August 2009

The Archives

art, social media
Talking Art With @Artbizness at Greenbelt
08.31.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Just had a fabulous 3 part Audioboo chat with Mike Radcliffe, AKA @artbizness off of the internets. Mike is both a very skilled and thoughtful artists (mixed media visual art and poetry mainly, but also music and video) and a fascinating thinker about art and the artistic process. We were joined at one point by [...]
art, music, social media
The Importance Of Social Media At Greenbelt
08.30.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Ever been to something so great that mere words always felt inadequate to convey to those who hadn’t been there just how cool it was? Or had so many great experiences in a weekend that you bored the arse off anyone who dared to ask how it went? If you have, you’re on the way [...]
social media
Audioboo from Greenbelt
08.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Have finally started getting some AudioBoo stuff recorded at Greenbelt. (the embeds are looking a bit weird at the moment, but you can still play them by clicking the bit of the play button you can see at the far left hand side… will fix it ASAP) First up, a few of the Greenbelt tweeters [...]
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Gene Robinson at Greenbelt – live blog
08.29.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

I’m going to be live blogging Gene Robinson‘s interview at Greenbelt, which starts in a few minutes. (Live blogging a sermon is an odd experience, given the kind of language that’s used, but Gene’s a pretty unique dude, and a pivotal figure in so much of the dialogue around gay rights as well as more [...]
art
What’s So Amazing About Greenbelt?
08.29.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments

This year is my 17th Greenbelt. At 4 days a year, that’s over 2 months of my life spent either in a field – or on Cheltenham Racecourse – listening to music (and most years playing it to), listening to talks, seminars and debates, hanging out with friends – and meeting loads of new ones [...]
music, video
Lloyd Davis. He’s Fabulous
08.26.09 | Permalink | 10 Comments

Here’s a present from Lloyd for anyone who missed his set at Darbucka last night. Or indeed anyone who was there, and wanted to relive it (or send it to their friends to let them know not to miss him next time). We love Lloyd – it’s always such a treat to have him come [...]
music
Imogen Heap’s album, Ellipse. Streaming Here.
08.18.09 | Permalink | 11 Comments

Here, my friends, is Imogen Heap’s amazing new album, Ellipse. Embedded for your streaming pleasure. Why? Because she asked us to. (*spoiler-alert* – it’s effing amazing) And now you can pre-order the CD or download here – http://www.imogenheap.com/preorder/
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Getting That Gig
08.17.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

I don’t know about you but i’ve read countless articles on how to act/behave/play once you’ve got yourself a gig. That’s all very good and there’s some great advice amongst it but really, that’s the easy bit. Learning not to act like a tool shouldn’t be too difficult, the hard part is finding the gig [...]
social media
The Thinking Behind £1.40 Conference
08.05.09 | Permalink | 8 Comments

I’ve long been baffled by the insane costs people will pay to go to business and technology conferences. For the same money that many of them cost you could hire a couple of leading experts in the field to come to your company and help you out with whatever it is that you’re working on. [...]
music, news/current affairs
Free Albums – Screw The RIAA
08.01.09 | Permalink | 12 Comments

Having just read the story of Joel Tenenbaum, who has just been fined over $600,000 dollars for downloading 30 songs, I’m incensed by the insanity of the RIAA – the Record Industry Association of America. While it claims to be “the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a [...]