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Category Archives: idle nonsense
I’ve had it with Facebook
I’ve just “deactivated” my Facebook account – after months of tinkering around the edges of it I just can’t see what the point of it is and I think I need my social networks to have a point – Facebook … Continue reading
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What parents dream
There was a Far Side cartoon from way back when showing parents reading a newspaper where all the ads for jobs were along the lines of “Expert Super Mario player required, 23k plus benefits”. As a parent now I do … Continue reading
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I make up less than a quarter
I make up less than a quarter(originally uploaded by grange85) So Everything’s Swirling gets a long overdue overhaul – and a new URL (feel free to update your bookmarks, blogrolls and RSS feeds – although the old ones will probably … Continue reading
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Improvising on cardboard keyboards
Now that would have been a better last day at school… The music lessons when I was at school involved sitting in a portakabin “playing” tiny cardboard keyboards. We’d only get the opportunity of playing one of the five real … Continue reading
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Corporate rock sucks #12: It wasn’t supposed to happen so quickly…
Less than a week ago I whined about the very lovely last.fm becoming a media corporations trendy new lapdog rather than trying to go it alone and expressed just how unlikely it was that I’d be prepared to shell out … Continue reading
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Corporate rock sucks #11: Last.fm succumbs to the desire to be a small fish in a big pond…
Once again it’s sad to be reminded that the Internet is nothing but a bunch of sharks cirlcing every promising start-up with a desire to “buying credibility” rather than establishing it. Last.fm have now succumbed to the desire to be … Continue reading
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On reaching 43
Sonic Youth @ Northsix, Brooklyn NYC(originally uploaded by Geeeeeeeeeenta) I reached 43 today. When I hit 40 I rattled off some words that convinced me that I’m not too old really…pointing out the rock stars that are older than me … Continue reading
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The end of the fan site?
Being the loving parent of a fan site it saddens me to see the demise of this venerable Internet institution. The corporate sites never really cared about the band – they mostly just cared about the latest release they had … Continue reading
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What’s to become of Everything’s Swirling…
I’ve decided to move all my music related blogging into last.fm – which sort of leaves this blog with a rather big hole to fill. It never was meant to be a music blog – but that’s pretty much what … Continue reading
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A cautious welcome to the brave new world
100_2179(originally uploaded by Naufragio)Defective by Design I made a post four months ago to the Galaxie 500 Mailing List (I thought I posted it here as well but I guess not) about the dilemma of downloading music rather than buying … Continue reading
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