Like-d for this piece of genius. "it's really only the eyeballs and the tips of our fingers that play a role in the pursuit of pleasure - as far as the Internet's concerned, the rest of us is just meat."

http://www.factmag.com/2012/06/21/polysick-digital-native/

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

It's World Gin Day tomorrow. http://www.facebook.com/GinDay
So I had to finish my bottle of No.171 Portobello Road today. All I can say is that it's a good honest drop of gin and makes a damn fine Martini. And at a very reasonable price as well.
http://portobellostarbar.co.uk/portobelloroadgin/ Recommended.

Next on the list (and ready for June 9) is a gift bottle of Greenall's Berkeley Square. Looking forward to it.

Nods to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Donald-Cox-the-Sweaty-Fox/41859412935 "Gimme some gin!"

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Try and define the Oughties via its music
Top 100 albums
Search https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Albums+of+the+Decade
Mainstream http://www.nme.com/list/albums-of-the-decade/158049
Mainstream http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/series/albums-of-the-decade
American http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718
IDM http://www.discogs.com/lists/FACT-100-best-Albums-of-the-Decade/7757
IDM http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144
Pitchfork Readers  http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/
List of Lists http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-albums-of-the-decade-a-roundup-of-critic-lists

Kid A - Radiohead, Is This It? - The Strokes, Funeral - Arcade Fire. Not sure why I find that vaguely depressing. ;)

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Stuff, nonsense and found rubbish
Total contrast to the previous post. The very worst the UK has to offer along with some whimsy.

What it is. http://shitlondon.co.uk/
A guide to the very cheapest in Iceland, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco Value http://www.shitefood.co.uk/
Retro Stuff http://found0bjects.blogspot.co.uk/
Biscuits http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/
Greasy Spoons http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaconchipsandbeans/
Not yer average foody blog http://lukehoney.typepad.com/
Hipster Heaven. Site has several other guides. This one is Dalston and environs http://somesuchguide.tumblr.com/post/12842625911/stoke-newington-dalston-and-borders

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

The very best of West End-Central London

I've been meaning to do this for a while. Here's some of the very finest shops, cafes and stuff in Central London.

Cheese http://www.paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk/
Cigars http://www.jjfox.co.uk/
Wine and Spirits http://www.gerrys.uk.com/
Coffee http://www.algcoffee.co.uk
Chocolate http://www.paulayoung.co.uk/
Chocolate http://www.williamcurley.co.uk/engine/shop/index.html
Delicatessan http://www.icamisa.co.uk/
Chillout cafe http://www.candidarts.com/sections/galleryandcafepages/candid_cafe.htm
Burgers http://www.byronhamburgers.com/
Pub to rest your feet in Camden http://www.lock-tavern.com/
Indian Veggy Food. Especially weekday lunch all you can eat buffet https://plus.google.com/108536873882938167549/about
Indian Sweets http://www.ambalafoods.com/

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Top 10 best (Wobble)Dubstep tracks of all time
http://earthexit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/10-wobble-records.html

Will (Wobble)Dubstep last longer than DnB and become more mainstream? It's now at least 7 years (maybe 10 depending on where you start) and counting. That's longer than most sub-genres in the Hardcore Continuum(c) survive. And I think it's safe to say that it's better known by more people than most of them.

I still hate it though. It was hilarious for 5 minutes and then just stupid. (IMHO!)

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Is your Linkedin password the same one you used on other sites?
http://xkcd.com/792/ on password re-use. Obviously.

Bonus link: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428105/why-linkedins-password-leak-endangers-security/

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Damn you, Placebophiles and your crazy Handwavium! Where's Peer-Review Man and his Double-Blind Stick when we need him?
[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Shackleton - Music For The Quiet Hour / The Drawbar Organ EPs
It's time to dust off the IDM label. This is both clearly part of the dance music continuum and also clearly not for dancing to! Which is kind of where IDM sat. It really reminds me of people like Bill Laswell and Jah Wobble in the sense of producing experimental music but which is clearly informed by a more mainstream genre like Funk, Dub Reggae or Dance.

