Sunday, 12. July 2009, 15:59:17
podcast, hip-hop, download, adam
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"Playing in clubs is cool but restricts you to how many people you can get into the venue," tells Air Adam, who is more commonly known amongst Manchester folk for his DJing and also amongst Flickr members for his photography. "And of course, you need to keep it 'danceable' so there's a lot of stuff which is difficult/impossible to fit into a set."
Adam is talking about his debut podcast. Launched in June 2009 and set for a monthly release, the self-titled recording exposes his raw passion and interest for Hip-Hop and provides interesting and educational insight that can be appreciated by avid followers or newcomers to the genre.
"It's really a way for me to share and get into discussions on music. I grew up in the pre-internet era - at that time, there was little if any Hip-Hop on TV or commercial radio, and so for a kid with a limited budget wanting to learn about it there were three main sources of music and info; tape swapping, pirate radio and magazines."
Adam hopes that his podcast can use the internet as a platform to rekindle the personal essence of sharing music, the way exchanging a mix-tapes with a friend would - exposing the music he likes and that we'd like to hear - rather than have music imposed on us for commercial gain.
Keen to show that he's not to be pigeonholed, and helping the podcast reach a wider audience, Adam continues, "There'll be a mixture of Hip-Hop and music more generally, 'underground' and 'commercial', the somewhat known and the utterly forgotten, new and old, the conscious and the ignorant, and the straightforward and the slightly bizarre! I hope you'll find it interesting and entertaining."
The Air Adam Podcast is available on a free subscription via podcast.airadam.com and also through iTunes Music Store. Episode Two of the podcast was released today.
Sunday, 12. July 2009, 01:30:27
movie, download, bittorrent, mininova
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In 1978, director Martin Scorsese turned his camera on his friend and roommate, Steven Prince, creating the documentary 'American Boy'. Prince was best known for his role as the gun salesman in 'Taxi Driver', but to many was a true-life raconteur, actor, ex-drug addict, and road manager for Neil Diamond.
To Scorsese, Steven's life was more fascinating than what any screenwriter could dream up, it had to be captured in celluloid, and 'American Boy' did just that and became somewhat of a cult documentary amongst notable directors and movie-types - so much so that Quentin Tarantino based a famous scene from 'Pulp Fiction' on a story Prince had told of during the recording.
Three decades later, filmmaker and producer of 'A Scanner Darkly', Tommy Pallotta draws out Steven Prince to recount his days since 'American Boy' and to compose the next chapter of his story under the guise of a new documentary 'American Prince'.
'American Prince' has been legally made available to download for free via mininova.org
Saturday, 11. July 2009, 08:57:19
xbox 360, ask jeeves, who wants to be a millionaire, ask.com
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Oh-my, this weekend is turning out to be a 'general knowledge' frenzy as I've found myself taking part in quiz shows galore!
I've never had the desire to be on a quiz show, and I'm generally not excited by the thought of a pub quiz, but last night I rushed home from work to play 1 vs 100 Live on the Xbox 360 - and this morning I persisted through to completion the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire quiz on Ask Jeeves UK.
The question now is, will I make the Ask Jeeves Millionaire Quiz Leaderboard next Saturday?
Friday, 10. July 2009, 09:22:12
trail, pennine, summer, insects
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Last night was a really nice evening so, instead of hanging around the house and playing games all night, I decided to take my camera onto Urmston Meadows and along the Trans Pennine Trail.
It was really quiet - there weren't too many people around last night. I must've walked from around 7pm to 10.30pm. With it being summer, the nights stay light until late, and it's great for taking a stroll.
You can see some photos in the 'Trans Pennine Trail' photo album. I can't say there's anything particularly interesting in there, unless you're into long grass, close-ups of plants and insects fornicating.
Thursday, 9. July 2009, 11:34:59
oops
And I didn't do it
right either.
Friday, 26. June 2009, 09:19:50
friday follow, twitter, social networking, follow friday
There are some interesting people / companies / services on twitter, so I finally decided to do a twitter-based 'Follow Friday'. I don't think I'll do it every week, but when I do I'll cross post it on my blog - like this.
@Herring1967 @_gamestyle @askjeevesdotcom @BBC6MusicNews
If you follow anyone on twitter that's particularly interesting; link them up in the comments below or send me a tweet @coxy.
Thursday, 25. June 2009, 08:56:17
jam, bam, beard, breakfast
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I can smell something weird; it could be the butter in my beard.
BAM!
Wednesday, 24. June 2009, 12:12:54
quote, sausage, twitter, lunch
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Sausage & mash in a wrap! Pret are the saviors of lunch!
stephenackroyd, 10 minutes ago from Tweetie
After eating some, I do not recommend this wrap. 
stephenackroyd, 4 minutes ago from twhirl
Sunday, 21. June 2009, 14:04:44
prediction, magic, 8-ball
I consulted the 8-Ball yesterday; it told me to wait.
Friday, 19. June 2009, 21:00:31
nikon, mullet, sale, d70
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Tomorrow morning I'm going to go and get my hair cut. I want it to look something like the above... basically, a bit of a mullet - but not so extreme - without shaved sides.
Oh, and I bought a Nikon D90 today. This means that if you want to buy a second-hand Nikon D70 (body only) from me, let me know. £150 ono.
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