08 March 2019 Asa Branca – Luiz Gonzaga Asa Branca – Luiz Gonzaga Written in 1947, Asa Branca is one of the most well known songs in Brazil – I’d be surprised if there’s anyone there who hasn’t heard or doesn’t recognise the unmistakable introduction. By learning this song I…
UK Netflix genre codes
Login to your Netflix account, and append the code required below to the URL:http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/ or just click on the links I’ve added. A Action & Adventure: 1365 Action Comedies: 43040 Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1568 Action Thrillers: 43048 Adult Animation: 11881 Adventures: 7442 African Films: 3761 Alien Sci-Fi: 3327 Animal…
Aquarela – Toquinho
13 Jan 2017 Toquinho – Aquarela (Watercolour) – 1983 Along with Romaria (Elis Regina version) and Canção da América (Milton Nascimento) this is another song from my childhood that makes me feel very emotional and melancholic whenever I hear it. I can’t even try to sing along to Canção da…
Chico Buarque de Hollanda
13 December 2014 Chico Buarque de Hollanda I was talking to friends on Friday and they had never heard Chico Buarque. He’s one of my favourite composers/singer/song-writers ever – I grew up listening to his songs and still listen to them regularly. He has composed hundreds of songs and I…
Crisis UK Winter Swim Photos/Video
29 November 2014 Crisis UK Winter Swim Photos/Video I saw this tweet from Furzedown Tweets yesterday, whom I follow as they tweet about local events. #Tooting weekend ideas no. 2: dive in @tootingbeclido tomorrow for @crisis_uk Midwinter Swim: http://t.co/5cLAcsA9tx pic.twitter.com/JfcXcKUY8G — Tooting Daily PRSS (@TootingPRSS) November 28, 2014 Please click…
HTC One Camera Freeze Issue
02 July 2014 HTC One Camera Freeze Issue This started happening to me this morning. 1) Go to the Camera – all you see on the screen is a still, but you can still take photos, you just can’t see what you are taking photos of. 2) Video camera still…
My extremely brief foray into DJ land
02 July 2014 My extremely brief foray into DJ land Back in 2007, when Serious Business nights were running, I thought it would be a good idea to have a go at being a DJ for one night. At around 10pm and with mostly only my friends in the room…
The Trip – Jeff Mills + A Guy Called Gerald
22 June 2014 The Trip – Jeff Mills + A Guy Called Gerald http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/jeff-mills-the-trip-83719 We weren’t sure what to expect from this. Dance music at the Royal Festival Hall? Not allowed to stand up, for starters. What would the atmosphere be like? When we got to the Southbank Centre we…
People’s Assembly against Austerity March – London 21/06/2014
London 21 June 2014 People’s Assembly against Austerity March http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/ People’s Assembly Twitter Feed There was little press coverage about this march, nothing from the BBC, I complained as have others. An estimated 50,000 people attended. Francesca Martinez’s speech was moving and peppered with ‘Fucks’ and all the better for…
Pieris Japonica
19 April 2014 Pieris Japonica When we moved to our house in April 2007 we were pleasantly surprised to see this very small (80cm) but beautiful tree (it’s actually a shrub… But it can get up to 10m on rare occasions) at the back of our garden. Sadly I’m no…