Sam Perry's version of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" is quite different. Perry's a beatboxer and looping artist and his sound is very different - in a good way of course! Massive Attack were meant to be playing Dublin in August but cancelled unfortunately... … [Read more...] about Massive Attack’s Teardrop Cover
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Dirty Dancing Synced to the Muppet Show Theme is Perfect
Dirty Dancing is a classic. The final scene is iconic. Somebody had the idea of syncing it to the Muppet Show theme tune and a thing of beauty was born: Very nicely done! … [Read more...] about Dirty Dancing Synced to the Muppet Show Theme is Perfect
Live Music Overload!
I've been lucky enough to be able to get to multiple concerts over the last few months. I decided a while back that I was going to prioritise personal activities over work ones. Sure, I still love what I do, but I've lost the appetite for bouncing around the place from city to city and conference to conference. I'll still do it, but I'm going to be a lot more selective … [Read more...] about Live Music Overload!
Give it Away Live
Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently touring and tickets are hard to come by, as well as being anything but cheap. I remember seeing them live in Milan back in 2002 or maybe 2003. I've no idea how much the tickets were, but I recall that we had a great evening, but that the show was definitely not sold out. Here they are playing "Give it Away" on Howard Stern's show a … [Read more...] about Give it Away Live
Ennio Morricone Documentary Film
Ennio Morricone passed away in 2020 at the age of 91. His career spanned hundreds of films and has influenced the very DNA of modern cinema. As I mentioned recently his son is going to be conducting on the upcoming tour. But before that there will be a documentary film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso). The trailer (below) gives just a taste of what the … [Read more...] about Ennio Morricone Documentary Film