The Big Wadge

COMEDY - The Poet Paul Hamilton.

2011-06-20T18:36:00.001-07:00

Was lucky enough to see Kevin Eldon last night at the Black Box Belfast, one of the highlights of his particularly manic set was one of the support acts - Islington poet Paul Hamilton.

MUSIC - Lovesongs for Underdogs

2011-06-20T18:30:00.000-07:00

Been uploading loads of old albums onto mp3 from box upon box in the attic. One of the recent highlights being Tanya Donnelly's first solo album after Belly & The Breeders. Lovely stuff. This is a live version of the first track.

VARIOUS - Baby Who

2011-06-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

Maybe inspired in part by my nephew Ethan's new love of Doctor Who (which may have been nurtured in part by the cool toys I have in my room, I'm 33... he's 3... I lose) here are illustrations from the web of some of the Doctor's fiercest enemies in baby form.

MUSIC - Youberlin

2011-06-16T16:23:00.000-07:00

Haven't added anything to this blog in ages so I thought I'd come back and start things off with the great song and video by R.E.M.

VARIOUS - Bitches Love Memes

2011-06-16T16:02:00.000-07:00

Not a massive fan of 'bitch' related humor... but mix it in with the right amount of geekiness and film references... and gosh, I'm a sucker... and a lil bitch.

MUSIC - Play Beatle.

2010-06-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

I saw Paul McCartney at the weekend at the RDS. Complete with his great drummer,one of the coolest guys ever, and his backing band of Blondie McHorsington and Lanky McBrunette. The Frog Chorus was not played. Good times where had by all.

COMEDY - Gay Beatle.

2010-06-16T15:25:00.000-07:00

Here is comedian Demetri Martin being his excellent self. Surrendered a lot of revision to watching 'Important things with Demetri Martin.' Still think I'm the best man.

MUSIC - Smokey Zooey

2010-06-12T04:48:00.000-07:00

Zooey Deschanel. M Ward. Covering Smokey Robinson. So sweet I think I've lost some toes to diabetes.

POETRY - When You Are Old

2010-06-10T16:39:00.000-07:00

WHEN YOU ARE OLD

WHEN you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

By William Butler Yeats

VARIOUS - Close... but not quite.

2010-06-10T16:35:00.000-07:00

MUSIC - Townes Dando Style

2010-06-10T16:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, they're still going. Yes, this is from the last album. Yes, it's another great cover. This time of a Townes van Zandt song. Effortlessly great.

COMEDY - El-if-I-Know!

2010-06-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

MUSIC - Glory Random Day.

2010-06-09T20:03:00.000-07:00

What I've kept with me
And what I've thrown away
And where the hell I've ended up
On this glory random day

Were the things I really cared about
Just left along the way
For being too pent up and proud.

VARIOUS - We're Being Watched...

2010-06-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

POETRY - Still Hopeful

2010-06-09T19:49:00.000-07:00

"Hope" is the thing with feathers

"Hope" is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—

And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—
And sore must be the storm—
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—

I've heard it in the chillest land—
And on the strangest Sea—
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me.

Emily Dickinson

MUSIC - Something New

2010-04-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

Ah Jools Holland, for all your doo-wop doohickery and crickety soul star arse licking you do have a tendency to have some quite good artists on. This singer songwriter impressed me mightily and also I had never heard of them before he strummed his way to the mic. I like it.

MOVIES - All the Wright Moves.

2010-03-27T08:02:00.000-07:00

Edgar Wright goes 'hollyyywooooodddd' with 'Scott Pilgrim Vs the World.' Visually this already looks quite spectacular but I wonder how the script will hold up without Simon Pegg. That's a minor concern. Of course I'm going to see this. It doesn't even bare questioning.

POETRY - Identikit

2010-03-27T07:49:00.000-07:00

Some towns all look the same in the rain,

the travel, the battle, the end result.

Grey buildings blend seamlessly to the grey sky,

blurred and merged with the cascading droplets.

Somewhere that took so long to reach

Is abandoned for quick shelter.

Some times identikit.

No matter how far apart.

This weather absorbs you

Just as the rain permeates your skin

Just as it coats the buildings in drab mundanity.

Some times all towns look the same

And change you to feel it too.

