15 minute LORN mix on the Brainfeeder website from Mary Anne Hobbs show on BBC Radio 1.
I read in the papers on the weekend that Microsoft were teaming up with Family Guy to create a one-off “Almost Live Comedy Show” special to promote the new Windows 7. It’s now Tuesday and now I hear the deal is off over ‘content concerns’.
and the song of the week belongs to Mark Pritchard… and Om’Mas Keith for their ghettotech-meets-space-invaders piece of genius that is ‘wind it up’. I’m about 3 months behind the times – apparently it was released on 20th July this year on hyperdub, but nonetheless, i found it and now I love!
so my first ever visit to Frieze was lovely! in between keeping tally of men in corduroy trousers and chanel handbags (27 and 7, respectively) we actually did look at some great art.
the standout populist artist was the German photographer (oh, i how i have a soft spot for thee germans!) Andreas Gursky. his photos are massive and appeal to my inner OCDish love of repetition in real life. London’s White Cube gallery had a massive print of the Kuwait Stock Exchange. it’s all black, white and red and quite fabulous to look at.
One Saturday morning a few weeks ago there was an unexpected knock on the door of the GF… two minutes later Katie walked into the kitchen with this box of Lola’s cupcakes. Our gorgeous friend Jordana from Melbourne had organised a delivery for our birthdays… how cool is that!