Futtocks

Samuel Yirga & the Creole Choir of Cuba - I am the Black Gold of the Sun

Perfectly-timed Photos

The Google Doodle for today (23/05/2012) is fantastic! You can even record and play back your creations.

A proper one-star review of a Damien Hirst exhibition. The last time I saw paintings as deluded as Damien Hirst's latest works, the artist's name was Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. A decade ago the son of Libya's then still very much alive dictator showed sentimental paintings of desert scenes in an exhibition sponsored by fawning business allies. Searching for some kind of parallel to the arrogance and stupidity of Hirst's still life paintings, I find myself remembering that strange, sad spectacle.

Dr John's new album 'Locked down' - produced by Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys. The Good Doctor is on top form here and the songs and arrangements are excellent too, especially the busy polyrhythmic drums. Unfortunately, at some point in the mixing/mastering process, it has become yet another victim of The Loudness War, being heavily compressed, which is a shame, as an excellent album could easily have been made even better.

The order was placed Tuesday afternoon and arrived Wednesday morning. That's pretty damn quick! BTW, if you like intriguing and excellent wines, check out Familia Zuccardi - every one of their wines I've tried so far has been superb. The Caladoc, a grape variety I haven't seen anywhere else, is my current favourite (and the first one I opened from this case).

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Google beatbox - copy'n'paste the following into Google Translate, select German as the language and click on the little loudspeaker icon in the German box on the left hand side of the screen. pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk bschk bschk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschkbschk bschk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk bschk bschk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk bschk bschk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk bschk bschk

Just placed an order with Virgin Wines: 4 x Familia Zuccardi Innovacion Caladoc 2008 2 x Familia Zuccardi Organica Malbec 2009 2 x The Frontier Hexagon Red Blend 2010 2 x Frank's Own Wild White 2011 1 x Java Blanc 2011 1 x Puntino Malvasia Greco Terre degli Osci 2010 ...and all's well with the world.

A mate, who has been checking this out at various times, says that the picture gets darker as night draws in, so that implies a pretty major (24-hour?) filming project.

Calling this a mere clock is something of an undertsatement.

Apparently when BBC America showed 'The Thick Of It', they had to use the bleep machine. It must have sounded like a cocaine freak sending Morse code.

Bacon Hitler approves!

In these recession-hit times, it's good to see this sort of frugality.

Count Ossie & the Mystical Revelation of Rastafari - Tales of Mozambique. Bonkers reggae, excellent drumming.

Playlist for yesterday afternoon - media player set to 'shuffle play': ABC - When Smokey sings Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle Bunny Sigler - Theme for 'Five Fingers of Death' Burning Spear - Estimated Prophet Dickie Betts & Warren Haynes - Willie and Poor Bob Gun - Race with the Devil Kanda Bongo Man - Belle Amie Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow Mandrill - Moroccan Nights Marc Ford - The Big Callback Masters of Reality - Domino Mick Ronson - White Light/White Heat Midlake - Roscoe Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll Mofro - Blackwater Morcheeba - The Sea Mu - Eternal Thirst Nirvana - Rainbow Chaser No-Man - Brightest blue NuYorican Soul, Jocelyn Brown - I am the Black Gold of the Sun Obi - Somewhere Nicer P.P.Arnold - (If you think you're) Groovy Phil Manzanera - Tomorrow never knows Phoenix - If I Feel Better Rita Coolidge - Fever Rob Wasserman - Stardust Robbie Robertson - Night Parade Robert Palmer - Sneakin Sally through the Alley Roger Chapman - Heading back to Storyville Ry Cooder - Chinito Chinito Selda Bagcan - Gesi Baglari Shelby Lynne - Your Lies Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with you Stereolab - Escape Pod (from the World of Medical Observations) Suzanne Vega - Blood makes Noise T.Rex - Jeepster Talking Heads - Life During Wartime Tele:Funken - Empire State:Funken Tenpole Tudor - Swords of a thousand Men The B52s - Rock Lobster The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter The Call - Let the Day begin The Cars - Candy-O The Delfonics - Ready or not, here I come The Durutti Column - Somebody's Party The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night The J.Geils Band - Whammer Jammer The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City The Monkees - Circle Sky The Persuasions - I'm a Hog for you The Pogues - The Body Of An American The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia my Reflection The Teardrop explodes - Reward The Temptations - Cloud Nine The Travelling Wilburys - Maxine The Triffids - Wide open Road Thea Gilmore - The Resurrection Man They might be Giants - Istanbul not Constantinople Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi Tinsley Ellis - Texas Stomp Tom Ovans - Killing me Tommy Bolin - Sweet Burgundy UB40 - King Underworld - Born Slippy Van Halen - Jump Various Artists - Faded Love (feat. Lyle Lovett) Wire - Outdoor Miner

I've just had a brief listen to Dr John's latest album 'Locked down' and have immediately ordered a copy. Tremendous stuff - the Good Doctor is in top form.

You must wonder how much work a Fabien Barthez, Oliver Skeete or Charlie Dimmock lookalike is getting week in, week out, these days.

To be honest, I don't have gas, but I'd continue tweaking and monitoring until it looks stable. Then check it every now and then.

You'd need an accurate and responsive thermometer, especially at first (when bringing up to the required temperature). But that's only if it is really crucial for it to be a precise, unwavering heat. Otherwise, your average oven's heat settings would probably be good enough for most purposes.

What to buy the person who has everything but good taste. Enjoy the customer reviews.

Coolish breeze, hot sun here in Waltham Abbey.

Burt Bacharach & Ronald Isley - Here I am

Can be a bit of a lottery, what with the past practice of using reground vinyl. More recent re-pressings tend to be good quality jobs, as the vinyl market has begun to expand again, after the wilderness years.

I don't look for collectables; just music that interests me. Which is, at least, a cheaper version of the hobby. My local second-hand shop always has a rack just for new arrivals, so you hit that first, before browsing the rest of his stock.