Download a Radiohead cover version of the cheesy Nobody does it better Bond song from the golden age of Roger Moore.
via Superb Live
From 1982 a radioplay interview album for the release of Lou Reed’s Blue Mask album complete with scripted intros for the DJs including this gem
via WFMU
You may or may not have noticed that GoogleBono has been offline for the last few days, this was due to the Google Maps switchover to version 2 of the API which I had neglected to upgrade to. As the coding of the first version was such a terrible hack it was also an opportunity to do it properly but now I’m glad to say that the new and improved Bono Probability Positioning System V. 2.01 is now back online.
Worth 1000 competition, celebrities as Star Wars characters.
via linkbunnies
Minister of Justice Michael “rottweiller” McDowell backs a report which recommends giving people more power to defend themselves from intruders in their own home, presumably on the ground that given his inability to maintain law and order the only solution is the indivualisation of law enforcement aka taking the law into your own hands. What’s next, arming the law abiding people of Moyross so they can defend themselves against the drug gangs?
The Guardian reports that German euro notes are literally falling apart with over 1500 cases reported recently. One theory is that German clubbers are using euros to snort crystal meth which can contain sulphates which when combined with human sweat produce an acid which eats away the notes. Back to the drawing board for a drug resistance currency.
Net art by Claude Closky, I liked Pedagogy, U and his free wallpapers aren’t bad either. And he’s blogging too.
John Gerrard’s new exhibition Dark Portraits opens at the RHA Dublin this Thursday and includes the sublime (pictured)Smoke Tree III. Highly recommended.
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WalkSpace for the iPhone is an alternative walking app to let you navigate the city in a new and unexpected way.
