New John Foxx Compilation
CD1 and booklet
CD2 and DVD
I’m a big John Foxx fan. There’s no doubt of that. So I’m looking forward to giving this a listen over the next few days …
New John Foxx compilation: Metadelic
Month: June 2013
Amazing who turns up in Doctor Who
I’m often surprised by who turns up in a Doctor Who episode. Look at who’s with Davros!
And then there was a new cassette
Chemical tapes: Rainbow Valley / Wind in Willows
Chemical tapes: Rainbow Valley / Wind in Willows
Chemical tapes: Rainbow Valley / Wind in Willows
Chemical tapes: Rainbow Valley / Wind in Willows
I actually really like cassettes. They’re such lovely objects. This is the first new cassette I’ve bought in years as they’re not easy to find any more. Chemical Tapes is a wonderful label that specialises in cassettes so I thought I’d give them a try out. I’ve not been disappointed so far at all.
What’s he doing?
Of course it is the amazing Alexei Sayle in Doctor Who of all places! It was a Colin Baker story and he wasn’t one of my favourites, and I don’t think he was many people’s cup of tea as the Doctor, hence I’d never watched this story with Alexei in it.
A few pictures from Crystal Palace Beer Festival
Festival Glass
A Beer Voucher
Crystal Palace Beer Festival
I’d never been to this festival before, but it was very good indeed. Well run, good beer, good music, and I think I’ll be going again next year.
Simple Procoding HTML5 export
This is one of the code samples in procoding, an iOS app that lets you code in the Processing language. I adapted this slightly and then got it exported as HTML5 to run on the web. How amazing!
Rail Ale trip on the Bluebell railway
I’ve only been on Rail Ale once before, and that was before the Bluebell line extended to East Grinstead. Now that it comes all the way up to the mainline service it’s really easy to get to, and of course it’s a much longer line and therefore a lot more fun to be on.
The ale was very good (see menu above) and as it was a fine evening, as opposed to pouring rain the last time I went, it was a great night out. I’d thoroughly recommend it to anyone who enjoys steam trains and real ale.
New friends and art at the weekend
A truly awesome exhibition
Great art with great company
Man Ray at the NPG
Last Saturday was an awesome day for a wide variety of reasons. The company of Mr Miki Strange. It was great to meet him after all these years online and equally great to share two exhibitions I really wanted to see with him.
Miki has posted his views of the day here and here, and I don’t think I can put down my thoughts in a more concise manner than that to be honest.
I am Ashley Elsdon 