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: This is what happens when you take your eye off the ball. I’d no memory of transferring my DNS …

: Well this is nice. I wonder will I be able to import my wordpress site into this system then …

: Apply to your ears, gently but firmly Barry Cullen’s Fringe Tones, the 82nd

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: Sometimes cycling can make you feel like a kid. Today’s version was being forced to sit on my …

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: Lovely cycling conditions today. Floods were the least of it.

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: Absolutely loving the merch bag! @thecrawlingband Tee shirt and album on the same day…oh …

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: 7am, the search for the missing mojo begins!

: Mondays. No better than any other day except it’s today.

: Not in bad shape for a 50 year old! 😄😂🤣 It took proper work at weight loss, then the gym …

: Time to learn some songs.

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: I thought saddle sores only happened to cowboys, back in the old wild west. Yikes, was I wrong.

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: A chat with an AI My question: Who would better weaponize the possibility of rats in the walls, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar …

: A word from our sponsors David Byrne. Never let a distaste for an artist’s work stop you from listening to them discuss …

: Big sky today

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: Regulation and Classification I've been sitting on this one for a while, and I don't know why. My album Regulation and …

: All men dream, ... All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake …

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: When you realise you’ve sold your MTB and forgotten to include the spares.

: Regulation & Classification I am absolutely delighted to be release #36 on Toneburst. …

: New Music Approaching I have a new album on the way, released by the glorious Toneburst folks. The physical release will …

: New release day! Tying Up Loose Ends: #1 Culport is now available to buy and, as promised, here's the link: …

: New release on Toneburst coming v.soon! I'm very excited to reveal that I have a piece appearing on the upcoming Toneburst release Tying Up …

: Lifehack Lifehack: change nothing in your approach, method or execution. Change your expectations.

: Another gem from Rick Wayne's ongoing curation. Ferenc Pinter (1931 – 2008) was an Italian painter and illustrator. He was born in Liguria to …

: ENV vcf play v1 Undersea chill right here right now.

: Slacker I don't need to cut myself some slack, I need to recognize what I've achieved so far. It's essential …

: For the day that's in it. The more frustrated I get, the more stress I feel. The more stressed I am, the more anxious I …

: Wyrd Daze Seven: Hookland This piece is very satisfying.

: Toneburst at Sunflower Bar 101119 Come join us at this festival of New Musics.

: bjc – D&Dv2_Studies_v1 — barry joseph cullen The latest TONEBURST release is now available. …

: Horoscopy SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "No Eden valid without serpent." Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote that …

: A.R.C. new release event Wednesday 28th August, 8pm. Sunflower Bar, Belfast. …

: How to be successful (however you quantify that). Stop always being distracted. Focus on what's in front of you. Stop only talking the talk. Don't …

: ? But if there was a higher purpose, what would it be?

: The Day The 'Conducator' Died. In my mid-twenties a friend told me about this guy who had been huge in the ’60s then vanished …

: A final chapter for the year of song. So here it is, the final installment. The closing chapter of a year-long work. This album is the …

: Summer released Hey people! I’ve released the third album my Song a Week for a Year series, this one entitled …

: (Fiction) The Dunvluddich Furnace Absolutely love this.

: Album number TWO! Well friends I’ve finished compiling all the details and here it is, the second part of my …

: Now there's a thing... SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’m about to say things that sound extraordinary. And …

: Self Improvement. Learn skills you can always rely on. Self-Discipline: Get better at ignoring the negative voice in …

: Buy My Album I’ve released an album, it’s the first of four that I’ll be kicking out into the …

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: Words to live by... SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): At one point in his career, the mythical Greekhero Hercules was …

: Straight to video I had a dream the other night, Tuesday I think, where I’d been invited to play with some …

: ...the ringing of tiny bells. Life to me mostly seems like how it might be for a cat with a spinal injury, except in that nobody …

: A limited edition release, by A.R.C.. Hey there dear readers, We released our first recording a couple of weeks ago to celebrate our 5th …

: I write like... There’s a meme-ish app doing the rounds on Facebook called I Write Like which compares a …

: Cent Spectrum 5 Fade 210517 This is perfectly lovely.

: SoundCloud and rights So Soundcloud have updated their subscription model: We’re happy to announce the latest way to …

: Local vs Streamed I commented on a survey last week about streaming vs locally stored music. My answer (150gb of …

: Aims for 2017, or January at least Smooth your edges, untangle your knots, sweeten your openings, balance your extremes, relax your …

: Mission Accomplished Each week for the last year I have written, recorded and released a new piece of music. And some of …

: It looks like we might just make it to the end. I am 48 weeks deep in 52 week project in which I write, record and release a song each week for a …

: History Shows Again and Again... I’ve been lax in showing off my current crop of ridiculous songs. Here’s the latest …

: New Musicks It’s been a while since I did much to publicise my work, but I’m here today to remedy that. In the …

: That's the Message My current project, a Song A Week For A Year number 24 - ‘That’s the Message’ on #SoundCloud …

: Postcards from Holiday Life continues with its own ruthless pace and the following is the latest fruit: …

: Portents and Auspices Rob Brezsny has this to say, directly to me: A bottle of Chateau Cheval Blanc wine from 1947 sold …

: More Music for the Select Few I haven’t been the best at publicising so as a summary here’s a playlist of the project …

: This is the Great Void I decided to play around with a couple of synths, a bit of MIDI, a handmade BEW pedal and see what …

: Deliberate Affectation Entry number 4 in the ongoing compendium is a lovely floaty piece of acoustic art-pop. Should I feel …

: Buffalo God SAWFAY number 3. I tried to use as few guitars and as many basses as possible and this is the …

: Look Around You OK, 2nd week. I completely forgot to post this here at the time -the 7th of November. Initially I …

: Advice in the form of a horoscope SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you were embarking on a 100-mile hike, would you wear new boots …

: An Introduction So I think I’m going to do a thing. Like really commit to something. I’m gonna make a …

: Zoom There are a couple of police vehicles driving towards my office right now, their sirens are echoing …

: It's your fault, not mine. I’ve awoken this morning under a government more bigoted, more insular, more self-centred than …

