lovecraft's brief tenure as a Whitman's Sampler copywriter.

Iain Banks 'The Write Place'

My favourite writer Iain Banks shows us where he writes his novels in a clip from The Book Show.

Other writer's rooms featured in the series were those of William Boyd, Tracy Chevalier, Jenny Colgan , Anthony Horowitz, Lisa Jewell, Blake Morrison, Alexander McCall Smith, Claire Tomalin and Jacqueline Wilson

12 August 2008

Them!

They don't trailer 'em like this any more... more's the pity

Classic House

Loved this track back in the day

And there's another stunning performance by the Jackmaster here...

Also stumbled on this classic that had slipped from my memory

And, not strictly House, but something else that I had totally forgotten about that I found surfing around Youtube

11 August 2008

Something Of Boris

Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish of Adam & Joe fame put forward their proposals for the theme tune for the upcoming Bond film Quantum Of Solace.

The Water Margin

Loved this show as a kid. I fear tracking it down now in case it don't like up to my memories.

08 August 2008

808

808 State

'Cubik'

'In Yer Face'

'Pacific State'

'The Only Rhyme That Bites'

'Olympic'

Roland TR-808

Last 808 Jam

The Shape Of Things That Hum

And finally '808080808'

07 August 2008

Yip yip yip yip yip yip

The best thing on Sesame Street, by far

01 August 2008

Saving Grace

The seemingly immortal Grace Jones has a new song out - 'Corporate Cannibal' - with a sublime video where she comes over as some alien angel

A couple more classics from the past - 'Slave To The Rhythm'

And my favourite - 'Warm Leatherette'

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