P. Davidson 25/03/10

COMEDY - Webisodes

2010-03-27T07:43:00.000-07:00

New 'Love the Concept' webisodes coming soon. Eight of them to be exact that will be slowly edited and released like an elephant farting truth bombs into the concious world.

Here are some glimpses of the first one;

VARIOUS - Parenting Fail.

2010-03-27T07:36:00.000-07:00

I'm not very good at being an adult. Sitting beside me as I type I have a talking Yoda figure holding a Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver. And I really should brush my teeth and hair today. But not my hairy teeth, I'm not that bad yet. But no matter how bad I am at being an adult I still feel much better than those of us out there, the ones with responsibility and who still end up doing this...

MUSIC - The Passing Sparkle

2010-03-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse passed away recently. What with the death of Vic Chesnutt, Jay Reatard, this and the recent death of Alex Chilton from Big Star it's been a very bad year so far for cult singers. All of the above artists inspired and left a huge imprint on a number of people and so it's best to celebrate some of their great works. So here is the wonderful 'little fat baby's' taken from Sparklehorses's 'It's A Wonderful Life' album.

VARIOUS - Butt Pug

2010-03-25T14:09:00.000-07:00

Pug's aren't the prettiest of pets. It must be difficult spending your life looking like a furry Peter Lorre pressed against some glass. Though I will forgive them a million ugly points for the following photos. These pics are the work of people with too much free time on the hands and is proof positive that we all need too much free time on our hands so we can all reach these levels of greatness.

MUSIC - It's Raining Glen, Hallelujah

2010-03-25T14:03:00.000-07:00

1,2,3... and you're back in the room!

So here we go after along impasse with a song by The Swell Season, very much a Van inspired one this with horns and a 'you got to come up, gotta come up' that you can almost imagine the gruff cantankerous fecker himself singing.

Simple idea for a video too but works so well.

VARIOUS - Take that Deputy Stagg!

2010-02-03T19:05:00.000-08:00

My posts haven't been up to date of late so here i go with an important moment in the past few months, if not the entire history, of the Irish parliament.

POETRY - Counting Sheep.

2010-02-03T18:53:00.000-08:00

Cracks in the painting
Of the wall that supports,
splinters in the frame,
the door expands with the changes,
sits ajar,
is no longer a fortress
is no longer safe.

We lie here, with one eye open.
with thoughts clouded
with dreams held at bay.

Knowing that the breeze can blow this all away.

Yet still we hold,
for warmth, for cover,
for leverage,
And count the cracks in the paint work
as if trying to count sheep.

P Davidson. 03/02/10

MUSIC - Vespertine

2010-02-03T18:51:00.000-08:00

I go through all this
Before you wake up
So I can feel happier
To be safe up here with you

VARIOUS - Snoopy a Go-Go

2010-01-11T18:01:00.000-08:00

I have no real idea what this ad is for... I just kind of know I want whatever it is... I'm just not really sure why... but yup, I'll have three of them if you're selling.

VARIOUS - Face First into 2010

2010-01-08T07:53:00.000-08:00

Welcome one and all to 2010! It's going to be a big one.

POETRY - The Crash.

2009-11-23T17:49:00.000-08:00

You go home.
Adrenaline slowly makes its way out of your system,
Your tired bones a constant reminder,
Your face still flushed from blushing,
A whir of words and gestures
Executed as best you could,
the recall, the replay,
the pleasantries,
the lies.
False love on a lit stage.
In those moments you said and gave all you could
And still rang false.
The phone buzzes silently in your top pocket
You go home.
As momentum seeps from every pore.

P.Davidson 23/11/09

COMEDY - Extra laughs

2009-11-23T17:47:00.000-08:00

Met last week with a number of the people behind BBC Comedy Extra website. This was one of the clips they didn't show us but one that would slightly highlight what I'd like to try and achieve. Short sharp shocks with a nice visual tiwst.

VARIOUS - Happy Birthday Sesame Street

2009-11-23T17:41:00.000-08:00

Sesame Street celebrated it's 40th birthday and rather than party on down with nostalgic songs and ageist digs they partied hard with these google links. Corporate tie-ins have never looked more fun. The highlight of dull days on the internet.