: Promises to Myself. I am making the first of two decisions. When I complete my exam I will pick one thing and do it. I …

: Tidal Parking, Government by Commerce. Two of m’colleagues are discussing banning cars in the centre of Belfast. A quarter-mile …

: Projections and forecasts First this: Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was a German composer whose organ music is still played …

: Music Personality Quiz I worked through this A/B test earlier, comparing a series of pairs musical excerpts. I didn't know …

: Spamarama Absolutely loving this piece of phishing spam I received earlier: discount bogner men Awaken, you …

: It's in the Spams Tonight It started off so well. Then a series of ever-sharpening left-turns and non-sequiturs break the …

: Spookii I thought I’d lost this forever. This is a different version and it’s really badly …

: Tharg's Future Shock I read a sci-fi book years ago where as part of humankind's development dogs had been surgically …

: Buy my stuff (soundcard/HD/anti-bark) Archos MINI 40GB external hard drive, 2.5" M-Audio Audiophile USB external sound card "Dog Bark …

: I am a Spam Magnet This is what passes for spam these days in my email account. Did I sign up to a “quietly …

: We all have our demons Hilariously it’s only taken me fourteen years to get this recording this far. Maybe …

: A.R.C. Live At Last A.R.C. Live At Last Barry, Saul and I are making our live début as ARC at long last. Well …

: By Silverfish Imperetrix By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives By …

: Thought for the Day “Slowly, over the past decade or so, as I have built up a creative career I’ve learnt …

: Kick in the Pants (one please) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The four elements that compose cocaine are the same as those that …

: Quote of the Day "Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while." Ambrose Bierce

: A Curious Case I’ve spent an afternoon relearning a short piece I wrote three or four years ago. I came up …

: SAGITTARIUS SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You have both a poetic and a cosmic license to stretch yourself …

: Addendum Further to last, I have remedied my computing woes. Results at this link: …

: The PacMan Abides.

: Proceed; Old School SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): NASA used whale oil to lubricate the Hubble Space Telescope and …

: The Eternal Book, 2nd version Here’s one of the two things I’ve been working on today. The other thing is nowhere near …

: A Grand Day Out [gallery ids=“1365,1366,1367,1368,1369,1370,1371,1372,1373,1374,1375,1376”]

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: Audial Imaging I followed a link from a friend (I think maybe Adam) and let http://spectrogr.am/ do its merry work …

: Art in the workplace. Kind of…

: So here's a thought. If I get two days off a week and one of those days is a week day, what’s to stop me from going …

: Yet another house move. So that’s it all over bar the shouting, reformating, renaming and removal of duplicates. My …

: valentine at coppermoon [gallery] Valentine at Coppermoon by mysterioso on EyeEm

: urban nature [gallery] Urban nature by mysterioso on EyeEm

: In the spams tonight. The following arrived in my spam folder this morning. It’s art and it’s genius. …

: breakfast [gallery] Breakfast by mysterioso on EyeEm

: mystery [gallery] mystery by mysterioso on EyeEm

: a view [gallery] A view… by mysterioso on EyeEm

: my world today at made in belfast [gallery] My world, today. at Made in Belfast by mysterioso on EyeEm

: crooked tiles and empty cottages [gallery] Crooked Tiles and Empty Cottages on Flickr.

: belfast at peace rally [gallery] Belfast at Peace Rally by mysterioso on EyeEm

: stupid cat antics [gallery] stupid cat antics by mysterioso on EyeEm

: art schart [gallery] by mysterioso on EyeEm

: waiting for a lift at glenburn river [gallery] Waiting for a lift at Glenburn River, Dunmurry by mysterioso on EyeEm

: some rumblings no jungles involved [soundcloud]api.soundcloud.com/tracks/69…[/soundcloud] Some rumblings. No jungles involved.

: hepcats can strut [soundcloud]api.soundcloud.com/tracks/69…[/soundcloud] Hepcats can strut.

: gotta love an open fire [gallery] Gotta love an open fire. by mysterioso on EyeEm

: fresh produce at christmas market [gallery] Fresh produce at Christmas Continental Market by mysterioso on EyeEm

: prepping at made in belfast [gallery] Prepping at Made in Belfast by mysterioso on EyeEm

: Notes from the Desk of the Sniffles. I have a small cold. Nothing much more than a runny nose and some sinus congestion. I have a tissue …

: an early demo of the sounds in cellar [soundcloud]api.soundcloud.com/tracks/61…[/soundcloud] From the archives, an early demo of …

: heres a thing im working on [soundcloud]api.soundcloud.com/tracks/61…[/soundcloud] Here’s a thing I’m working on.

: Instructions and Batteries Not Included. Motivation is a parlous journey. I’ve struggled along on it for well over a decade now, not …

: He was like a French George C. Scott. If this were zero day tomorrow would be day one. This could be a tabula rasa; the fresh dawn fresh …

: perfected [gallery] Perfected. (Taken with Instagram)

: pan fried ardglass mackerel [gallery] Pan-fried Ardglass mackerel with roast baby potatoes in Norwegian fennel & sour cream …

: at sawers [gallery] Taken with Instagram at Sawers

: Notes on the inevitable. They’re one of those things, as men, we “don’t think about”. Mirrors. Especially bathroom mirrors. …

: Notes on the inevitable. They’re one of those things, as men, we “don’t think about”. Mirrors. …

: the ginger beard tapes [soundcloud]api.soundcloud.com/tracks/58…[/soundcloud] After a decade’s delay, finally The …

: cat drinks cocktail [gallery] Cat drinks cocktail. (Taken with Instagram)

: a two tier system [gallery] We work on a two-tier system for cats here. (Taken with Instagram)

: spin the wheel of destiny [gallery] Spin the wheel of destiny. (Taken with Instagram)

: open source soft drinks - it's the future [gallery] Open-source soft drinks. It’s the future. (Taken with Instagram at Hilden Brewery)

: we may be a little early [gallery] We may be a little early… (Taken with Instagram at Hilden Brewery)

: the insane fluting [soundcloud]api.soundcloud.com/tracks/57…[/soundcloud] The vague sounds of horror and the …

