Archive for May, 2009

Musical Interlude : Dan Auerbach – Whispered Words

Free Album : The Backsliders – thank you

Don’t know much about this band but I like the sound from a quick listen.
Anyway head here for a free copy of their new album “thank you”.
The Backsliders (often capitalized as THe BAcksliders) is a rock and roll band from Dallas, Texas. Their third and newest full-length album, “Thank You”, is available forĀ  free download [...]

Reach

Probably the cutest animated robot I’ve seen since Wall-e.

‘Olmes you slaagggg!

Not sure about the new Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes, could be an entertaining film but it’s not really looking like Sherlock Holmes is it? Although I can see the need for changing it to get modern audiences interested.

Free Album : Coldplay – LeftRightLeftRightLeft

Coldplay have jumped on the free album bandwagon and are providing a new live album “LeftRightLeftRightLeft” free of charge to download as a thank you to their fans.
I don’t have much more to say on this one, I’m not a huge Coldplay fan unlike most of the rest of the world it sometimes seems but [...]

Science and the Media

Dr Ben Goldacre talking sense as usual

Free (Creative Commons) Scifi/Fantasy Anthology – Thoughtcrime Experiments

Spotted an interesting looking free anthology this morning released under Creative Commons license.
Handily they supply in plenty of different formats with scope for converting this to read on pretty much anything…although artwork may be an issue on some devices.
On the ridiculously large read pile but I may bump this one to the top as I’m [...]