MUSIC - Will they ever... will they ever believe me?

2009-11-23T17:36:00.000-08:00

The boy with the thorn in his side
Behind the hatred there lies
A murderous desire for love
How can they look into my eyes
And still they don't believe me ?
How can they hear me say those words
Still they don't believe me ?
And if they don't believe me now
Will they ever believe me ?
And if they don't believe me now
Will they ever, they ever, believe me ?
Oh ...

The boy with the thorn in his side
Behind the hatred there lies
A plundering desire for love
How can they see the Love in our eyes
And still they don't believe us ?
And after all this time
They don't want to believe us
And if they don't believe us now
Will they ever believe us ?
And when you want to Live
How do you start ?
Where do you go ?
Who do you need to know ?

MUSIC - Dancing is Compulsory

2009-11-18T04:15:00.000-08:00

Right, it's Wednesday. It's hump day so shake your rump day to the music of Devendra Banhart.

VARIOUS - Lookin for Love

2009-11-17T04:22:00.000-08:00

Okay, actually this may be the best thing ever. Thinking of doing a LTC version of this but to be honest I don't think it'd ever be as good as the real thing.

COMEDY - Harvey Dent... Can he be Trusted??

2009-11-17T03:13:00.000-08:00

Best thing I have seen in ages. Full stop. End of argument. This wins.

ART - Gauguin vs The Yellow Jesus

2009-11-17T03:00:00.000-08:00

And now for a bit of Tuesday Art. Treat this as a nice cleansing sorbe of culture to wash away the fizzy pop of arty news. Something like that. Or just look at the cool pic of Gauguin beside his famous yellow christ pic. Matt Greoning owes him some money.

COMEDY - The Concept of War

2009-11-17T01:40:00.000-08:00

First new sketch work since Edinburgh and the start of a series of lil sketches filmed and edited that'll make up a new 'McGuffin.' This one shouldn't take two years to complete though. Part two of this sketch to be online soon.

MUSIC - Floppy Jarvis

2009-11-17T01:38:00.000-08:00

Sorry, haven't updated this in quite sometime... but now I'm back and to celebrate it here is a quality image of a floppy Jarvis. His new album isn't quite as good as Jarvis' 'Jarvis' album but add the visuals of him flopping all around the place and suddenly everything is good with the world again).

ART - Brad, What a Wanker.

2009-10-12T01:43:00.000-07:00

Monday is Lichtenstein day. His bright colours and comic book imagery is about all I can fully take at this time of the morning. Probably by the time it comes to midday we'll be into Francis Bacon and his screaming face images.

COMEDY - Dur de lur de lur dee dur dee dur

2009-10-12T01:35:00.000-07:00

Now this sort of thing usually wouldn't be my cup of tea (have an aversion to high pitched dublin knackers at the best of times, mixed with a deeper hatred of Northern Ireland and Norn iron humour)... but must admit that the whole 'dur dee lur dee dur de dur dee situation' thing is priceless.

MUSIC - Remember Aurora?

2009-10-12T01:31:00.000-07:00

This popped up on my mp3 player recently and brought back a tonne of memories. Ah, the Foo's. Back in the day, jumpers for goal posts, rubicks cubes, three day weeks etc... Nostalgia.

"I just kind of died for you, you just kind of stared at me."

MUSIC - Indie Schemers

2009-10-12T01:16:00.000-07:00

You have to start all mondays with a little bit of indie rock. It can be handier than a cup of coffee sometimes...

Actually that's just put me in mood for a cup of coffee. I am so weak willed, but I like it.

VARIOUS - The Force is Strong With this One.

2009-10-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Following on from the Quinnsworth debacle (see below for awesomeness) we now have a greta clip of Darth Vader being an arse. Darth vader, dick vader more like!

**I really must stop playing Lego Star Wars on the Wii though. This isn't healthy.

VARIOUS - I Could Watch This Forever

2009-10-06T17:40:00.000-07:00

Hello Darth Vedder, will we look at the skellor? (WTF)

VARIOUS - Room Mates are Mates for Life.

2009-10-06T17:31:00.001-07:00

A reminder of the joys of communal sharing. The fact that they reference someone called Peter is just a little bit of a coincidence. Swear. It just drew me to these particular entries.

