DJ Noir podcast – Episode 8
Wake of the Glass mountains
A collection of tunes I discovered in 2008
Each chim chim charoo christmas I make a cd for friends of the songs I have loved during that year..on Christmas eve, I again tip toe into their home and pop the cd into their stocking. Hopefully they get some enjoyment from it on those dark January nights. This episode from the year 2008, is not so much a show as a collection of the bizzarre and the beautiful
Flying the flag
On request from Blackpool fans, Black has created a giant flag for his beloved team. The flag made its first appearance on Saturday 6 December for the match against Charlton Athletic. Black would like to think the unfurling helped the teams 2 – 0 victory!
Black christmas
All we want for christmas is a Glow In The Dark Flesh Eating Zombie Playset.
This super scary zombie playset comprises of nine 2.5 cm to 8.3 cm tall, hard vinyl zombies, of both human and canine descent, complete with blank stares, gaping mouths, open wounds and missing limbs! As a bonus when you turn off the lights they glow.
Dead good!
Animal collective
So what does BLACK listen to that helps the flow of ideas and mac scribblings ?
‘Animal Collective’s’ epic chorally arranged voices resounding in a virtual cathedral of course! But we will have to wait until January for new impetus, when the new release of Merriweather Post Pavilion sees the band wisely push those Beach Boys-style, Panda-led harmonies to the fore, resulting in some of their most accessible, melodic work to date so we are told. And check the forthcoming sleeve! It’s actually still art.
Smelling sweet
Stills from the forthcoming BLACK comedy short film “Something for the lamppost” written and directed by Black and Ray Fury, due December 2008. It tells the story of one owners flower shop business and, its struggle in the face of floral supermarket competition…and what they do to combat that. Does it all turn out smelling of roses ?
Still 1. Nigel Osner and Paddy Fletcher the main actor.
Still 2. Paddy and the director
Still 3. Paddy with Angela Sorensen and Sarah Alborn.
Is this the coolest musical toy ever made?
A mini sequencer with endless possibilites. The coloured buttons can be used to change the melody and rhythm. Each color has a different tune. You can also change the speed and pitch of the sequence with 2 sliders. This was also released by Palitoy in the UK. I can’t find one on ebay so i’ll just have to make do with my Stylophone.
Budding Rick Wakeman? Try out some toy synthesizers at the address below.
Snack size cigarettes
Philip Morris has unveiled plans for a smaller cigarette to cater for the age of the smoking-ban. ‘Marlboro Intense’ will deliver the same potency while taking less time to puff, and is designed to appeal to employees who are forced to take quick outdoor cigarette breaks while at work, often in cold weather. The cigarette, which is 7.2cm long, compared with the normal 8.5cm.
Black says: ‘These brands should be themed! We envisage asking for 20 Toulouse, 20 Thumberlina’s or 10 Tom Thumb’s please. What names would you give them ?
* Warning: Smoking can stunt your growth.
Red Bull iBar
BLACK has found its wings by creating fly on the wall film documents of the new iBar from Red Bull, in collaboration with Carpenter Newby design. The interactive bar, designed by Mindstorm, has customised animations that pinpoint your drink and where your hand is on the bar. The filming also shows the ‘perfect serve’ for a red bull drink. The iBar was located at various venues around the country to promote the 2008 London leg of the Red Bull Air Race.