It’s a mix, tonight:
Klaxons/Golden Skans
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYKfX60bPrI[/youtube]
Bob Dylan/Tangled Up In Blue
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn3iybtxNZw[/youtube]
Jens Lekman/Postcard to Nina (really, give this one a listen)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrfWsKCWcjI[/youtube]
The end of a corridor in a room and pillar coal mine:
Right about the time that this gets posted, I will probably be wishing that I’d gone to the warmth of Grand Cayman, instead. Here are some of the images that I’ll be using to conjure that warmth.
Best viewed large.
That was a long way.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnlAHrPUD2c[/youtube]
Smack, crack, bushwhacked.
Tie another one to the racks, baby.
Hey kids, rock and roll.
Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
What if I ride? what if you walk?
What if you rock around the clock?
Tick-tock. tick-tock.
There’s a roadtrip in my (very near) future, and of course this requires roadtrip music. Something with motion, maybe a little poppy, and yes – something you know (most of) the words to. I have hundreds in my all-purpose roadtrip playlist – this is what a random sample (of YouTube available songs) turns up:
Guns ‘n Roses/Locomotive
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw9ECrmXaVg[/youtube]
The Cure/In-Between Days
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssiga9gs7dQ[/youtube]
Divinyls/I Touch Myself
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTneO6UgRuM[/youtube]
I’m a fan of the Lonely Planet, but I’m always looking for improvements on the usual guidebook model. This has me keeping an eye on the electronic efforts.  Some have worked – I’m a long-term subscriber to Vindigo, which focuses on US cities (not exactly a guidebook replacement, but it’s pretty good). Still looking for something that would let me replace that 4lb Lonely Planet I dragged through India, however. I recently came across this comprehensive review of an effort to do just that by Lonely Planet and Nokia, where (some of) the LP content has been reformatted and made available through the Nokia Maps application.  In the end, it’s more supplement than replacement, but it’s a good start.
Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norén