MUSIC - To Love Somebody

2009-10-06T17:27:00.000-07:00

A fine cover of 'To Love Somebody' now comes complete with added Rice and Ray. This mix is what most chip shops would call "fay indie half and half." Oh and just checking of Colleen is checking up on these new updates, if so hello Colleen!

COMEDY - Principle Firebush Speaks!

2009-10-06T17:24:00.001-07:00

At Pharoah High Ramses was the biggest playah around...

VARIOUS - Bad Disney

2009-10-06T17:18:00.000-07:00

What's the difference between Bing Crosby and Walt Disney? Bing sings but Walt Disney... boom boom!

COMEDY - The Life of Python

2009-10-05T01:53:00.001-07:00

Following Saturday nights new Python documentary 'Almost the truth' (in which shock revelations emerged like they didn't quite all get on, except when they were all getting on)I was reminded of this classic 'Not the Nine O'Clock news' sketch. A nice treat from the glory days when Rowan Atkinson was funny and Pamela Stephenson wasn't busy hocking books about her husband's abusive childhood. Enjoy!

ART - If Anyone Can Kandinsky Can!

2009-10-05T01:44:00.001-07:00

A selection of the work of Wassily Kandinsky, a fine artist and owner of an even greater first name. You just don't meet that many Wassilys growing up these days, not even in Galliagh.

VARIOUS - Rollercoaster... of loooove...

2009-10-05T01:30:00.000-07:00

Roller coasters. They're not all just 'final destination' style fun. Occasionally people take the opportunity to really enjoy the unique photo opportunities that present themselves whilst hurtling round corners and dips at 100mph. To those about to arse about... we salute you.

MUSIC - Tonight I'm On My Way

2009-10-05T01:24:00.000-07:00

I want to kill this man but he turned around and ran.
I'll kill him with karate that I learned in Japan.
He wouldn't see my face. I wouldn't leave a trace.
I wouldn't use a bullet cause a bullet's a disgrace.

Aw, mom, I never thought that I was a murdering man
But tonight I'm on my way.

There's this drawer that I know in a house up the road
That's full of things that are easily sold.
When they go out of town I could go and snoop around
And make myself rich off the things that I found.

Aw, mom, I never thought that I was a stealing man
But tonight I'm on my way.

I was sitting on the bleacher staring at the speaker,
Reading his lips but I could not understand.
So I opened up my ears and clearly I could hear
This detailed story all about a grain of sand.

Aw, mom, I always dreamt of being a good listener
So tonight I'm on my way.

There's this kid you gotta meet. He lives across the street.
He's got spirit and heart. We're ten years apart.
He is up for anything. He can hang with anyone.
He still likes the things we used to think were fun.

Aw, mom, I never thought that I could have a friend
But tonight I'm on my way.

I'm in love with someone who's as pretty as a flower.
Her life give me power so I'm buyin' her a ring.
She makes hats with her hands. She is such an artist.
I'm her biggest fan and I'm teaching her to sing

Aw, mom, I never thought that I could love no one
But tonight I'm on my way.

MOVIES - Pixar The Champions!

2009-10-05T01:17:00.000-07:00

PIXAR - Partly Cloudy
Vezi mai multe video din Film

Every time I think I'm over gushing about the work of Pixar they turn around and produce something like this short. After watching it you will agree that every gushing sentiment is more than justified. 'Partly Cloudy' is one of the funniest, sweetest shorts I've seen in a long time and it's also based on a great little idea. It's one indie soundtrack away from pure perfection.

POETRY - Hold Me Back.

2009-09-22T06:29:00.001-07:00

Train tracks track past,
Past moments of my life.
My life and times recreated
In every fibre of this vehicle.
Hurtling forward yet
travelling backwards
Battling to break
the static state
created by the two,
developed by myself
And encouraged by my peers.
My fears won't
hold me back.

P Davidson 22/09/99

MUSIC - Burrito Deluxe

2009-09-21T17:12:00.000-07:00

This old town is filled with sin

It'll swallow you in

If you've got some money to burn

Take it home right away

You've got three years to pay

And Satan is waiting his turn

Chorus:

This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poorhouse

It seems like this whole town's insane

On the thirty-first floor your gold-plated door

Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain

VARIOUS - AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

2009-09-21T16:59:00.000-07:00

Let's hear it for Wilhelm...

