Bastille Day 2008

This is the firework display in Boujan-sur-Libron, a village near Bezier in SE France to celebrate Bastille Day.

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Interesting listening week

I've come across a few new CDs this week.

Okkervil River - The Stand In's the bands latest album which I'm just beginning to get into and also  Of Montreals - Satanic Twins which is remixes of their Satanic Panic in the Attic album, it includes a beautiful version of Disconnect the Dots (Mixel Pixel) and my personal favourite a techno dance floor filler remix Climb the Ladder (Rory Phillips Trash UK remix). Other recent acquisitions include The Young Knives - Superabundance, which I highly recommend and We Started Nothing by the Ting Ting's.

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iTunes can do magic

iTunes can cause registry problems that makes your Windows PC's DVD drive apparently disappear. The fix is mentioned here. link

Coventry 2 Norwich 0

Chris Coleman's Coventry side getting off to a great start in the Championship League at home. Triumphing in the face of pressure from Norwich thanks to a Elliott Ward penalty 47mins & Leon McKenzie 86mins.

Link: aron Gunnersson story

David Byrne and Brian Eno Release New Single for FREE

A free dowload of 'Strange Overtones' from the new David Byrne and Brian Eno record 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today' is available by following the link below.

Link: David Byrne and Brian Eno Release New Single for FREE!

Bedroom 747

You would never guess the things that go on in the homes around you. This story is a bit old but its new to me.

John Davis spent eight years and 15,000 building a Boeing 747 flight simulator in a room in his house. And now the 47-year-old's hobby has turned into such a full-time occupation that he has jacked in his job as a graphic designer to run a full-time flight simulation business from his home in Coventry, UK

Story on Gizmodo:. Bedroom 747: Man Builds $30,000 Jumbo Jet Simulator in his Bedroom

Flock the social browser

I have just started using Flock the web browser based on Firefox that is aimed at internet users who are into social network sites, blogging and media sites. The regular browser also boasts a media bar show and upload your images on accounts such as Photobucket & Picasa. A drag & drop web clipboard and blog editor which works with services such as Blogger, TypePad, WordPress and any self hosted blogs. It also shows posts from network sites such as Digg, Twitter, Flickr and Facebook.

Godiva Festival 2008 (Saturday)

Six. by Seven -Electric Stage Godiva 2008

The new Godiva Festival layout is brilliant, having an open air stage makes perfect sense. Far more people can enjoy the performances without being crushed into a tent. After eating lunch in the food village and buying some clothing we settled down infront of the ‘electric stage’ to watch Exit calm. Drinking a pint of lager during the afternoon relaxing in the sun infront of the main stage watching the bands was great. A few heavy showers did interrupt the fun, but, the festival dried out inbetween. Unfortunately, the evening bought persistant rain. This coupled with inadequate clothing & a cold wind saw our early exit after catching Glasvegas. Is this really July!!!

I hope the weather will not deter organisers from having a stage again as it felt like Godiva had embrassed the true festival vibe. Not being crammed into a small tent also made the festival more child-friendly again.

Shame about the weather but a fantastic 10th Godiva in my opinion.

We enjoyed Exit Calm, Pint Shot Riot, Six by Seven, The Displacements, Glasvegas.

My Sherona formed a Band

This is a remix that got me into a band that I narrowly missed at Vfestival the other year. However, I am going to be lucky enough to see Art Brut at this years Godiva Festival - barring any unforeseen problems.

MP3: Spoiler Boy  feat. Art Brut - My Sherona formed a band

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Cov Stock 08

After a considerable gap LGO is back. I'll try and keep it a bit more frequent from now on, I promise!!

I'm also delighted that Art Brut will be playing The Godiva Festival in July. Result.

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