: little and large, or, cats on a hot tin roof. [gallery] Little and Large. Or, cats on a hot tin roof. *may not be tin or hot. (Taken with …

: tony kaluarchchi does gil scott heron [gallery] Tony Kaluarchchi does Gil Scott Heron. (Taken with Instagram at Newcastle, Co Down)

: Clock d’Albért [gallery] Clock d’Albért. (Taken with Instagram at Albert Clock)

: how the other half live (in the sky) [gallery] How the other half live. In the sky. (Taken with Instagram at Obel Tower)

: lone shoe lone wolf [gallery] Lone shoe; lone wolf. (Taken with Instagram at Dunmurry)

: yarn bombed [gallery] Yarn bombed. (Taken with Instagram at Newcastle)

: The Mist-capped Mournes [gallery] Mist-capped Mournes. (Taken with Instagram at Newcastle, Co Down)

: don't wake me [gallery] Why you bees waking me up daddy human? (Taken with Instagram)

: Work [gallery] Work (Taken with Instagram)

: eating the mighty old ones [gallery] Eating the Mighty Old Ones. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Have dog, will hunt. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Oranges, stage one. (Taken with Instagram)

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: [gallery] This is kinda special. (Taken with Instagram at Maplin Electronics)

: [gallery] Another delicious meal in the friendliest restaurant, @SoleSeafood. I’m at Sole Seafood …

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: [gallery] The Pixie doesn’t fuck around. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Making juice. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] O rly? (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] In a locked carpark, out of sight. How tempting… (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] The Edward Crilly Effect. (Taken with Instagram at The Burren)

: [gallery] The cyclopean crenellations of the shuggoths will soon be revealed, I have no doubt, …

: [gallery] A tasty reward for passing some exams. (Taken with Instagram at The Garrick Bar)

: [gallery] Taken with Instagram at Crawfordsburn Country Park

: Reflections are not Regrets Writing and rewriting posts four times and having each of them vanish really fucks me off.

: Cookies for Breakfast: So a Girl Walks into a Comedy Club.... breakfastcookie: This is something that happened to a friend of mine in her own words. “So, on …

: [gallery] Holiday comedy snaps. (Taken with Instagram at Galway)

: [gallery] The honeymoon is over. (Taken with Instagram at Dunmurry)

: [gallery] Taken with Instagram at Blackrock Pier

: [gallery] Arf. (Taken with Instagram at Kembali)

: [gallery] Sitting back, much like a fat fool. (Taken with Instagram at Ard Bia Nimmos)

: [gallery] Crilly….. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Taken with Instagram at Salmon Weir

: [gallery] O’Connor’s Warwick (abandoned) hotel, one of many in Salthill. (Taken with Instagram at …

: [gallery] Celebrating something or other, last night. Something date related, maybe. (Taken with …

: [gallery] Oh hai… (Taken with Instagram at Atlantaquaria)

: [gallery] Alcohol. Who is a problem drinker? (Taken with Instagram at Salthill Promenade)

: [gallery] Right in the middle. (Taken with Instagram at Tyrrellspass)

: [gallery] Genius present from @marty_byrne (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Feline pyramid scheme. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Die, mortal. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Sexy (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Who’s in there? No one. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Too many keyboards, too many rodents, too many screens, too much homework. (Taken with …

: [gallery] Situationist, opportunist graffiti. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Duffy, visiting from the future. (Taken with Instagram at holmes street, belfast)

: [gallery] The Struggle. (Taken with Instagram at Streets Of East Belfast)

: Rob Delaney: On Depression & Getting Help This was originally posted February 26, 2010. I deal with suicidal, unipolar depression and I take …

: [gallery] Teh rainz0r. (Taken with Instagram at Belfast City Hall)

: [gallery] Let’s *feed* some people. (Taken with Instagram at Made in Belfast)

: [gallery] Architectural oddities, fire escapes in the sky. (Taken with Instagram at Dunmurry Train …

: [gallery] Abstract by literary definition. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] It’s just the luck of the draw for these good ol’ boys…</waylon Jennings> (Taken …

: [gallery] Post jams (Taken with Instagram at Dundonald, Belfast)

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: [gallery] You’re a star, Anise. (Taken with Instagram)

: [gallery] Taken with Instagram at Westfield Castle Court

: [gallery] Artfully placed clove cigarette. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Bride, groom; proper. (Taken with Instagram at Glenarm Castle Walled Garden)

: [gallery] Le wedding! (Taken with Instagram at Glenarm Castle Walled Garden)

: [gallery] Isn’t he pretty? Poseur! (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Posted without comment. Ahem. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Warm. Early. Sleepy. Hungry. Thirsty. All of human emotion, really; the gamut. (Taken with …

: [gallery] A bucket of hot soapy water, yesterday. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Chronos the Enemy. Chronos the Hated. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] I’ve always hated doing homework… (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Waiting for the bus, 1974. (Taken with Instagram at Dunmurry Maxol)

: [gallery] The coal face. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Hector: wants to sex you up (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Monty: the smouldering sex (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Yes but is it Art? (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Footlights. (Taken with Instagram at Ulster Hall)

: [gallery] AH GEE (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] These Nuts Don’t Lie. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Toadally. (Taken with instagram)

: All Points North. Picture-postcard views, coastal architecture like time capsules from the recent and further past, …

: [gallery] A Postcard from Holiday (Taken with Instagram at Portbradden)

: [gallery] Glens, coasts, Antrim. Nice. (Taken with Instagram at Cushendall)

: [gallery] Woven. No hands. Grime & the City Solution. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Aarrgghh! (Taken with Instagram at Seaforde Gardens, Seaforde, Co Down)

: [gallery] Woe! Endtimes! All tastes homogenized and bastardized! Suits all pockets! (Taken with …

: The Night of Broken Glass edited by Uta Gerhardt and Thomas Karlauf ??? review | Books | The Guardian The Night of Broken Glass: Eyewitness Accounts of Kristallnacht This riveting book prints a …

: [gallery] Explain this. (Taken with instagram)

: Crossroads - a brilliant podcast on the Robert Johnson Crossroads myth, from Radiolab via radiolab.org I love this documentary-style show. Such fascinating ideas about production, …

