Another great 4th Doctor story from Big Finish. I really enjoyed this one and Alice Krige was a surprise, but very good indeed.
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Getting Plastic Planet by the Modified Toy Orchestra
As a long time fan of The Modified Toy Orchestra I was delighted when their latest album came out and I ordered it a few weeks ago. It seemed to take a while to arrive, then, a couple of days ago, a package turned up.
Not only did it contain the album, a CD in something like a children’s book package, which is an amazing design by the way, but also it contained the following
An extra CD
This note of apology
I was amazed to say the least. I’d have been happy with a note of apology on it’s own, but this was completely unexpected, and, lovely too.
If that wasn’t enough, Plastic Planet is a joy to listen to as well. I’d recommend it.
The Vinyl dilemma …
I was lucky enough to get hold of one of the few copies of the last John Foxx 12″ single containing two remixes of Underpass. I have to say that these remixes are absolutely brilliant. I love them. However, it leaves me with a dilema. I love the 12″. I love the music, but, I can only play it on my turntable. I have no digital copy at all. I’d like to listen to these tracks on my iPhone and elsewhere, but I don’t want to take a digital copy really.
It’s a dilemma.
New John Foxx compilation: Metadelic
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 …
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
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
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.
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