VARIOUS - I'ma Let You Finish.

2009-09-21T16:52:00.000-07:00

By now the whole Kanye West / Taylor Swift thing has run it's cultural gamut. Bet you though it still pops up in the latest 'date movie / epic movie/ pop culture abortions.' So on the end of that tide I present a few handpicked meme's from this great award show dick fest.

Click on pic for closer inspection...

MUSIC - Pub Snug

2009-09-13T07:47:00.000-07:00

Cosiness extraordinaire with Lisa Hannigan in the corner of a bar in Dingle.

POETRY - Passing Words

2009-09-13T07:33:00.000-07:00

Sometimes days can pass
Without a single message of import
Parting your lips
And enriching the air.
Swallowed instead by frippery,
Devoured by a monitor's glare,
Bouncing echo-lessly
Around empty conversations.
Vowels stretched to a whisper,
Emotions deadened by text.
The heart may sing
But the head deadens
It's song
And words words words
Continue
And go on and on
And on.

COMEDY - My Part In His Downfall

2009-09-12T21:20:00.000-07:00

Hitler finds out about another Downfall parody - watch more funny videos

Excellent clip from 'Funny or Die' building on a growing trend of re-subtitling one of the best scenes from the movie 'Downfall.' I wasn't aware of this phenomenon but it's hard to see how any version of it will out do this one.

ART - Workshy Fop Doings

2009-09-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

'Shooting Stars' has returned to TV. Amidst it's surreal brilliance is still that feeling that nostalgia may not be enough to kick it into it's former glory. Having said that though; TV is always the better for giving Vic Reeves another chance to peddle his unique wares, as these sketches of his attest to.

COMEDY - Penny Dreadfuls

2009-09-06T20:20:00.000-07:00

After a month in Edinburgh you have to slowly ween yourself off the festival. The best way to do this is slow releases and snippets of edinburgh related thingamajigs. Here are The Penny Dreadful's being interviewed back in 2008.

MUSIC - Beardness As Usual

2009-09-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

So I'm back from Edinburgh and back posting on the blog. I also have a brand new beard, which is the envy of many a naked faced individual. So I thought I would post this great little song by 'Iron & Wine' and also remind my self by watching the lead singer that yo should never let beards go too far.

MUSIC - Future Guessing Heads

2009-07-14T04:36:00.000-07:00

If I could cheat, I'd skip to the end...

This song once gave me a great idea for a movie script. Need to get back to it at some time, wrote over forty pages of it before two years ago. Hmmm...

VARIOUS - On A Similar Note

2009-07-12T07:02:00.001-07:00

Creepy but funny but creepy but funny... oh what a mental minefield!

PHOTOS - Drunk Babies

2009-07-12T06:56:00.001-07:00

Hey look! It's a baby! And it's got a beer!
It's a rites of passage for any child. Hand them a beer and take a photo. Heroin babies, not that funny though.

MOVIES - Day Trippers

2009-07-12T06:20:00.000-07:00

Greg Mottola, the writer and director of this film, has gone on to bigger things with Superbad, Adventureland and his next film with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost which is currently filming. Though I can't help but think fondly back to Liev Schrieber's author in 'Daytrippers.'

"he's a pointer... but he can't point..."

VARIOUS - We've All Been There

2009-07-12T06:17:00.001-07:00

I'm sure we can all share this kids pain. Life, oh life, oh life... doo doo doo.

MUSIC - Magic Numbers For Today.

2009-07-12T06:13:00.000-07:00

A little bit of the Magic Numbers to combat this dizzy sunday.

VARIOUS - Movie Movie Movie starts with M

2009-07-12T06:03:00.000-07:00

Empire do a weekly photo shop film poster mash up on various subjects. Dear God can it be hit and miss, with added miss, but obviously these ones took my fancy. Even though they were listed under 'Muppet mash up' and technically Sesame street isn't the muppets even though it features many muppet puppets. Some people just don't understand.