: Crossroads - a brilliant podcast on the Robert Johnson Crossroads myth, from Radiolab via radiolab.org I love this documentary-style show. Such fascinating ideas about production, …

: [gallery] Panirony. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Reading in the sun, in an armchair. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] A-pah-pah (Taken with instagram)

: WEEK 14 - SONG 14 - Third Hotel (featuring Chris Allen) songaweekforayear: WEEK 14 - SONG 14 - Third Hotel (featuring Chris Allen) Martin Byrne - samples, …

: [gallery] A rainy day on the streets where life is tough and monkeys don’t come cheap no more. …

: [gallery] I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. (Taken with …

: [gallery] This is my truth, no show me yours. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Huggy Baps. (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] 90 minutes of music in one afternoon’s recording session? Watch and learn. (Taken with …

: [gallery] The sun over Castlereagh. (Taken with Instagram at Castlereagh)

: [gallery] This is how we roll. @marty_byrne (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Workin’ it with Dr.Lilt aka @marty_byrne (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Workin’ it with Dr.Lilt @marty_burn (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] Lovely tree. Lovely day. Lovely. Sigh (writes poem about flower). (Taken with instagram)

: [gallery] I feel like a real Instagramateer now. (Taken with Instagram at Dunmurry)

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: Titanic Tour (day minus 1) [gallery] Sunday was a pleasant day to spend around the mostly deserted Thompson dry dock. Here’s …

: Titanic Tour (day minus 1) Sunday was a pleasant day to spend around the mostly deserted Thompson dry dock.Here's some photos …

: [gallery] I reckon this filter matches the dreary day out there. (Taken with instagram)

: WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD? Beer. Kittens. AC/DC.

: FAO Mr Martin Byrne @Marty_Byrne Mr Byrne has previous experience of this and his recent tweet struck a chord with me. Producing …

: FAO Mr Martin Byrne @Marty_Byrne Mr Byrne has previous experience of this and his recent tweet struck a chord with me. Producing …

: Gratuitous Cat Photos [gallery] Here we see Hector who believes that shade and comfort must be found beneath the table. …

: Gratuitous Cat Photos It's another sunny day and I feel suitably letharigic so I have decided to briefly document the …

: On moving forward. It's been a funny aul month what with rehearsals ramping up for two very different shows inside the …

: French toast, bacon, black coffee: Breakfast of Winners. Taken with picplz at Dunmurry in Lisburn.

: Breakfast of champions! Taken with picplz at Made in Belfast in Belfast.

: .... Taken with picplz.

: Fish pie, awlriiiiite. Taken with picplz at Made in Belfast in Belfast.

: This found beside a ???26,000 sculpture featuring a whale skull. It was eight feet tall. Taken with picplz.

: Anticipatory! Taken with picplz at Ulster Hall, Belfast in Belfast.

: A middle-aged woman reading a Kindle on the bus. Taken with picplz at Lisburn Road Belfast in Belfast.

: What manner of stars...?

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) Hawkwind (20) Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (8) King’s X (7) Piñataland (7) Scott Walker (6) …

: The doctor is IN. Taken with picplz at Made in Belfast in Belfast.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) Hawkwind (6) Einstürzende Neubauten (4) Mandarin Movie (4) Robert Calvert (3) Piñataland …

: Love this graffiti on the toilet wall. Taken with picplz at The Menagerie in Belfast.

: Mr Byrne Taken with picplz at The Menagerie in Belfast.

: Ms Pugh. Taken with picplz.

: Xmas approacheth, apparently... Taken with picplz at Kings Hall in Belfast.

: Filming Come Dine With Me... Taken with picplz at Made in Belfast in Belfast.

: Sickening for Something It’s been a curious day, Pom-Pom my dear reader. Nippy, wet and dark like a crab on a rock on …

: Now that's a salmon fillet. Taken with picplz at Made In Belfast in Belfast.

: Pu*k rock. Taken with picplz.

: Redux (new extent with added dust) Taken with picplz.

: Goodbye ceiling. Taken with picplz.

: Shredding. Taken with picplz.

: BE BOP DELUXE You won’t have heard of Bill Nelson. I hadn’t until six or seven years ago when I was …

: I love that I know the guy who invented these! Taken with picplz.

: Thought for the Day: observation #361 My right index and middle fingertips are so calloused that they no longer conduct a high enough …

: For some reason, this amused me. Taken with picplz at Made in Belfast in Belfast.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) Kraftwerk (2) Peaches (1) Stephen P. McGreevy (1) Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (1) Frank …

: Pie filling, Roux, now it's time to sort the pastry. Taken with picplz.

: Music for the Cinema Barry Cullen, Peter Cullen and I were engaged in writing a score for an 80 minute film from 1922. …

: Thought for the moment. I'm listening to AC/DC's Fly on the Wall for the first time in two decades, on vinyl. There are some …

: Clearly I need to tidy. Taken with picplz.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-4) 10cc (2) Mastodon (2) Fiona Apple (2) The Budos Band (1) King’s X (1) Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28) Hawkwind (5) Queen (2) Baroness (2) Arthur Brown (2) Arctic Monkeys (2) Imported from …

: Being threatened by the groom. Taken with picplz at Malone House in Castlereagh.

: Taking a wee photo of the photo taking! Taken with picplz.

: A Last Supper SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1498, Leonardo da Vinci completed one of his masterworks, the …

: ???Body Bombs??? Are a Good Sign, DHS Insider Claims | Danger Room | Wired.com The media had one of their semi-regular terrorism panics Wednesday, this time over the warning that …

: O rly? Taken with picplz.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-10) Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (19) The Pop Group (14) Afghan Whigs (8) Laibach (7) …

: The Dragon Wakes! Taken with picplz.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-26) The Bonzo Dog Band (49) This Heat (10) Robert Calvert (3) King’s X (2) Guess Who (1) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-12) Hawkwind (9) Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (5) Martin Tielle (3) Scott Walker (3) Arctic …

: Nick Cave and the Grinderman, Vicar Street, right now, via free wifi. Taken with picplz.

