Behind The Scenes Of TMS

This is a very good behind the scenes video regarding Test Match Special. Quite humorous as you'd expect. You can follow Alison on twitter too.

...yes i'm finding it hard to concentrate at work, but it's ok I come in early and leave late.

Daniel Kitson Dates

Daniel Kitson is doing lots of live dates in the coming months, Edinburgh warm ups in London, Edinburgh, and a national tour. The national tour is probably the first time in a while people outside of London can see him, so check out the dates here. Likely to sell out rather quick. Text me if you wanna go to one of the warm up dates in London this month.

Just found this...

Solar Powered Back

Charge your appliances while you walk? Genius, great for festivals etc. $249 a snip. more.

Noah and the Whale - The First Days of Spring

I never quite got there with noah and the whale, just as I was starting to take notice they were swept up into the mainstream and that little gene that I resent so prevented me from alining with cunts and buying their album. However last night I had to turn the heat down on my frying pan when a song from their new album came on the radio...admittedly this was pure coincidence, the oil was starting to smoke, never the less the song called Blue Skies was fantastic, over at their website you can't download that but you can download 'the first days of spring' the title track from their new album due out at the end of August. It is an atmospheric folk epic, beautiful strings, tender reverb drenched vocals and a raw guitar line holding it all together that would make Andy Dunlop blush (yes that's the Travis guitarist, i still hold him in quite high esteem) and wish them well. Could noah and whale join the 'actually almost relervant 2nd album club' or is this going to be like the time I texted Rob claiming Bloc Party's 3rd album was a return to form only to find on repeat listens it was dog shit.

Wavves - No Hope Kids video

Want to be inspired to start a band or even just to leave the house and remember youth is still on your side? try this video.

Nacho Alegre - Photographer

Note to self: go on tour with mystery jets and make a moleskin diary about it. Lots of great photos celebrating youth, fashion and summer light on his site too.

MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker Video

Where is the scene going to go post Justice/Digitalism/French House? maybe here? Great video either way.

Jonsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps

The lead singer of Sigur Ros and his boyfriend Alex have and album coming out July 20th, this is a nice little documentary about it. You can download a song here. It hasnt worked for me yet but it will.

Janelle Monae "Many Moons" Video

This is incredible in every way, next level stuff. Everyone else seen it?

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

This is really funny. Really funny. There is more on the site too.

Grizzly Bear On Jools Holland May 2009

Just in case like me you missed it. Note the use of Omnichord in Two weeks...and the incredible nature of the performance. 

Ricky, Steve & Karl.

The Invention of Lying trailer lead me on a bit of a youtube reminisce. Funny.

Tanzania 2009

Ok here are my 35mm pictures from Tanzania as promised. And the rest.

The Invention Of Lying Trailer

To be fair this looks pretty darn funny.

(Can anyone work out what Jonah Hill says? I can't make it out)

Metronomy A Thing For Me Video

Hadn't seen this until today. Amazing. Directed by Megaforce.

Grizzly Bear & LSO at Barbican

Grizzly Bear & London Symphony Orchestra are playing a special one off gig at The Barbican on Halloween, not wanting to dip into my teenage lexicon but WE ALL HAVE TO GO !!!!1! Tickets Text me if you fancy it, their album is my album of the year so far easily.

NB: SELLING OUT FAST GET ON IT. 14:50 Thursday

Reza Aslan (Again)

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Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran

While I was away I missed Reza on The Daily Show, I'm really glad and not surprised he was on; he is Iranian and the best explainer of the Middle East I have ever heard. I read his latest book, strangely enough to stop myself feel sick traveling down a bumpy dirt track for three hours in Africa (it works don't ask me how) It is a brilliant book, so much more of world affairs make sense to me now, I can't recommend it enough. Rob is next in line to borrow it but after that it's all yours. Reza is on Twitter btw. Washington Post Review of His Book.

Alexander Mcqueen mens Spring summer 2010

More info and link to short film they made instead of having catwalk show.

Jigga D.O.A

I think it's great when someone who says they are great does something great, justified arrogance is one of my favourites. I know it's been said before but blummin eck jigga is good with words, the way he rips apart the current hip hop scene is pretty right on. Video is great too, especially the little cards scene where we see Jay being all charismatic. 

Lupe Fiasco The L.A.S.E.R.S

Lupe has always been one of my favourites and this looks extremely good. Seems to be a ground swell of opinion about making the world a bit better at the moment, Obama and all that, but it might be just a few things I've seen today that have perked me up (Trident report and No I.D cards) Oh and go to this link to find out what L.A.S.E.R.S stands for...it's pretty wack.

Hockney IPhone Art

Just when I was getting over the loss of my IPhone (I donated it to a Glastonbury puddle) David Hockney has to come along and make some new art...on his IPhone! He's fucking 72! and just sat there laughing at my lack of connectivity. What a bastard. BBC Imagine for more info.

Bye

Obama meets with Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete in the Oval Office Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Going to Tanzania and Glastonbury see you in a month x

The Tom Show 10

Hey, just recorded a radio show, take a listen. leave your thoughts. link to this show. link to all shows.

Tracklist

Tears of Our City - Charlie Hilton

Sun Gangs - The Veils

Keep the Lights On - Wave Machines

Two weeks - Grizzly Bear

Eid Ma Clack Shaw - Bill Callahan

Boom - Royce Da 5"9

93 'till Infinity - Souls of Mischief

Murderer - Grammatics

Blood Bank - Bon Iver

Tom Forde

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Radioactive waste, Epping. April 2009

Rouge bunting, Clissold Park, London. May 2009

Waiting for cheese cake, Stoke Newington, London. May 2009
Horses field, Epping. April 2009
Kate, Clissold Park, London. May 2009

Just got my first ever 35mm film developed, nothing particularly good just me learning to use a camera properly more than anything, but I wanted to share so you can see how much I improve with my 2nd and maybe even 3rd film. All the ones I thought were going to be good weren't and vica versa.

Baker Tweet

Another reason why Twitter is brilliant and going to be bigger than Google. Baker Tweet lets every one know when fresh buns are out of the oven, like the office over the road who are following the bakery on Twitter. Think my favourite part of using Twitter was when I was trying to get Glastonbury tickets and the Glastonbury Twitter was keeping us updated on whether there were tickets left, highly useful.