Go the Fuck to Sleep - Read by Samuel L. Jackson

Okay, too many late nights watching the Olympics. Tonight I'm going to get some sleep. All I need is a good book... maybe an audiobook. Here's one read by Samuel L. Jackson... looks interesting enough. It's obviously more for kids but it will do.

Usain Bolt sings some Bob Marley with James McOnie

The Olympic games from the other side of the world = Sleep deprivation and unfinished jobs... but I'm not complaining. Here is a quick post that combines the Olympics with a little bit of Bob Marley from the fastest man in the world.

NANCY SINATRA - "Sugar Town"

One of the best Nancy Sinatra songs that doesn't feature Lee Hazlewood. Although, he did write and produce it. Probably the greatest LSD song recorded and one that would've been quite risque in 1966, you would think... well, it seems the record company were none the wiser. I shu shu shu, shu shu shu shushushu sure love this song.

From Scratch - "GUNG HO 1,2,3d"

From Scratch were an avant garde performance band. They use home made instruments which are primarily percussion based and here on "Gung Ho 1, 2, 3d" they chose PVC pipes as the prominent instrument - along with drums and chimes. The gung ho in the title was derived from the slogan of the 'Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society' meaning "Work Together".... the triangle in a circle was a gung ho symbol and From Scratch recreated that with their live performances. "Gung Ho 1, 2, 3d" was originally released in 1983 and was performed by Geoff Chapple, Philip Dadson, Wayne Laird and Don McGlashan. It would be great to see a reunion tour at some stage... who knows? maybe Plumbing World would even choose to sponsor it.

Shed Seven - "Going For Gold"

It has been a long time coming - but we finally got our first gold medal at the London Olympics. Hopefully we can emulate that effort with another one or two in the rowing tomorrow night. Where ever you are reading this from, I hope your Olympic team are doing you proud as well.

John Cage - 4'33"

John Cage was an American experimental composer and was an important avant-garde figure in the 20th century. Possibly best known now for his composition 4'33" from 1952. It is a three movement piece for any instrument or combination of instruments. Okay, I'm not going to break this down too much. Basically, it is three pieces of silence over the combined time of four minutes and thirty three seconds. I had never actually heard a performance of this until now... is that an oxymoron?

Mr Wright - "The Moon And The Stars"

Kevin Wright released his second album 'Star Time' under the Mr Wright name in 1999. It was released on the Le Grand Magistery label and I think it was a compilation from the label that introduced me to this song "The Moon And The Stars" from the album. It is typical of the Le Grand Magistery sound. The lounge baroque pop arrangements but on this one there are some elements of Euro-style Bossa Nova coming through. Enchantingly nice.