: US creates "shadow" networks for dissidents and revolutionaries In one of the most ambitious developments, the State Department and Pentagon spent at least $50 …

: A Brief Collaborative Affair. A collaborative track between myself and Martin Songadayforayear Byrne. After coming with a couple …

: It's a cat's life.... Taken with picplz.

: Vinyl lathe, Context Gallery, Derry. Taken with picplz.

: Context Gallery, Derry, cutting vinyl. Taken with picplz.

: Religious fanatics are dicks. This article needs no introduction. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13390951

: Dude, where's my car? Taken with picplz.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-8) The Presidents of the United States of America (2) Mike Osborne (1) Ute Lemper (1) X.A. Cute …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-1) Coil (2) American Music Club (1) The Juliana Hatfield Three (1) Eels (1) Von Südenfed (1) …

: a terrorist with a bullet hole in his face [gallery] robdelaney: It’s not surprising that a photo of a terrorist with a bullet hole in his face …

: World's first space tourist 10 years on: Dennis Tito via bbc.co.uk Quite apart from the fact that he could afford to do this, this man seems almost …

: Proof, if any more were necessary... Carbon emissions 'hidden' in imported goods revealed Proof, if any more were necessary, that each of …

: History happening. Taken with picplz.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-24) The Nerves (22) The Black Heart Procession (2) Einstürzende Neubauten (2) Bob Dylan (2) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-17) Damien Jurado (2) The Last Sound (1) Stepping Forward In Dub (1) Juliana Hatfield (1) …

: The Weight, The Band Ladies, Gentlemen, Readers,One must look for the good in all things. If nothing else it will …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-10) King’s X (2) Einstürzende Neubauten (2) 16 Horsepower (1) Sheila Chandra (1) Labradford …

: Consider this today. From Sinfest.

: Childhood Hero Yuri Gagarin was a childhood hero of mine, the first human in space and a mysterious figure from …

: Aces. Taken with picplz.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-13) Blue Öyster Cult (2) Michael Jon Fink (1) Momus (1) Atmogat (1) Tape (1) Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-6) Rapoon (81) Andy Moor & Yannis Kyriakides (15) Peggy Awesh/Barbara Ess (9) Helloween (8) …

: Untitled Taken with picplz.

: Slemish is the perfect capsule climb! Taken with picplz.

: Untitled Taken with picplz.

: A Meandering Screed in Which I Get to the Party a Little Late. Harking back to January when I bought a digital-only album, I had a small epiphany in the days that …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-27) Black Sabbath (32) CD (31) Blue Öyster Cult (21) Einstürzende Neubauten (13) The Sisters …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-20) Boards of Canada (46) Piñataland (29) Radiohead (8) ZZ Top (4) Medeski, Martin and Wood …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-13) W.A.S.P. (4) Seasick Steve (3) Blind Faith (3) Medeski, Martin and Wood (2) The Dave …

: Free Will Astrology : Sagittarius Horoscope "Love that stammers, that stutters, is apt to be the love that loves best," wrote poet Gabriela …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-30) Matt Berry (13) CAKE (11) Robert Rich (2) Non Phixion (2) H.P. Lovecraft (2) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) Dr. Octagon (33) Jaga Jazzist (31) The Beatles (29) The Black Keys (4) Dr. Dooom (4) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) The Enid (12) How to Destroy Angels (11) NoMeansNo (3) AC/DC (3) Paul McCartney (3) …

: Gears Also Mesh It's funny how one person's new musical experiment can repeat someone else's old one. I've just …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-9) The Sisters of Mercy (14) Slayer (10) Depeche Mode (6) Noveller (5) Bad Brains (5) …

: How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory | World news | The Guardian In an exclusive extract from his new book, A History of the World since 9/11, Dominic Streatfeild …

: First New Music of 2011 Noveller - Red Rainbows. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it was released in 2009, but as I've worked my way …

: Meanderings from Beyond the Veil  Tales of the New OrderPart 32 Bits and Pieces Are you still in bed as I write, as these packets …

: Arsche und Feck Typical. First day back to work and I sleep in. Actually, there was more to it than that - I touched …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) Einstürzende Neubauten (3) Shining (3) The Beatles (2) Desert Sessions (2) Supersilent (2) …

: The Last Day of the Holidays. This is the first decently long holiday I've taken in years. Lots of cooking, lots of drinking and …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (34) Tangerine Dream (15) Kraftwerk (13) Zerotonin (11) Wings …

: From the recent archives... First read this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11659122 A man is accused of flashing …

: From the recent archives... First read this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11659122 A man is accused of flashing …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-11-28) Tom Waits (4) AC/DC (3) The Hackensaw Boys (2) The Minutemen (2) Spinal Tap (2) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-11-21) John Fahey (2) The Who (2) Tom Waits (2) Einstuerzende Neubauten (2) Asa Chung & …

: Task list This week I must carry out at least three items from this list. Discourage all traces of shame. …

: Task list This week I must carry out at least three items from this list. Discourage all traces of shame. …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-10) Blue Oyster Cult (47) Saxon (22) Einstürzende Neubauten (12) Einsturzende Neubauten (6) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-26) King’s X (48) Be-Bop Deluxe (25) Black Sabbath (25) This Heat (23) Grinderman (19) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-19) King’s X (23) John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band (13) Baroness (12) Pantha du Prince (11) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-12) Blue Oyster Cult (42) Piñataland (21) Sigur Rós (20) Robert Calvert (17) Iron Maiden (3) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-5) Fleet Foxes (22) Piñataland (20) Mastodon (19) Big Black (14) Rachel Austin (12) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-29) Queens of the Stone Age (29) 16 Horsepower (23) Howard Shore (18) Hawkwind (17) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-22) Einstürzende Neubauten (33) Paul McCartney (14) John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band (13) …

: It's in the stars again From the 18th of August: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): My favorite baseball player Tim Lincecum …

: It's in the stars again From the 18th of August: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): My favorite baseball player Tim Lincecum …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-8) Tom Waits (46) ZZ Top (39) Tangerine Dream (13) Scott Walker (12) The Desert Fathers (10) …

