13.5.09
4.3.09
24.2.09
my new website dOmain
www.findoutmoreaboutspikespondikethedesigneratthisworldwidewebsite.com
nOw all i need is a site!
nOw all i need is a site!
21.2.09
14.1.09
5.11.08
rOck on Obama
my bOss was wearing this badge this mOrning. i was very jeaLous. sO she was kind enOugh to give it to me. thanks Lorraine.
29.10.08
22.10.08
hastings bOnfiRe on the beach
watching the bOnfire last satuRday and dRinking lovely beer we tOOk away frOm the FILO beer festivaL...
14.10.08
7.9.08
mOnopoLowa white Label
hOw come i can't find this anywhere in London? i miss my monopolowa... if anyone knows where to find, pLease lemme knOw...
fOr the xmas List...
i knOw it's a bit early to be thinking this stuff, but wouldn't cOmplain if this bad bOy was under the tree this yeaR...Stelton Cylinda-Line cocktail shaker by Arne Jacobsen 1969.
19.7.08
my GF-555
been ages since my last pOsts. Life's been a bit hectic, so time to sLow down...nOw i'm listening to tunes on my newLy purchased GF-555. sexy 'little' machine.
2.5.08
BMW Bringing Back the Isetta - As An EV
( see post 6.10.2005)
Rumors that BMW is bringing back the Isetta appear to be true, and the latest word out of Munich is the modern take on the old classic will be an electric vehicle that's coming to America.
BMW brass are reportedly poised to sign off on the project in order to meet California's zero emissions vehicle mandate, which requires automakers to build 7,500 emissions-free cars by 2014. Company CEO Norbert Reithofer tells Britain's Autocar that BMW "would be obliged to sell a zero emissions vehicle under the U.S. regulations" and a electric vehicle was "the most likely answer."
Sweet. When does it get here?
Autocar says it could be in American showrooms by 2012 and may be offered globally, given rising fuel prices and the fact many European cities are aggressively cracking down on vehicle emissions.
Reithofer said BMW could have cranked out a few hundred vehicles to meet California's mandate and called it a day, but the concept might be used "not just for an electric car but a range of city cars" that could us small gasoline or diesel engines - or perhaps BMW's motorcycle engines.
There's no word yet on the car's specs, and BMW hasn't decided which brand the Isetta will wear. Could be BMW, could be Mini, could be something else. The company may consider working with another automaker - Mercedes' Smart division has been named - to keep costs down.
One thing's for sure. The new Isetta won't have the original's funky refrigerator-style door. To see what the new Isetta might look like, check out Autocar's exclusive image here.
NOTE: Just to make it clear, the photo featured in this post is of the ORIGINAL Isetta from the 1950s; that's not the car they're going to produce. If you want to see what the MODERN Isetta might look like, check out the Autocar story here. Copyright issues prevent us from using Autocar's image.
By Chuck Squatrigli
Photo by Flickr user recompose
14.4.08
2.4.08
18.3.08
RedBull Can Make Music
"RedBull Can Make Music is all about you being creative with the can, using it as your instrument to create a piece of music. Ping it. Tear it. Bend it. Pour it. Sample it. Distort it. However you want to make a sound out of it is up to you."
17.3.08
"How was if for YOU baby?"
"...eLectric!"
Hundreds of couples were photographed. 30 were chosen for the exhibitiOn.
Gregg Stone
Carnaby Kiss Exhibition
London W1
14 Feb - 16 March 2008
Hundreds of couples were photographed. 30 were chosen for the exhibitiOn.
Gregg Stone
Carnaby Kiss Exhibition
London W1
14 Feb - 16 March 2008
11.3.08
27.2.08
kings-X Regen visiT
wenT to the new site fOr CSM in the granary buiLding today. the pic above is inside the granary. And the one beLow is the giant modeL of the entire regeneration project.
25.2.08
RE: CARNABY KISS EXHIBITION
Hi Spike,
You will be pleased to know your photo has been selected by Gregg Stone for his photographic Carnaby Kiss Exhibition.
