Archive for August, 2006

(Wired for) Sound Stories

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Delighted to see RTE’s excellent Sound Stories back for another series. The show delves into all kinds of fascinating explorations of sound and tonight’s show looks at ‘Endangered Sound’. As well as a chat with David Attenborough’s sound recordist about the rattle of Deathwatch Beetle and recordings of endangered North American Frogs, there’s some […]

Rushdie, Greer, Ali and literary spats

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

It’s been a while since there’s been a decent creative spat but who better than Germaine Greer to kick things off with a pseudo-racist rant about Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. Producers of the film adaption of the book have not been permitted to film in the eponymous area of East London. Greer, in a […]

Zidane headbutt song

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Currently racing up the French charts is ‘Coup de Boule’, which literally translates as ‘headbutt’. The video is here and another one complete with even more Zidane footballing trangressions can be found here:.
If anyone can translate any of it, feel free to share.