: In the Spams Tonight The very day after I was almost kicked out of my house for buying Tinned Spam (I received mercy only …

: In the Spams Tonight The very day after I was almost kicked out of my house for buying Tinned Spam (I received mercy only …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-1) Blue Oyster Cult (63) Spinal Tap (25) Dio (9) The Shins (1) The Guess Who (1) Imported …

: The Starry Wisdom, Redux From the 20th of July: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I think it would be healthy for you to wander …

: The Starry Wisdom, Redux From the 20th of July: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I think it would be healthy for you to …

: Coralled!! This week has been a trove of thoroughly ridiculous spam-mail, but here are my two very favourites: …

: Coralled!! This week has been a trove of thoroughly ridiculous spam-mail, but here are my two very favourites: …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-18) The Cult (17) Robert Calvert (16) Blixa Bargeld (12) Beirut (11) Scott Walker (10) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4) Otis Redding (20) La Roux (13) Mumford & Sons (12) First Aid Kit (11) Saxon (8) …

: In the spams tonight. Recently I’ve received a number of spam emails entitled “Will Facebook kill the …

: In the spams tonight. Recently I’ve received a number of spam emails entitled “Will Facebook kill the …

: A Map of the World. I’ve been going through my email holding tank where I send interesting things for sending to …

: A Map of the World. I’ve been going through my email holding tank where I send interesting things for sending to …

: More Starry Wisdom I know I’ve quoted a few of these recently, but Mr Brezsny inspires hope, and hope is an …

: More Starry Wisdom I know I’ve quoted a few of these recently, but Mr Brezsny inspires hope, and hope is an …

: It's in the stars. This week’s horoscope is an odd one: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):I wouldn’t say that …

: It's in the stars. This week’s horoscope is an odd one: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):I wouldn’t say that …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-13) Minutemen (48) The Books (23) Otis Redding (20) Medeski Martin and Wood (15) Desert …

: Indecent Sacrifice I’m a hoarder. I admit it freely, even if it has taken me years to face up to it. I’m …

: Horoscopy This week’s horoscope is an odd one: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):If you live on the Danish …

: Indecent Sacrifice I’m a hoarder. I admit it freely, even if it has taken me years to face up to it. I’m …

: Horoscopy This week’s horoscope is an odd one: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):If you live on the Danish …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-6) Minutemen (32) The Bad Plus (11) Scott Walker (7) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1) Phil …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-30) Desert Sessions (56) Scott Walker (50) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (33) Marina and the …

: Spam Email Subject of the Day Genius: “Make your dick longer than the Great Wall of China." I love it.

: Spam Email Subject of the Day Genius: “Make your dick longer than the Great Wall of China." I love it.

: French Parliament Condemns Full Islamic Face Veil I find this wrong on so many levels. It’s incredible what apparently can be hidden behind the …

: French Parliament Condemns Full Islamic Face Veil I find this wrong on so many levels. It’s incredible what apparently can be hidden behind the …

: Stephen Hawking Agrees With Me I suppose he is the perfect person to say this in an international forum, and I’ve very …

: Stephen Hawking Agrees With Me I suppose he is the perfect person to say this in an international forum, and I’ve very …

: Colleague Defends Anthrax Suspect, Ivins - NYTimes.com I’d wondered what had happened with this. It’s amazing how all mention of Al Queda have …

: Colleague Defends Anthrax Suspect, Ivins - NYTimes.com I’d wondered what had happened with this. It’s amazing how all mention of Al Queda have …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) The National (25) The Cult (24) Tom Waits (24) Blue Öyster Cult (12) Nick Cave & The …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-11) Horslips (29) Tom Waits (16) Them Crooked Vultures (13) Scott Walker (10) Scorch Trio (5) …

: BBC News - US President Barack Obama warns of nuclear terrorism Finally, now that significant portions of the citizenry of the United States swallow political …

: BBC News - US President Barack Obama warns of nuclear terrorism Finally, now that significant portions of the citizenry of the United States swallow political …

: Airline passenger conversations to be monitored under EU project - Telegraph So Brussels is finally bending their knee to the USA in this too. Flying is by a huge percentage …

: Airline passenger conversations to be monitored under EU project - Telegraph So Brussels is finally bending their knee to the USA in this too. Flying is by a huge percentage …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-4) Piñataland (31) Them Crooked Vultures (13) Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan (12) Hedwig …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-28) Boards of Canada (41) Scott Walker (26) Mastodon (21) The National (12) Ornette Coleman …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-21) The Black Heart Procession (58) Biosphere (27) Big Black (20) Piñataland (20) Einstürzende …

: Horoscope When my horoscope says things like this I feel ever-so-slightly encouraged, like a head resting my …

: Horoscope When my horoscope says things like this I feel ever-so-slightly encouraged, like a head resting my …

: What Dreams May Come This is my current horoscope from Freewill Astrology:SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Hebrew word …

: What Dreams May Come This is my current horoscope from Freewill Astrology: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Hebrew word …

: Gold I love this kind of story, where a mother tells her wide-eyed child tales of her own youth, putting …

: Gold I love this kind of story, where a mother tells her wide-eyed child tales of her own youth, putting …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-14) Photek (53) Blue Öyster Cult (13) King’s X (12) Baroness (12) Damien Jurado (12) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7) King’s X (32) Paul Anka (14) Mumford & Sons (12) Baroness (12) Pat Boone (12) …

: I Won't Be Happy Unless It All Ends In Tragedy. I mean Tragedy in the sense of not an Epic or a Comedy. Tragedies tend to be meditations on death, …

: I Won't Be Happy Unless It All Ends In Tragedy. I mean Tragedy in the sense of not an Epic or a Comedy. Tragedies tend to be meditations on death, …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28) Blue Oyster Cult (22) Baroness (18) UNKLE (13) Pantha du Prince (11) High on Fire (8) …

: Rob Delaney: On Depression &amp; Getting Help The passing of Andrew Koenig prompted me to write this, but it’s something that will apply to plenty …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-7) Pantha du Prince (22) King’s X (19) UNKLE (17) Paul Anka (14) Dio (10) Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-31) Slade (61) Blondie (20) Mumford & Sons (13) Steppenwolf (11) ACDC (5) Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) Minutemen (58) Scott Walker (34) 16 Horsepower (33) Frank Zappa (18) Led Zeppelin (15) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) Mastodon (66) The Books (46) Black Sabbath (14) Paul Anka (14) Martin Tielle (11) …

