I am Ashley Elsdon

H17, awesome

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 18, 2011in Events, Listening

Saw them at the Roundhouse on Friday. Awesome. More about that soon I think.

One Night Stan

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 9, 2011September 19, 2015in Edinburgh Fringe, Events, Festivals

Another show I saw at Edinburgh this year. Whilst I’m not a massive Laurel and Hardy fan I really enjoyed this production. It was a one man show about the last night that they performed.

Be Bop Deluxe: Futurist Manifesto

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 9, 2011in Listening

I got this box set the other day and I’ve been listening to it off and on for the last few days. I love the music of Be Bop Deluxe and found it by discovering Bill Nelson’s solo work.

I have all the actual LPs that make up Futurist Manifesto, but even so it’s great to hear all of the tracks together.

http://rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=thepeoplofthe-21&o=2&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B003OPUZZ8

Another kit

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 5, 2011in Stuff, Tech

When I was at the V&A Digital Design Weekend I picked up this kit as it looked like quite a lot of fun. I probably won’t get a chance to do much with it until November at the earliest, but hopefully it’ll get made soon.

One last picture from the Ethometric Museum

Posted by ashleyelsdonon October 3, 2011in Events, Festivals

One last flyer from the Ethometric Museum from Edinburgh.

More Ethometrics

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 27, 2011in Festivals, Listening

I found this postcard in a pile of paperwork. It has some great pictures of the ethometric machines I saw in Edinburgh at the fringe.

The Power of Making

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 26, 2011in Exhibitions

I went to this exhibition yesterday at the V&A and it was amazing. Not a huge exhibition, in fact quite small, but well worth getting along to, and it is free to get in to although there was a considerable queue for a Sunday.

I don’t know how long it is on for, so it’s worth checking the V&A site, but I’d certainly recommend it.

The Scott Monument

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 25, 2011in Poetry

I climbed the Scott Monument on my last day in Edinburgh. The last time I was in the city it wasn’t open to the public. Although that was a long time ago now.

I’m glad I did it. It was certainly an experience, but not for everyone I shouldn’t think, and certainly not in very heavy wind and rain.

WOMAD

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 21, 2011in FestivalsLeave a comment

Even though I only managed to get there for a day this year it was still brilliant. And whilst the programme will end up in the recycling bin in due course it still serves as a reminder of a great day out.

Of course next year is the 30th anniversary of WOMAD, so I hope / plan to be there for a the whole weekend. I bet it will be awesome.

Type

Posted by ashleyelsdonon September 20, 2011in StuffLeave a comment

They don’t make them like that anymore.