tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344013844171040594.post8652043451879117419..comments2024-01-27T08:40:43.659+00:00Comments on Gobshite's Miscellany: What have you read/listened to/ watched or viewed over the last month?Paddy Hoeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078596321158861798noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344013844171040594.post-4663587894781571202009-12-06T03:11:50.916+00:002009-12-06T03:11:50.916+00:00Music: Well my five for friday stuff is pretty muc...Music: Well my five for friday stuff is pretty much an indication of what I've been listening to plus a pop compilation album, lady gaga and take that (because thats all we play in work)<br />Books: just finished reading Contagious by Scott Sigler, a scifi book about aliens invading human bodies so that they'll build a stargate for the invasion fleet and one of the former infected humans is the only one who can stop them. Also read Alan Alda's Things I Overheard Whilst Talking To Myself, its a collection of tales about speeches he has given in the past and some of the history behind them its autobiographical but doesn't follow the rules of the autobiography.<br />TV: Flashforward is perhaps the only TV show I have watched recently, I think this show has learnt from other shows with that element of 'what the hecks going on?' and is answering questions as it goes along.Steeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414078597827077999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344013844171040594.post-87067529944665998862009-12-05T17:33:11.113+00:002009-12-05T17:33:11.113+00:00Music: Back to listening to Fink. Great voice and ...Music: Back to listening to Fink. Great voice and astounding live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8OH8Uautpk <br /><br />Team Fresh. Still maintain Sláine is one of the best song writters to come out of Ireland in a long time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT3LGoKr5b8&feature=related <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0x9QLaa2ng<br /><br />Yppah. Ideal for essays and late nights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5wbb9YWYRA<br /><br /><br /><br />Books: Kate Adie - Kindness of Strangers. Really great collection of stories, especially about being a journalist in Belfast during the Troubles. <br /><br /><br />TV: The Thick of It. Because it is the best thing to ever happen to anything ever.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034512502053902962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344013844171040594.post-52426452932987501842009-12-05T15:14:57.708+00:002009-12-05T15:14:57.708+00:00Nice one, Al, although Tunnel... is controversial....Nice one, Al, although Tunnel... is controversial.<br />And in between this, folks, he's been recording an album and rocking North Wales and Merseyside.Paddy Hoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078596321158861798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344013844171040594.post-44293225644191204482009-12-05T13:35:30.620+00:002009-12-05T13:35:30.620+00:00Music: Springsteen's Tunnel Of Love been getti...Music: Springsteen's Tunnel Of Love been getting hammered. The 80s production grates (synths, clavicals!)but it could be his best set of songs. Was given both Blondie and Eels best ofs recently and both great pop music. Old Rod The Mod too - I Was Only Joking is a great song. His early stuff deffo' had something. New? Loving Broken Records, a Caledonian Arcade Fire. Books: Re-read Complicated Shadows, Costello bio; finally got round to Peter Kay's first book (great bog reading, easy as it is)and start of the month sees me hammering the new music mags, so the books get a rest for a week. Although I'd recommend Mark Everett (Eels)bio. One of the best books out there. Film: Grumpy Old Men with Jack Lemon on video; fantastic. Had a summer of Orwell, so 1984 has been dug out on dvd. Last time at the cinema was Gervais' Invention of Lying. One joke and a ridiculous cameo from Merchant and 'Barry'but funny in parts. Still think he's got a masterpiece in him. Over to you Ricky...TV: Jools Holland. Say what you want, it's still the best music show on the box. Well, until EC's Spectacle starts up again. Old episodes of Frasier on constant repeat too. The best sitcom ever. Radio: I'm a Radio 2 man these days. Think we'll leave it there ;-)alhttp://www.myspace.com/thetrestlesnoreply@blogger.com