: I had a dream... This morning I dreamt that I had a one of those pens from the 80s that has a little digital clock …

: I had a dream... This morning I dreamt that I had a one of those pens from the 80s that has a little digital clock …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) Kraftwerk (41) DJ Shadow (21) John Coltrane (19) Mastodon (14) Beck (13) Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) Monster Magnet (9) Mouse on Mars (6) Scott Walker (2) Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2) …

: Top Ten Albums of the Decade In chronological order: Queens of the Stoneage - Rated R (2000) Royal City - Alone at the Microphone …

: Top Ten Albums of the Decade In chronological order: Queens of the Stoneage - Rated R (2000) Royal City - Alone at the Microphone …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) Mumford & Sons (2) Mercy (1) Antonius Rex (1) Status Quo (1) Bad Axe (1) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) Jaga Jazzist (16) Deerhoof (15) The Crunch (15) David Byrne (15) Jimi Tenor (11) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) Baader Meinhof (13) Duran Duran (9) cLOUDDEAD (5) Björk (4) Coil (3) Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) Piñataland (20) Mulatu Astatqé (14) Dio (9) Alice Coltrane (5) Joanna Newsom (4) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) Fleet Foxes (22) The Beatles (22) Spinal Tap (19) Koen Park (13) Burial (13) Imported …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) David Bowie (29)  Telefon Tel Aviv (17)  Iron Maiden (8)  Kaiser Chiefs (4)  Nitrada (1) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8) Deep Purple (56)  H.P. Lovecraft (6)  Shake (2)  Mallard (1)  JACKSON CAGE (1)  Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) Burial (27)  Seasick Steve (23)  Piñataland (20)  Hawkwind (17)  Blur (12)  Imported from …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) Kraftwerk (43)  David Bowie (31)  Gorillaz (30)  Laura Veirs (24)  Bat for Lashes (22) …

: [gallery] Head Ballet Bonzo Dog Band, 2009.

: Look famous. Be legendary. Appear complex. Act easy. Radiate presence. Travel light. Seem a dream. Prove real. impeccableblahs: (via styleandsubstance)

: Irreligion A Reverend in Derry, Northern Ireland is petitioning for the City Council to ban a Halloween …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-11) Masters of Reality (59)  Joe Jackson (19)  Gary Numan (17)  HP Lovecraft (14)  Red Hot Chili …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-4) Scott Walker (29)  Florence + The Machine (26)  Polkadot Cadaver (13)  Sigur Rós (11)  William …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) Masters of Reality (22)  Doctor Who Unbound (17)  Red Hot Chili Peppers (17)  The Books (16) …

: There is no remedy for love but to love more. Henry David Thoreau (via quotewhore) (via …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) Doctor Who Unbound (25)  Stalk-Forrest Group (18)  Califone (13)  Blue Öyster Cult (12)  Nick …

: [youtube www.youtube.com/watch alanajoy: This kid does a better job parking than most of the drivers …

: [gallery] ugleee

: [gallery] (via impeccableblahs)

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) Hawkwind (6)  Mike Oldfield (4)  The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (3)  Yumi Yumi (3)  Les …

: [gallery] so much beauty

: [gallery] The card reads: “Eye ball of basking shark, 30 foot long. Caught by David Zych” On display …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) Scott Walker (42)  Tom Waits (14)  Mulatu Astatqé (14)  Hawkwind (13)  Explosions in the Sky …

: You know what I don’t understand? I don’t understand why people, why every fucking person is so bad …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) Woven Hand (42)  The Black Heart Procession (24)  David Bowie (22)  The Walker Brothers (20) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) The Beatles (57)  David Bowie (44)  Queens of the Stone Age (43)  Piñataland (40)  The Small …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9) Einstürzende Neubauten (47)  The Bonzo Dog Band (40)  Big Black (28)  Telefon Tel Aviv (27) …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2) The Bonzo Dog Band (82)  Spinal Tap (23)  Fine Young Cannibals (20)  Bogeymen (15)  The Walker …

: [gallery] Where is Wally?

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-26) David Bowie (26)  Fine Young Cannibals (20)  Jónsi & Alex (18)  Scott Walker (17) …

: From the archives: EU visitors to have fingerprints taken - Times Online I was gonna publish this with some comments last year when this article was new, but in waiting for …

: From the archives: EU visitors to have fingerprints taken - Times Online I was gonna publish this with some comments last year when this article was new, but in waiting for …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-19) Tortoise (48)  Johnny Cash (19)  Bat for Lashes (11)  Regina Spektor (10)  Burial (8) …

: BEW and Friends Great show last night at the Waterfront Penthouse Bar. Roll on more of the same!

: BEW and Friends Great show last night at the Waterfront Penthouse Bar. Roll on more of the same!

: The Banishment The considered pace of the camerawork belies the speed at which this story moves. From the …

: The Banishment The considered pace of the camerawork belies the speed at which this story moves. From the …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12) Piñataland (40)  DJ Shadow (34)  David Wechsler (13)  Hot Chip (12)  Battles (11)  Imported …

: Roma's exit 'more than racism' BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Roma’s exit ‘more than racism’ This is yet another …

: Roma's exit 'more than racism' BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Roma’s exit ‘more than racism’ This is yet another …

: [gallery] Classic.

: [gallery] Heheheh. John Allison is an undecorated war hero and renowned genius. He also knows Scott …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-5) Blue Öyster Cult (43)  Piñataland (40)  Mastodon (26)  Kraftwerk (13)  Jaga Jazzist (7) …

: [gallery] Right back atcha.

: [gallery] Oh, pumpkin Jack, you’re a saucy one.

: [gallery] A sketch, an outline, a fading memory.

: [gallery] Death and cobblestones.

: I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to …

: [gallery] A surprised subject.