The exhibition is currently open every day 11am - 6pm until 16 March 2008 and is located at 1 - 2 Carnaby Street, London W1. Entry is free.
We would be delighted to let you have a free copy of your photo which you would need to collect from our office on 17 March 2008.
Best Wishes,
Suzi Baker
Sister Public Relations
46a Carnaby Street
London w1f 9ps
12.2.08
Superstitions
On the 10th of Feb i submitted my entry for the Sasha remix competition
which you can listen to at
thee hausfLy bLog
I was sent an email saying:
"We've received your entry to Beatportal's Sasha Remix competition. For further news, please check back at:
http://www.beatportal.com/remixsasha
We will announce the winners February 18, 2008. Thank you for your participation and good luck!"
How bizarre that last week my horoscope said:
"I expect that by February 18, Aries, you too might feel the urge to give Supreme Being a tip, or do whatever the equivalent might be in your world. Among the extra perks you could be blessed with: a deeper connection with a resource you've wanted to be closer to; the heating up of a promising alliance; a social upgrade that will make you feel more at home in the world; and a vision of where to go next with your ambitions."
I suppose no matter what, the 18th shall be a magicaL day? hmmm...
1.2.08
freitag Design-a-Truck Contest 2008
Theme = Transit
Print = Black, White
Background = Black, White, Grey,
Green (RAL6011) Yellow (RAL 1003)
this is my entry =:]
29.1.08
freitag Design-A-Truck Contest
i've just submitted my design
...deadLine is 31 Jan.
check baCk fOr a peaK.
17.12.07
26.11.07
buRn baby buRn
i scaLded my hand first thing this mOrning fiLLin' up a water bOttLe.
i didn't mean tO...
aLL i can say is...OUCH!
12.11.07
sinead
at the rOyaL festivaL haLL this eve ...
Sinead O'Connor, Royal Festival Hall, london
Gospel truth from an unpredictable and inventive performer
By Elisa Bray
Published: 13 November 2007
Sinead O'Connor was never afraid of making a statement. Since shaving her hair in defiance of stereotypes, at the peak of her fame she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on television. A decade later in 2003 she announced her retirement, threatening to end a 20-year career which had taken unexpected twists and turns from her early days as an alternative solo artist to traditional Irish folk and reggae. Her collaborations are wide reaching too from Sly & Robbie to her recent duet with Ian Brown on his anti-war song "Illegal Attacks".
On her last tour she bemused audiences by playing solely reggae numbers from her covers album Throw Down Your Arms, having for a long time eschewed the songs of her early career.
Tonight the ever unpredictable artist abandons the Hare Krishna-style dress of recent performances, and instead wears a dark androgynous suit more fitting of a pop star. But most surprisingly of all she embraces her commercial successes, returning to the early hits which first made her a star in the late '80s and early '90s.
Beginning with "The Emperor's New Clothes" from her chart-topping second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, she gets the excited cheers that are just the beginning for her largely crowd-pleasing set. Her band are lively, playing the Irish whistle and soaring fiddle to effect in songs such as the Celtic reggae "Lamb's Book of Life".
O'Connor is also inventive in her performance. In a particular highlight, the a cappella "In This Heart", the crowd is silent and captivated as she begins alone, joined by first the female bassist's voice, then female violinist and finally the male guitarist, all providing richly melodic harmonies. It is beautifully moving.
But elsewhere while she makes chat with the audience, getting the odd laugh for her charming wit, for a singer known for her passion she is oddly distant at times, keeping a downward gaze, or appearing distracted as she looks to her band members or the sound technician. Still, her voice keeps your attention. "Nothing Compares to You" is an undoubtable treat though her voice prefers the lower register and she altogether bypasses the highest notes. But the song she wrote aged 17, "Never Get Old" which builds up to impressive crescendo is swept off to another level by her voice so powerful it causes echoes to ripple through the Royal Festival Hall. The juxtaposition of the acoustic song that follows contrasts beautifully, fragile vocals of truth and justice over her gentle guitar playing. It's one of just a trio of songs from her latest offering Theology, based on Biblical scriptures rich in classical strings. Explaining how to promote her ecclesiastical album she had to speak to the Christian media, she wittily recounts how a small percentage were annoyed at her suggestion that maybe God doesn't want war. She dedicates "If You Had a Vineyard", which quotes Isiah, "to the Christians who think God likes war".
