Oh, and did I mention Beardyman?
Simon @ May 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
OK - so he’s not quite unknown…but he was performing at the Zeitgeist dinner, and was really quite remarkable, as you can see from this clip here (and various others on YouTube).
Could you have a tribute band for the Chemical Brothers?
Simon @ April 4, 2008 # 3 Comments
I hope he won’t mind me spilling the contents of our super high-powered lunch out into the ether, but this cropped up over lunch with Andy Hart.
First question - what is it that the Chemical Brothers actually do when they’re playing live? I mean I think they’re fantastic, but you do wonder if they’ve actually [...]
The digital things people say: HMV 2005
Simon @ April 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
So - for one reason or other, I’ve been having a look at some of the things that traditional businesses have said about their digital ambitions, and how they have - or haven’t - panned out.
This from an HMV digital launch in 2005 (.pdf here) is by no means the most preposterous - [...]
I can’t afford the Macbook Air
Simon @ February 29, 2008 # One Comment
..but I could just about run to the £7.99 for Yael Naim’s eponymous album [iTunes] that features the soundtrack to the ad. And it’s really rather lovely, makes a change from Adele, Duffy etc. Thoroughly recommended.