: [gallery] From rustycornbeef

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28) Piñataland (21)  Mastodon (20)  John Lee Hooker (19)  Tycho (18)  Miles Davis (15)  Imported …

: [gallery] _-3 via tinyblip

: Rommel. I think Rommel is a mastiff. He spent a good 20 minutes licking my arms and legs yesterday, as I sat …

: [gallery] This is Rommel.

: Man arrested on top of Big Wheel BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Man arrested on top of Big Wheel LANYARD.

: Man arrested on top of Big Wheel BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Man arrested on top of Big Wheel LANYARD.

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21) The Bonzo Dog Band (71)  J.R.R. Tolkien (46)  Rachel’s (15)  Taraf de Haïdouks (14)  Roger …

: Teens charged over racist attacks BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Teens charged over racist attacks. Combat 18 slogans chanted, extracts …

: Teens charged over racist attacks BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Teens charged over racist attacks. Combat 18 slogans chanted, extracts …

: BBC| Northern Ireland | MP submitted claim for ??300 pen BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | MP submitted claim for £300 pen: “In 2006, Mrs Robinson …

: BBC| Northern Ireland | MP submitted claim for £300 pen BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | MP submitted claim for £300 pen: “In 2006, Mrs Robinson …

: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-14) Douglas Adams (128)  ZZ Top (39)  Squarepusher (37)  Jeff Wayne (24)  Einstürzende Neubauten …

: [gallery] i wanna go home now.

: [gallery] are they nicotine stains or ectoplasm? we may never know.

: [gallery] Another day at the office…

: [gallery] the sky, she falling

: [gallery] hey spinny, why you take the photo of me falling over?

: [gallery] the beach, she spins, I fall over

: [gallery] the hill, she spins

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: Gimme ten reasons... Ten Reasons Gay Marriage Is Un-American is an unattributed satirical gem. It neatly, pithily and …

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: The Sports Car: Anacronism? When were sports cars last used for competitive sports? Surely not since the early seventies? Le …

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: traffic Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights here bear witness to stretch-limos, converted fire engines and …

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: a cross-slice Holy Fuck - divorce! Holy Fuck - Thalidomide! Holy Fuck - Diego Garcia!

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: quadruple x I bought a pack of beer a fortnight ago, and when I lifted the second can out of the pack, it felt …

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: on leave for anti-Bush remarks Teacher put on leave for anti-Bush remarks “Sophomore Sean Allen recorded about 20 minutes of …

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: Unruly classes 'tamed by praise' Ftom BBC World News: “Unruly classes ‘tamed by praise’" “Positive …

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: Girl dies in peanut butter kiss “A 15-year-old Canadian girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend who had …

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: Things Working Out 'Very Well' for New Orleans Poor I am completely stunned by this smug, supercilious, never-worked-a-day-in-her-life bitch’s …

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: Holy Fucked Up Weather, Batman! From ITN: “Mini-tornado hits Birmingham A mini-tornado has ripped through parts of Birmingham, …

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: CorpWatch: Index From CorpWatch: “A proposal to ‘relocate’ three Andean glaciers to mine for gold …

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: Nearly six in 10 Americans now oppose the war in Iraq From CNN.com "(CNN) – Nearly six in 10 Americans oppose the war in Iraq and a growing …

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: &quot;Cardinal Sin is dead&quot; From BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific: “Cardinal Sin is dead” I can’t help but …

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: US: not equal opportunity killer From BBC NEWS World US rejects ban on women in combat “Republicans in the US Congress have …

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: www.purple.com www.purple.com I find this site pleasing and amusing. See for yourself, but be quick!

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: AND SO IT BEGINS From BBC NEWS: “The US Secretary of State Colin Powell says the US will continue its …

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: Gabriel Garcia Marquez takes on pirates From BBC NEWS “The publication of the new novel from Colombia’s foremost writer has been …

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: The world, upside down. Today we of this office learned of the failure of our company to secure a particular tranche of …

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: Genius “I would not bury Amin. I will never touch Amin. Never. Not even with a long spoon,” he …

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: Do I hear pogrom?

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: At the Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective last night, I had good fun. The music was enthralling. It …

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: Untitled What decisions are left, what life-choices remain as options when you get to the point where you …

: What decisions are left, what life-choices remain as options when you get to the point where you …

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: It’s curious how, as I’m writing an entry about misunderstandings, I find that a …

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: This article from the BBC makes it abundantly clear why Mister T.Blair had his tongue up Mister …

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: The Mighty Gorzo Speaks: People of the Earth. The SuperMasters are in orbit. Your planet has been …

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: Wired 11.04: The Bacteria Whisperer Bonnie Bassler discovered a secret about microbes that the …

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: BBC NEWS | World | Europe US chides Belgium over rights law Washington has berated Brussels after …

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: BBC NEWS | World | Americas Guantanamo appeal denied “A US appeals court has ruled that …

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: Don’t you hate those conversations where both of you are a little drunk, tired and edgy so the …

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: CNN transcript is cut a bit short from kuro5hin.org On Friday the 14th of February CNN.com presented …

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: BBC NEWS | N Ireland Unionists to launch unity intiative. A number of leading unionist politicians …

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: Bittersweet chocolate - From Salon.com Of the $1.1 billion in boxed chocolates that Americans are …

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: kuro5hin.org || A Box of Our Own Making Senator Robert Byrd (D - WV) is to be applauded for …

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: BBC NEWS | World | Europe Nato fails to resolve Iraq dispute “Bush says he cannot understand …

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: Posting Limits!! - Roger from Fastfude tells it like it is. Too many folks used to wade in on day …

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: “The heart of Zen is not a mechanical pump. It is a roaring lion, and it is radiant.”

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: Coffee is a deceptive mistress It smells rich and mysterious, it swims along the nasal mucous membrane with the grace of an …

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: Holy Fuck! BBC NEWS | UK | Snow and ice bring Britain to standstill Thousands of motorists are still …

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: Wired News: More Checks on U.S. Travelers Last week, the Transportation Security Agency announced …

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: Absolute genius Quote of the Year So Far: What I Did On My Summer Vacation: A treatise on rejection …

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: strangegrrl’s LiveJournal “Part of me still thinks that everything that has happened …

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