Truly mesmerising video for the standout track from Bjork’s ‘Volta’ album - Dull flame of Desire, featuring Antony Hegarty
From Stereogum
Björk and Antony performed against green screen in New York then each director was sent the raw footage to edit and create their piece. Christoph Jantos (Berlin) Masahiro Mogari (Tokyo) and Marçal Cuberta Junca (Girona) are [...]
Entries from September 2008
Bjork feat Antony Hegarty – Dull flame of desire
September 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: video
Review : Righteous Kill
September 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Took my sorry ass off to the Lincoln Square cinema in Bellevue to see the new Robert De Niro and Al Pacino movie - ‘Righteous Kill’ yesterday, and whilst I was enjoying the giant seat, enormous popcorn and gallon of diet coke, I managed to see a really good film.
De Niro and Pacino [...]
Tags: movies
Review : Kings of Leon – Only by the Night
September 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve had a whole week enjoying the new Kings of Leon album – and it is an absolute corker.
By the time I post this – I fully expect them to be number one (yep – they are) with ‘Sex on Fire’ and so this album will be eagerly awaited.
This is a monster of an [...]
Tags: music
From the Westin in Bellevue, WA – Photosynth
September 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I was sitting looking out of my window in my Hotel room (I know, I know…still not at Inbox Zero either)…and I thought that I should stitch together a pano of the lovely view I have from the 11th floor.
Photosynth is even better to show someone a view – here are 26 photos (100% synthy) [...]
Commando Coalfire Palin
September 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Commando Coalfire – that would be my name if Sarah Palin had put me alongside Track & Trig etc…check yours out at the Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator
Tags: asides
Sky thinks I’m in France…
September 13th, 2008 · No Comments
I was watching the Sky Sports ScoreCenter, from the hotel in Bellevue, WA this morning… and it was serving me up French banner ads… how strange!
Tags: internet · random · travel
Paralympics Photos
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Humbling and Awe-Inspiring set of photos from the Beijing Paralympics
Tags: asides
Bill – have you had scalloped potatoes before?
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Part Two of the Gates and Seinfeld advertising campaign…once again there will be plenty of negative comments about how it doesn’t speak to the product etc, but the campaign seems to be getting people talking.
Tags: video
Contextual Advertising Fail!
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments
The Guardian thoughtfully advertising holidays on the broke down, on fire, Eurostar.
Ooops.
Tags: random
Lovely Poem about Remission – by my Mum
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Beautiful poem about remission posted on my Mums blog.
Tags: asides
