If you're a Monty Python fan you'll remember the famous scene in "Life of Brian" where someone "what have the Romans ever done for us?". A few years later John Cleese is back asking the same question in this old advert for the BBC and the UK TV license. If you're of a certain age you'll probably recognise at least some of the other celebrities who make brief appearances in … [Read more...] about What Has the BBC Ever Given us?
Mitivaï Serra Sings With Eric Serra
Luc Besson's film "Anna" features a soundtrack by Eric Serra. Hardly a revelation as so many of Besson's films have had Serra's music to accompany them. However what made this one a little different is that one of the tracks "I am Criminal" is sung by Serra's daughter Mitivaï Serra. The music video of a father and daughter working together to make music makes a nice … [Read more...] about Mitivaï Serra Sings With Eric Serra
This is NOT Okay
This video from Manchester is being shared on various social media platforms today. It's not very long, but it's very powerful. Watch it. (If you want to read about the Manchester campaign there's some coverage here and here) … [Read more...] about This is NOT Okay
Trying Domains With Accents Again (IDN Domains)
Years ago I thought I'd grab a domain name with an accent and so I registered a .eu domain name. That was nearly 11 years ago! Since then a lot of things have changed, but unfortunately a lot of things haven't changed as well. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Back then you couldn't register a .ie domain name with a fada (accent). So if you wanted to register … [Read more...] about Trying Domains With Accents Again (IDN Domains)
Blue Monday WITHOUT Electronics
New Order's "Blue Monday" is a classic, but it's a classic of a particular genre of music that relies very heavily on electronics. I've no idea why they did this, but a couple of years back somebody did a version using musical instruments only available in the 1930s ie. long before the advent of electronics in music. Any by instruments we mean anything that can make sound, … [Read more...] about Blue Monday WITHOUT Electronics