Yes, it's my first LJ post of 2012 everyone ( Read more... )

You can download a rejigged version of the Christmas mix I made last year here. Yes, I'm re-gifting.

And you can find my "Best of 2011" mix here. This was surprisngly hard to compile; I started with a longlist that lasted well over 2 hours. The final version is just over an hour.

( Tracklistings under the cut )

I made an 80s mix! It's available to download here. Leans towards the latter part of the 80s, heavily drizzled with samples, including Neil Kinnock, The Young Ones, Doctor Who (natch) and the 1988 US Vice-Presidential debate.

( Tracklisting under the cut )

Have you ever heard of Bến Tre? It's the capital city of Bến Tre province in Vietnam. The US Air Force bombed the crap out of it in 1968 and an USAF officer said - allegedly - "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I mentioned Bob Kingham's new London walk, The Grey Soul of London, which he is hosting under the auspices of the Museum of London. All dates for April are now sold out, but new dates in May will become available - Sunday 8 May and Wednesday 11 May - if there is enough demand. If you're interested, phone the Museum box office on 020 ( Read more... )

F*cking hell, how can it be two months since I've last posted on here? TWO MONTHS. Very, very poor ( Read more... )

I can't believe that I've got this far into 2011 without wishing everyone a very happy new year ( Read more... )

What a weekend. Went to two lovely Christmas parties - one at my good friend Mr. Kingham's, where there was mulled wine and lamb and rabbit stew and German sausages, and the other at beingjdc's where there was a mulled cider and veggie kebabs and much wine and tiffin and small children throwing half-eaten food at arriving guests. Unfortunately, my Mum ( Read more... )

I used to be something of a winter person - I looked forward to dark evenings, sat at home all warm and cosy on the sofa, eating stodgy food and watching TV. Now I've grown to loathe it. I crave sunlight, above all, feel guilty if I spend too long sat on my backside and am under doctor's orders to eat less rubbish. If anyone has any brilliant ( Read more... )

I met Justin for a swift half last night and realised that I hadn't told him about my new job. And I realised that I haven't told a lot of people about my new job ( Read more... )