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A night that spanned decades
Art
David Byrne, American Utopia in Auckland
Oh wow, David Byrne American Utopia Tour, so impressive. Kimbra opened, note the cables to instruments. None of that for David Byrne; entire 12 piece band used wireless connections, danced complex choreography while playing, the whole performance. Just astonishing Set list from www.setlist.fm 1. I Zimbra (Talking Heads
Jean-Michel Jarre’s Favourite Synths
Brian Eno tweeted this; Jean-Michel Jarre's Favorite Synths #EMS #VCS3 #ARP2000 #ARP2500 #FairlightCMI #MemoryMoog #Eminent310 #Mellotron https://t.co/iH3xPgup2g pic.twitter.com/QoVA6Cagfu — Brian Eno (@dark_shark) April 4, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Two music heroes in one tweet! Direct link here: May
Vale Rudy Sunde
Sad to hear today that family friend and West Auckland identity Rudy Sunde died. I’d didn’t write ‘passed away’ as the Rudy I knew wouldn’t didn’t have much time for euphemisms. By profession he was a Horticulturalist who became an Entomologist specialising in aphids. If you
Family
Vale Cilla Black
Today’s news reports of Cilla Black’s funeral and this random Windows desktop background selection (from thousands of possible images) seem worth a mention. Although not really my generation I grew up more than aware of Cilla Black. My parents liked, and often played, her music and gave her
Lunar Eclipse shuffle
What the? Of 4,000 tracks my @windows @Xbox music app randomly picks 'Sun ain't gonna shine any more' followed by 'Here comes the Sun' while I'm watching lunar eclipse go total. Clear sky here, it looks stunning Sent from my Lumia
TEDx Auckland — 2013 remembered, bring on 2014!
While buying my ticket to TEDx Auckland 2014 remembered I’d never gotten around to writing a post about the 2013 event. Earlier this year there was some flack about TED, prompted it seems by some ‘dubious’ TEDx events. From my experience at TEDx Auckland it certainly wasn’t one
Design and Art
Radiolab Live: Amazing
This is off topic for the CAD Blog but if you have any interest in science and/or art you must see: Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical and Amazing - RobiNZ Personal Blog
Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical and Amazing
I’ve heard all their podcasts—so expected the typical Radiolab brilliance—but this video of the Radiolab Live tour is amazing. I heard the audio version on Sunday and just watched the video. If you have any interest in science and/or art you must see this. Robert Krulwich
Flim & the BB’s live, 30 years later
My Dad discovered Flim & the BB’s before I did. Probably in a Hifi store as they were popular demo disc in the early days of Digital. They were one of the first to use pure Direct Digital DDD technology on CDs. I’m sure the opening track of
Traffic Light Thought – Elvis K should be a Cadillac?
I’m no Elvis Presley expert, or fan, but surely the personalised plate: [Elvis the King] ELVIS K [Elvis the King] belongs on a Cadillac, not a Hyundai Sonata!