Tag Archives: humour
10 SUPER STAR WARS ALBUM COVER MASHUPS
No matter how often these STAR WARS album cover mash ups pop up, they always bring a smile. There are many out there, displaying varying degrees of wit and technical skill. Here is a personal TOP TEN. * #10 Quite obvious, in a way, but very nicely done. Font matching isn’t easy and this re-imagining […]
12 ALBUMS FROM 1972 YOU MAY WELL BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT
Everyone is not a winner, nor did every 1972 album made the cut for 72 From ’72. Here is a selection from the early scratchings. * If you plan to review any of these classics, do let us know. In the meantime, which would you snap up at your local charity shop?
MASK
Yesterday afternoon the Premier of Victoria announced that from this Wednesday at midnight, anyone leaving home for one of the four prescribed reasons (food, medicine, work/education, solo exercise) must wear a mask. All over social media, instructions sprang up on how to make your own protective face covering while shop assistants hid under their counters […]
10 TERRIFIC SONG TITLES
A collection of song titles I’ve enjoyed. Perhaps something to take your head elsewhere… #10 “Existential Revelation in the Circle Pit at Slayer“ The Night Terrors—Back To Zero [EXO Records, 2009] #9 “Sandra’s having her brain out“ The Soft Boys—A Can Of Bees [Two Crabs Universal, 1979] #8 “A Song Of Remembrance For A Time […]
STONEDHENGE
A cold winter’s day in England; frost layering the ground even mid-morning. But I didn’t care, I was visiting Stonehenge for the first time and totally in thrall to the mystery of these most famous standing stones. I envied those who had visited them in the past, being able to walk between the towering neolithic […]
FRENCH OPEN — DAY FOUR
Last night’s evening fixture was a marathon, finishing long after the press contingent retired to Le Pub. Patrons, however, were glued to their seats for the intriguing and often elegant encounter between electric violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and guitarist/composer Alain Markusfeld. Both opened with their 1978 albums: Platock for Markusfeld and Cosmic Messenger for Ponty. The […]
FRENCH OPEN — DAY THREE
A gala dinner was held last night as several famous past champions were inducted into the Roland Garros Hall of Fame. Recalling his first win soon after the war, when everything was played at 78 rpm, Charles Aznavour waxed lyrical. She may be the face I can’t forget, A trace of pleasure or regret, May […]
FRENCH OPEN — DAY TWO
In an unprecedented move, tournament officials called a Press Conference this morning, hoping to calm the uproar over the absence of electro-pop duo Air from the draw. ‘It’s not our fault. They missed the deadline.’ It would have been one of the shortest conferences in history. But as the level of dissatisfied muttering in the […]
FRENCH OPEN — DAY ONE
Excitement is a word often associated with Paris, as is love. Both are present in abundance as the French Grand Slam approaches like a fully laden 747. Most of the main contenders have settled into their accommodation and have familiarised themselves with the facilities which are, as usual, outstanding. Around the practice courts casual observers […]
A MUCH NEEDED VOID
First up, apologies to those of you who have been awaiting this review for longer than you should have awaited it. The fault was mine entirely in that I was confused because I thought I had three different albums to listen to again but it seems that I sort of didn’t. More one-and-a-bit. Let me tell you […]
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