But for all the dissidents, the fans' cries of "I love you" in between songs, proves O'Connor still has the power to captivate and compel.
Sinead O'Connor, Royal Festival Hall, london
Gospel truth from an unpredictable and inventive performer
By Elisa Bray
Published: 13 November 2007
Sinead O'Connor was never afraid of making a statement. Since shaving her hair in defiance of stereotypes, at the peak of her fame she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on television. A decade later in 2003 she announced her retirement, threatening to end a 20-year career which had taken unexpected twists and turns from her early days as an alternative solo artist to traditional Irish folk and reggae. Her collaborations are wide reaching too from Sly & Robbie to her recent duet with Ian Brown on his anti-war song "Illegal Attacks".
On her last tour she bemused audiences by playing solely reggae numbers from her covers album Throw Down Your Arms, having for a long time eschewed the songs of her early career.
Tonight the ever unpredictable artist abandons the Hare Krishna-style dress of recent performances, and instead wears a dark androgynous suit more fitting of a pop star. But most surprisingly of all she embraces her commercial successes, returning to the early hits which first made her a star in the late '80s and early '90s.
Beginning with "The Emperor's New Clothes" from her chart-topping second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, she gets the excited cheers that are just the beginning for her largely crowd-pleasing set. Her band are lively, playing the Irish whistle and soaring fiddle to effect in songs such as the Celtic reggae "Lamb's Book of Life".
O'Connor is also inventive in her performance. In a particular highlight, the a cappella "In This Heart", the crowd is silent and captivated as she begins alone, joined by first the female bassist's voice, then female violinist and finally the male guitarist, all providing richly melodic harmonies. It is beautifully moving.
But elsewhere while she makes chat with the audience, getting the odd laugh for her charming wit, for a singer known for her passion she is oddly distant at times, keeping a downward gaze, or appearing distracted as she looks to her band members or the sound technician. Still, her voice keeps your attention. "Nothing Compares to You" is an undoubtable treat though her voice prefers the lower register and she altogether bypasses the highest notes. But the song she wrote aged 17, "Never Get Old" which builds up to impressive crescendo is swept off to another level by her voice so powerful it causes echoes to ripple through the Royal Festival Hall. The juxtaposition of the acoustic song that follows contrasts beautifully, fragile vocals of truth and justice over her gentle guitar playing. It's one of just a trio of songs from her latest offering Theology, based on Biblical scriptures rich in classical strings. Explaining how to promote her ecclesiastical album she had to speak to the Christian media, she wittily recounts how a small percentage were annoyed at her suggestion that maybe God doesn't want war. She dedicates "If You Had a Vineyard", which quotes Isiah, "to the Christians who think God likes war".
But for all the dissidents, the fans' cries of "I love you" in between songs, proves O'Connor still has the power to captivate and compel.
29.10.07
mOby @ MOS
i recentLy started wOrking for Fifth Avenue PR. They represent Loads of big artists, and loads oF upcoming big artists... part of the perKs incLude vip status at places like Ministry of sOund. spike+1 got to see mOby dj saturday nighT, and best oF aLL, gOt tO meet him as weLL. :)
8.10.07
25.9.07
mOvin' on uP
mOvin' hOuse this weekend. ahh...baCk to the world of flatmate-free liFe,and a pLace to me seLf =:)
behind baRs
pLayin' a benefiT gig this saturday nighT. not yur usuaL funKy hOuse. cOme on out for a unique niTe of sOme punKy stuFF. and perhaps some oF yur oLd favOurites!
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