Category Archives: beautiful minds

Brilliant

Posted on 5 April 2011 by

I’m starting a new set of categories for things that are ‘brilliant’. I thought about doing this after Susan Daly tweeted about Roddy Doyle’s short story of the same name (commissioned for this year’s St Patrick’s Day Festival). It’s a … Continue reading →

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DADGAD, feminism & being artistic

Posted on 2 April 2011 by

These links are unconnected. But everything’s connected, right? Well, what connects them is that I found them all yesterday and I think they’re all worth sharing. There is a connection between Sam West’s passionate speech at last week’s ‘March for … Continue reading →

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New albums!!

Posted on 26 March 2011 by

I hope record stores never disappear, just like I hope books never become extinct. I got a voucher to spend in Liffey Valley shopping centre from my in-laws for my birthday. It’s so long since I bought a CD, so … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary table drumming

Posted on 21 February 2011 by

Freya Schreurs, a friend of mine who used to sing with New Dublin Voices, posted this video on Facebook. I love it! Beautifully executed and it sounds great. The piece is by Belgian composer Thierry de Mey and is called … Continue reading →

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01 and 10

Posted on 9 January 2011 by

I’m listening to the Radiohead 01 and 10 playlist. The conspiracy theory behind the mashup between OK Computer and In Rainbows is an internet legend and actually rather compelling. I don’t really buy it, though. It’s not really amazing that … Continue reading →

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Cruciverbalism

Posted on 22 October 2010 by

My subscription to the New York Times crossword app expired today so, rather than furrowing my brow over that on the train today, I thought I’d use the time to blog. The NYT crossword is published every day – Monday … Continue reading →

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The making of OK Go’s ‘This Too Shall Pass’

Posted on 18 October 2010 by

There are two videos for this song by the kings of viral video, OK Go. I blogged back in April about how I really liked the marching band one. The other one, which I called the domino-machine one, is much … Continue reading →

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“…just purse your lips and whistle, that’s the thing…”

Posted on 15 August 2010 by

I saw ‘West Side Story’ a few weeks ago here in Sydney. I first experienced the show, enthralled, from the orchestra pit in the 2000 Edinburgh University Footlights show. At one point in the Sydney production, members of ‘The Sharks’ … Continue reading →

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OK Go marching band video

Posted on 1 April 2010 by

I just found this video for OK Go’s song, ‘This Too Shall Pass’, via Graham Linehan’s feast of a blog, ‘Why That’s Delightful’. There’s something about the surprise elements of this video (and the other, amazing domino-machine one) that takes … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on 20 February 2010 by

The Guardian today featured an impressive array of top novelists all offering advice on writing. It makes for inspiring reading: http://bit.ly/dmYsJB I want to compose music. Well, I do compose music, rather, I want to grasp the sense of vocation … Continue reading →

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