Archive for July, 2009

Over the years Nike has been responsible for some pretty amazing ads. Whether it’s the Brazil airport spot, or Spike Lee’s series of Jordan commercials, Nike has often set the bar when it comes to cool, stylish ads. And now, with Today Was A Good Day, celebrating the launch of the new skate shoe from [...]

The Stone Roses - Waterfall

There’s really not much I can add to this video, if anything. It’s introduced by a cultural genius & saviour of modern Manchester (seriously - if it weren’t for him & the IRA making regeneration a necessity, the place would still be a ghost town) and features the band responsible for the best British début [...]

So last Saturday I went to see U2 at Croke Park, in their home town of Dublin.

Whilst they didn’t play Stay (Faraway, So Close) they did put on quite a show, including a recorded message from the International Space Station; very apt coming so soon after the 40th anniversary of the moon-landings.

Being the rock & [...]

U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close)

Well, after a hellish few hours at Gatwick Airport and not enough sleep, I’m in Dublin. And following a fun day at Lovebox last weekend, which made me decide I need to see more live music, tonight I’m heading off to see Dublin’s most famous sons, U2, at the city’s biggest stadium, Croke Park.
The tickets [...]

What with going on holiday, moving job, and generally being a bit frantic, it’s been a while since I’ve done a proper music post. And as I’m off to France this afternoon for my Mum’s annual Bastille Day party (I love the fact that the French celebrate the storming of a prison that was holding [...]

One of the things that I have always loved about working in search, and its younger sibling social, is how friendly it is.
Whether it’s the way in which the crew at SEOmoz embraced me when I first started using the site; the way that Lisa started chatting to me in the queue for customs at [...]






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