MOVIES - Punch Drunk Moments

2009-07-08T17:58:00.000-07:00

I still haven't gotten round to watching 'There will be blood.' As much as I love PT Anderson and a reinvention of the language of cinema I still feel it's one I have to build to. But in the meantime we can all enjoy one of my favourite scenes from 'Punch Drunk Love.' Heart breaking, funny, odd, brilliantly filmed and Adam Sandler's acting is fantastic.

Who saw that coming?

MUSIC - You Don't Need an Indie Song...

2009-07-08T17:43:00.000-07:00

Taken from "The View" special featuring Neil Hannon and Duke Special... Here Duke covers one of the great underrated Divine Comedy songs from 'Regeneration.' It perfectly suits his style and is a great performance.

Every pupil in the classroom will answer the same if you ask them
Every mouth shout the message out as one
Every girl weeps like the willow, every boy cries into his pillow
Every tear disappears in the morning sun
You don't need an indie song to figure out what's going on

Tell me that I'm normal, tell me that I'm sane
Tell me that you feel this too
All the dreams that we have had are gonna prove
that we're not mad to you

VARIOUS - Black Voldemort

2009-07-08T17:36:00.001-07:00

In the passing and grieving of Michael Jackson one important thing seems to have been over looked. This freaky eyed guy who helped sing Michael to his slumber.

Turns out he's not the black voldemort but actually a session singer called Darryl Phinnessee.

Don't know which is worse.

MOVIES - 18 seconds of fear and loathing

2009-07-07T16:52:00.000-07:00

To quote The IT Crowd, 'Johnny Depp... what a revelation!"

MUSIC - Nerd Alert!

2009-07-07T16:44:00.000-07:00

Ben Folds just recorded an album of university a Capella groups recording cover versions of his work. One of these is this cover of 'You Don't Know Me.' Vocally complex and interesting... but even I find it hard to get past the geek factor.

MUSIC - I Could Sleep

2009-07-07T16:34:00.000-07:00

When I lived alone was there a ghost in my house?

Band of Horses from the album 'Cease to Begin.'

COMEDY - Bitterness, it's there for you...

2009-07-07T16:31:00.001-07:00

Comedian Robbie Bonham played Derry again the other night and I had the priviledge of hanging about with him, drinking diet coke and discussing various Star Trek off shoots and their merits. This is a recent posting from his facebook page.

POETRY - Thoughts & Double Cross.

2009-07-07T16:21:00.000-07:00

Distant thoughts double cross my actions,

the ultimate unknowing of an other

fades in respect

to the ultimate questioning of self.

My thoughts flit

to where she stays

and sneak back again during night.

We need the world to move

at a self regulated pace,

we need our days to be filled

with a self congratulatory tone.

My words can lift spirits

But the manufacture

holds me down.

We balance each other,

we juggle our work,

when we lie

we do not rest.

Peter Davidson 07/07/09

ART - Odd Old Photos

2009-07-05T03:15:00.000-07:00

I've been busy over the past few weeks looking for old photos and oddities to adorn the set for 'LTC' (and then we didn't use them, they kind of fell over alot). But here are some of the highlights...

MUSIC - Open House.

2009-06-19T18:05:00.000-07:00

Tell me all the things you would change
I dont pretend to know what you want
When you come around and spin my top
Time and again, time and again
No fire where I lit my spark
I am not afraid of the dark
Where your words devour my heart
And put me to shame, put me to shame
When your seven worlds collide
Whenever I am by your side
And dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone

POETRY - Spilt Drinks.

2009-06-19T17:40:00.000-07:00

Clinks of glass and spilt drinks,

Smiles outweigh the pauses,

Like a frozen moment

Dethawing slowly .

Nostalgia battles regret,

Yet warmth wins through.

Distant people text.

Distant voices,

Whispers

To break the closeness.

The night is brief

Yet the memories endless.

Drink drys.

And smile remains.

19/06/09

ART - Heavyweight Duchamp

2009-06-19T17:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some paintings by Marcel DuChamp, it's a change from his famous urinals and bike wheels... but sometimes you need more than urinals and bike wheels. Hmmm. Deep.

COMEDY - Sketch Show Truths

2009-06-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

Prepping the new LTC show for our run at the Edinburgh Fringe, saw this sketch on the new series of Mitchell & Webb and it reminded me of the joy of set lists and sketch ordering. But it gave me a giggle and a chance to plug so all's good.

