Rachel from Verity, and a reproductive endocrinologist from Imperial College were on BBC Radio Shropshire this morning talking about PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Listen to it here.
As I’ve previously blogged, the Nine Inch Nails fanbase is a prime example of how creativity can breed more creativity. Last week, a group of fans – several of whom had not been to the show in question – came together to create a high-quality, share-alike DVD of the band’s sequential performance of The Downward Spiral.
Producer and Editor Pier-Philippe de Chevigny-Blanc commented:
As soon as I heard about the TDS set the band performed at Webster Hall last August, I immediately jumped on my computer and started collecting footage (especially since the show hadn’t been filmed professionally).
With a little over 11 sources, this is likely to be the only DVD of that historic, first ever live performance of The Downward Spiral.
The community has already exploded with discussion (follow #tdslive and @thisoneisonus on twitter, and these threads on the forums), and has even caught the attention of the band in question:
The release is available via DVD torrent, iPod download, and streamable via Youtube. More formats are to come. Click here for credits and a Q&A.
I’ve been thinking about whether to write up something about Nick Griffin’s appearance on the BNP. But every format I’ve tried seems either lazy or underresearched. I’ve just come across Owinn’s post on the subject, which more or less covers my views, and is very much articulate and well thought-out. Link below the excerpt.
People want jobs and as usual it’s the immigrant who they see as the wall between them and work but sometimes I wonder, do you really want a job? Or do you just want an excuse not to work? Do you have the expertise? Will you work for the same money that immigrants supposedly get because apparently immigrant brain surgeons take home minimum wage these days. Will you put in the time and effort to make a better life for yourself and stop making excuses? After the Question Time debate, on the This Week program Alan Davies gave a remarkably insightful take on the situation facing the UK and immgration, we see people with more than we have entering our country and these people may be more intelligent than you, more skilled than you but it tears you up inside as you see these outsiders get by seemingly without a care in the world. These people worked hard to get to where they are, you need to ask if you can say the same about yourself.
More here
There is further debate through BBC Question Time site, the #bbcqt hashtag on twitter, and probaly any site worth visiting today (that’s not to do with the new TOIOU release).
Filed under: music
Last night Robbie Williams ended a 3 year absence from the stage with a show at London’s Roundhouse with a show to open the BBC Electric Proms. The gig showcased songs from his new album alongside classics, and ended with a cover of Video Killed The Radio Star, where he was joined by Trevor Horn, who produced Robbie’s new record.
Setlist:
- 1.Bodies
- 2.Morning Sun
- 3.Come Undone
- 4.Blasphemy
- 5.Starstruck
- 6.Feel
- 7.I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen
- 8.Supreme
- 9.Deceptacon
- 10.No Regrets
- 11.Won’t Do That
- 12.You Know Me
- 13.Angels
- 14.Millennium
- 15.Video Killed The Radio Star
The performance also broke a world record, as it was streamed live to over 250 cinemas in 23 countries.
Video clips are now available to view on the BBC site.
MP3 link to the interview+performance from last night: http://www.sendspace.com/file/k60pc8
Interview only: http://www.sendspace.com/file/n0fv5i
Synth Britannia from BBC4 is a retrospective documentary about the experimental use of synth music in the post-punk era. View the trailer below.
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- Stephen Gately’s last interview
- Queues gather for Robbie Williams’s comeback show at the opening of the BBC Electric Proms
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For the first time in history, The Guardian has been prevented from reporting on Parliament.
I don’t think I could explain it any better than Natalie has, so go and read her article here.
This is a long overdue post about my visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art last month. As a result, I’ve forgotten a lot about what happened, but it’s certainly an institution worth mentioning – and visiting. So here’s something more along the lines of a photoblog.
LACMA has the same categories of artwork as most big city museums – Eastern Art, European Painting and Sculpture, Decorative Textiles etc., but where it really shines is its modern art. The Broad Contemporary Art Museum not only has a hall filled with famous Warhol works, but it contains a number of pieces by SoCal artists, along with paintings by Pollock and Lichtenstein. In addition the entrance to the building, which is reached by going up a huge escalator, has probably one of the best views of the Hollywood Hills LA has to offer.
Across the courtyard, the Ahmason building hosts the Modern art collection, spanning surrealism, cubism, and abstract, with pieces from Otto Dix, Joan Miro, and Rene Magritte’s famous ceci n’est pas une pipe.
Admission to the museum is $12, but there’s a lot to enjoy for free. The aforementioned view of the Hills, several pieces of artwork outside the museum, and several cafes with impressive views and good ambience. I needed change for the bus (yes, LA public transport is actually quite reasonable – $1.25 per journey, which if you’re staying in Hollywood covers most of your trip) so I grabbed a $3 brownie from the complex’s central court after my artgazing. It was good.
LACMA is expanding, with at least two new buildings in construction towards the back of the campus.
More images can be found here
