Even now, with only two survivors who are both past their prime, the Who can still pull off a spectacular show.  The memory of seeing the bloody terrible Las Vegas concert on TV recently was still fresh so I was half-expecting a bit of car crash TV, but the Superbowl half-time show was magnificent.
Entries Tagged as 'YouTube'
Kidjo and Carlos
January 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Kidjo and Carlos · Music
Two of my favourites together on stage: Carlos Santana and Angelique Kidjo  When Jayne treated me to Santana tickets for my birthday (quite a long time ago) Angelique Kidjo joined him for this song – which she wrote and he covered on his Shamen album.  It made my day then, and finding this clip […]
Tags: World music·YouTube
Vive la difference
January 13th, 2010 · Comments Off on Vive la difference · Life
Another dull, weather-related post, but I thought it might be fun to compare the response to snow(balls) in two different places. In Crawley: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video And in Washington: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I’m so glad we have […]
(Very) Bad Shepherds
December 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music
A Christmastime treat for the sister: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Via Tom Freeman (an all-around-my-hat tip?)
Rage against the Facebook
December 17th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Life, Music
Not the best of the Downfall parodies, but not the worst either. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Me? Since you ask, I joined the Facebook group for the craic, but didn’t download the track. Still got the CD from when it came out.
Well I’ll go to the foot of our stairs
December 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on Well I’ll go to the foot of our stairs · Music
When I finally caught up with reading Friday’s Guardian I learned something unlikely today in this article about what happened to several music acts that looked like being the next big thing but never were. Not only that but it gives me an excuse, as if one were needed, to put up a link to […]
Abandoned and let down by West Sussex county council
December 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
What am I going to do? How am I going to learn how to use my mobile phone now? WSCC went to all the trouble and expense of producing a (presumably) excellent video tutorial on how to make a phone call, but before I get a chance to watch it they take it down! (According […]
Must be Santa
November 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music
This is Bob Dylan’s new one – a Christmas song. I hated it within two seconds, but then it started growing on me and by the end I thought it was brilliant and the best Christmas song since the Pogues.  Is it Christmassy though? Sounds like the music from a Jewish wedding to me. Unfortunately […]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·YouTube
Badly Drawn Boy wanted for taxi murder
November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
Hat tip to Angry people in local papers You know what? I reckon even I could get a job as a police artist in Bolivia. Love the way they keep zooming in on the picture to try and make it scary… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Drums – an excuse for some gratuitous Shakira
November 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Drums – an excuse for some gratuitous Shakira · Music
I will be amazed if I have not already mentioned here how partial I am to drums. Not so much drum solos (though I am quite fond of them) but bands who have several drummers or percussionists in their line-up. Imagine then, how chuffed I was seeing the Decemberists on Later last week with most […]