MUSIC - Vedder Man.

2009-06-19T16:44:00.000-07:00

My friend Colleen was telling me to check out Eddie Vedder's soundtrack to 'Into the Wild' which got me thinking... the end result of my thinking is this old Pearl Jam song 'Long Road'... This performance is taken from the 9/11 concerts and features Neil Young. Sheer class.

VARIOUS - Hey!

2009-06-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

WARNING: Funny internet thing that goes on just a little bit too long. Cut twenty seconds out of this and ye have perfection. Then again everyones a critic.

VARIOUS - Makes You Think...

2009-06-19T16:26:00.000-07:00

There is no real caption or explanation to go along with this. Only questions. The main question being... is this the greatest picture of all time?

COMEDY - Cowards are go!

2009-06-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

Running a bit late on this one but only recently caught up with 'Cowards' on BBC4 starring Tim Key, Tom Basden and the two other ones that are quite good too. Nice and understated, great and twisted. More please.

MUSIC - New Varshions

2009-06-15T14:31:00.001-07:00

Just as you can't keep a good thing down, the lemonheads are back with a new cover versions album... Featuring some excellent Gram Parsons, Leonard Cohen and Wire covers. Here is Evan's excellent old cover of Parson's "$1,000 wedding."

COMEDY - Brooker, ready! Gladiators, ready!

2009-06-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

Septum!!! Jeffrey!!! Bastard!!! Lubricant!!!

Axed already, ah revamped Gladiators we hardly knew ye.

VARIOUS - Tache vs Whip

2009-06-15T14:18:00.000-07:00

Can't decide which show I want to watch more but that opening credit music is to die for. It's be great if all your mornings started like that.

ART - Naked and blurry

2009-06-15T14:15:00.000-07:00

Simply stunning and beautiful paintings by Gerhard Rhicter. An odd way to follow The Dan Band, but there's nothing beats a marriage of opposites.

COMEDY - The Dan Band

2009-06-15T14:02:00.000-07:00

My sister asked me today was I looking forward to her wedding next month. I think this video should help prove that the answer is a big 'hell yeah.'

VARIOUS - Questions Answered

2009-06-15T14:00:00.001-07:00

The answers you needed. The questions you had to ask.

MUSIC - Normal Service is resumed.

2009-06-15T13:46:00.000-07:00

You can't keep a good thing down, or a bad thing... like eggs that have gone off, hard to keep them down. Might I recommend antacids and wee lie down.

ART - Norwegian Expressionism

2009-05-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

It's a sleepless Monday night so what better time than a little bit of Norwegian Expressionism from Edvard Munch. The Scream is so known and famous it kind of loses it's impact. So here are a number of his other works.

COMEDY - STREEEEETS OF LANNNDAN!

2009-05-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

What are you doing?? Play 'streets of london!!!' STREETS OF LONDON!!!

MUSIC - Distant Relatives

2009-05-25T19:29:00.001-07:00

Jason Lytle from Grandaddy released his solo album last week so I thought what better time to revisit some of their old greatness. Plus it's a video my sister really likes because of the dancing bear.

POETRY - Moult.

2009-05-25T19:12:00.000-07:00

The sunrises and sets
casting days like moulting fur,
catching, choking, clogging,
Creating a trail
A tale of changes beyond control.
Moonlight and bright eyes,
your voice once a loving whisper
becomes a soft word,
a logical sentence,
then a distant shout
falling slowly to a whisper again.
Now not loving but lost.
Swept away with the discarded dates
and forgotten moments
that now carpet every
tentative step forward.

p.davidson 25/05/09

MUSIC - Over and Over

2009-05-22T20:17:00.000-07:00

I can't hold this day
Anymore
Understand me
Anymore
To tread this fantasy, openly
What have I done
Ooh this uncertainty, is taking me over
I can't mould this stage
Anymore
Recognise me
Anymore
To tread this fantasy, openly
What have I done
Ooh this uncertainty, is taking me over
is taking me over
To tread this fantasy, openly
What have I done
Ooh this uncertainty, is taking me over
is taking me over
is taking me over

VARIOUS - Peppermint Pesci

2009-05-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

You have to ask yourself, Peanuts... does it amuse you?