mssv

  • Baba Yetu

    ·

    3–5 minutes

    ·

    7 comments on Baba Yetu

    Like other game designers, I don’t play a lot of games. I do have a Wii and a PS2, which sounds typical enough except for the fact that the only games I play on the PS2 are Katamari Damacy and Guitar Hero; Wii Sports and Warioware for the other console. Clearly I like quirky and…

  • Shamisen Serendipity

    ·

    2–3 minutes

    ·

    No comments on Shamisen Serendipity

    I don’t listen to the radio any more, and I don’t listen to music TV either. This makes me dependent on other forms of media (movies, TV shows, YouTube) and other guides (blogs, friends) to help me find my music. What I’ve discovered is that I’m encountering much more eclectic music this way, and interestingly,…

  • Who supports longer copyright?

    ·

    2–3 minutes

    ·

    No comments on Who supports longer copyright?

    Various news outlets today have been claiming that the Public ‘support longer copyright’. I quote from the BBC article: 62% of people polled by YouGov for the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) think UK artists should be protected for 95 years, as they are in the US. I found this very surprising – I can hardly…

  • The iPod Shuffle, in use

    ·

    4–6 minutes

    ·

    3 comments on The iPod Shuffle, in use

    A review of the iPod Shuffle, with a focus on running.

  • The Execution of All Things

    ·

    2–3 minutes

    ·

    4 comments on The Execution of All Things

    I have a bad habit with music. Whenever I acquire a particularly good album or set of songs, I play them again and again continuously until I either can’t listen to them for at least another year, or manage to exert some degree of self control and cruelly cut off my access. The current album…

  • Jingle Rock Bell

    ·

    1–2 minutes

    ·

    1 comment on Jingle Rock Bell

    Bell rock jingle rock Bell jingle rock Rock jingle rock Bell jingle bell Rock bell Jingle Rock rock bell Jingle rock, jingle rock Bell bell bell Quite possibly the greatest Christmas song ever – Jingle Rock Bell (Jingle Bell Rock sung using only the words ‘bell’, ‘jingle’ and ‘rock’.

  • The ancient art of karaoke

    ·

    1–2 minutes

    ·

    No comments on The ancient art of karaoke

    Karaoke. The word can provoke extreme emotions in many, from freezing fear to joyous abandon. I tend towards the latter, so when I got an invitation off Lal to go to a karaoke party yesterday, I was pretty pleased. The two previous times I’ve done proper karaoke (SingStar, fun though it may be, is not…

  • Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue

    ·

    1–2 minutes

    ·

    1 comment on Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue

    I’ve long been a fan of the Red vs Blue series – I subscribed to both season and am the proud owner of the DVDs. When the soundtrack CD Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, performed by Trocadero, came up for sale, I felt obliged to buy it in order to support the series and…

  • Summon the Worms

    ·

    1–2 minutes

    ·

    1 comment on Summon the Worms

    Usually it’s the other way round, but after listening to the incredible Children of Dune TV movie soundtrack, I feel compelled to buy the DVD (and the CD – I believe in buying stuff I listen to a lot). If you’re wondering why I decided to listen to the soundtrack of a movie I haven’t…

  • CopyLeft

    ·

    1–2 minutes

    ·

    No comments on CopyLeft

    EasyMusic and Copyleft – interesting to see that Stelios is considering dabbling in the world of Copyleft music: “We are currently investigating business opportunities in the area of music downloads, especially following the ‘copyleft’ principle. Copyleft is where music has no copyright at all so music can be freely downloaded from sites and exchanged between…