btw @arbutus – loving the music!

Also (and not why I liked them) but both had small elements that reminded me of the Irish music I’d try and learn when I was a kid (I was rubbish! I never practised!).

Hi @purofilion – not sure about that doc (I do enjoy watching music docs but don’t remember that line at least!).

One thing I enjoyed that was on iPlayer were the Dave Grohl/ Foo Fighters films that followed the making of their latest album.
The actual music itself wasn’t that interesting(!) but his obvious interest in people and their stories,…[Read more]

hi @reprisal – nice!

As seems to be the way with Doctor Who related stuff, it needed a second listen.

Or to turn my headphones up.

But I enjoyed the opening (nice choice of quote); liked the way you tempered the way the harsh sounds and then brought it on after ~3mins (I liked how at this point it got to a sustained ‘annoyance’ – and I mean…[Read more]

ah @purofilion – Music to Clean to – I love a challenge! (al;though apologies as you’ve probably finished by now)

Well, lets get the obvious out of the way shall we?

Grimes is an artist I know nothing about and this performance is sweeter than I thought her music was, and a little weak at times but she’s still far more talented than I so who am…[Read more]

@Phaseshift – thanks fo that – it left me with the vision of a motley group of people all eyeing each other up suspiciously but ending up walking down the street arm in arm 🙂

Nice choices @Barnable – you managed to make them relevant too!

(I still can’t as anything I think of may have tenuous links to conversations and episodes, but are odd…[Read more]

nice point @bluesqueakpip as to Clara’s arc now (almost certainly) being one of leaving one way or another.

Out of staying put in a time and place that need her or becoming an idiot in a box… hm, I don’t really see her as an idiot in a box (though maybe more like Jenny).

Maybe she’ll find her Christmas to stay and defend. Or somehow go to…[Read more]

So, while pointlessly looking for great music to post about new year’s, next year being better etc etc (and failing as the Beatles was just a bit.. anyway) I obviously looked up what animal represents 2015 in the Chinese zodiac and found that:

“…Therefore, 2015 is the Year of Green Wooden Sheep”

Which is my hope for the next great (and…[Read more]

so – nearly the new year.

And I’ve been looking for something appropriate. however, even after looking for choons with “Happy” that I’ve not posted before, “new” “year” “better” etc etc etc I couldn’t find anything that felt like “fuck it – lets just get the hell down and get on with the next year already!”

So, I’ve ignored a lot and have just…[Read more]

awww @scaryB – you always say the nicest things ( 😳 )

@juniperfish – is it wrong to wish for a January Special?

🙂

doh!

darn hussy – and there was me feeling I was special!

[mind you, I also wondered if I was going to get tips on erm…. things and erm… how to get um… things… and well, anyway, glad you cleared that all up scrayb and blenkinsopthebrave]

Me? Playing to the gallery?

[ahem]

anyway, after listening to a few other versions (hoping to link to something more surprising) I now realise why this version is so loved. Its slightly faster and less gloopy, as well as being pitch perfect.

Now, must run (waddle) out and burn off at least some of…[Read more]

loved it – an episode that I kept saying “you’re having your cake and eating it!” and enjoying it all the same!

And really glad Jenna’s been convinced by the writing to stay for another series (oh I’m sure there are other factors involved and others making decisions, but if she’d still been limited by “impossible girl” I think she’d have…[Read more]

While buying christmas presents a day or so ago, I saw this on a stall which made me smile (as well as a couple of the other towels which I bought for my brothers).

Seemed like a nice guy as well!

from a site called TannenBrown.com

you’ll have finished wrapping by now, but y’know – you can never have too much rapping

(just in case my last one was a tad earnest)

😉

Hi everyone.
People have said words on the Sofa that I can only sigh and agree with and hope that one day I can think and say things as well as that.

So I thought I’d try and link to some xmas music.

Well I’ve tried, I’ve really tried. Tried finding either something fun or traditional or obscure or…. just good.
and nothing strikes me as the…[Read more]

Hi @Arbutus – Charlie Brown Christmas is my xmas music too!
I was never that into the cartoon or comic strip (although maybe it seeped in), but when I first heard that music many years ago, I had to get it!

I now play it every year and when I played it at work on last Friday, it had the typical reacion, where unexpected people say “omg – is that…[Read more]

@Fatmaninabox – I’ve been a bit elusive too and really glad you’re enjoying what you’re doing (and learning)!

Don’t let the “whatever – everyone else is doing something else” put you off what’s actually more important – learning and enjoying!!

🙂

I got the fourth Doctor (hooray!).
I actually bothered to answer as honestly as possible (dithered over “do you want to snog the Doctor?” thinking “but if the Doctor was female would I want to snog?” and decided “erm, actually no”).

I feel…. well, ok. Better than if I’d had to snog 6 at least!

Hi @purofilion – not exactly sure which thread the discussion on Buffy was but… will answer you here!

Yes, I saw some Buffy. I seem to remember seeing early episodes and then sort of drifted away/ missed a few and didn’t return to it. Not because it wasn’t good, just me (can’t remember where I was – if very early 90’s at Uni).

So perhaps I…[Read more]

Hi @Purofilion – to quote Pedant “is that some kind of test?”

😉

so, a song about a salesman. Off top of me head. ok, so its Waits and so has lots of fans on this forum, but I love this song.

“something for the little lady, sumfingforthelittlelaydee sumfingforthelittlelaydeeeeeee ”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdqh0GsXMII