It also highlights the current problem of trying to name, categorise and create boxes for (sub)bass-heavy musics particularly from the UK melting pot. "dowuhtulike - we'll name it later" is a valid response but it's a bit of a cop out so here's another take. There's DM (dance music), sometimes called IDM that is DM designed for listening to while doing something else. As opposed to DM that is designed to jack your body and that only really makes sense while played at high volume on a dance floor.

The "intelligent" bit of IDM is a bit insulting because it suggests that there's Stupid Dance Music (SDM?) as well. Well there certainly are DMs that are stupid (psy-trance comes to mind!) but that's not the intention.

AnyRoadUp, no matter what we decide to call it, Shackleton is pushing boundaries with some extraordinary sounds that are still accessible. Dig it out, listen to it, enjoy. RA gave it 4.5 out of 5 and IMHO that's deserved.

http://thequietus.com/articles/08633-shackleton-quiet-hour-drawbar-organ-eps
http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10964
http://www.thisisourhouse.org/2012/05/reviews-shackleton-music-for-the-quiet-hourthe-drawbar-organ-e-ps-woe-to-the-septic-heart/
http://www.spin.com/blogs/genre-shall-not-be-named-dubstep

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Are you scared yet?

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Rapidgator.net is down. Allegedly disconnected by their upstream provider. Meanwhile uploaded.to is working but with a lot of broken links. Something going on?
[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

history does not repeat itself but it rhymes

The future is not just unevenly distributed but also nauseous.
http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2012/05/09/welcome-to-the-future-nauseous/
Well worth reading, this. It meets and exceeds considerably my "interestingness criteria" in terms of ideas per paragraph.

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

When did Schweppes Indian Tonic get so sweet? Was it when I started drinking Fevertree, Fentiman's or the best of the lot (so far), http://www.1724tonic.com/

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Lone - Galaxy Garden
Somehow or other my music feeds dragged me towards Lone's (aka Matt Cutler) latest full length album "Galaxy Garden" that's just been released. RA gave it a 4/5 and xl8r and factmag reviews were appreciative. Check last.fm and Pitchfork (8.2) and it looks good enough for a listen and not obviously out of my taste range.

http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/lone/galaxy-garden
http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=10913
http://www.factmag.com/2012/05/09/lone-galaxy-garden-2/
http://www.last.fm/music/Lone
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16578-galaxy-garden/
Lone - Crystal Caverns 1991

A quick rar download later (do your own google search!) and I find my self listening to something that is full of Arp synth stabs, neo-Bukem drum breaks and it has that MID-RANGE CLARITY and cleanliness that is like stabbing your eardrums with icicles. Then I noticed the reference in one of the reviews to Rustie and Glass Swords that made it into a lot of people's top 10 albums of 2011.
http://thequietus.com/articles/07196-rustie-glass-swords-review
Rustie - After Light
I think I'm missing something here because I found that genuinely painful to listen to. Then I remembered that Reynolds (as usual) had nailed this at the end of last year in an article he did on Electronic Maximalism.
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8721-maximal-nation/

This isn't the stripped down sub-bass and snare/handclap of dance, this is producers showing off with just how much of the kitchen sink they can throw into the mix and still keep control of it. With no vinyl hiss, muddy reverb, sample distortion or noise floor. This isn't about feeling the emotion, it's about thinking your way to IDM enlightenment. Now I generally love IDM but this is too cold for me.

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Chris Walker wins a BSB race after 12 years
Brings a tear to the eye!

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Brewdog's Hardcore IPA, Punk IPA and 5am Saint available in selected Sainsburys. That'll do nicely.

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

TheFuture.fm Not sure if this is clever or not. It seems to be stuck with the usual out of date genres labels, and no mention of London as the music mix capital of the world? Worth a look though.

Also, it's got a silly name.

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

Arrr! Me Hearties! Anyone up for a game of wack-a-mole?

http://labaia.ws/
http://www.fucktimkuik.org/
http://getmagnetlink.comuf.com/index_eng.php

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]

MotoGP begins in Jerez. This is where the story really starts. Wet practice, wet race?

---

[from: Google Plus Public Activity Feed for Julian Bond]