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So farewell then, Lol Coxhill. 'A true national treasure and a top geezer.' - John Lewis, Time Out 
http://blissout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/rip-lol-coxhill.html
Lol Coxhill - A life in music >>
Lol Coxhill and Lu Edmunds met whilst both playing with The Damned. Shriekback interview with L: Is there any kind of music you have yet to make or anybody (live or dead) you really want to work with?...

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Mammoth compilation of un-released tracks from electronicexplorations.org Some good stuff on here and he's one of the good guys so worth contributing £5.00 to keep the website and podcasts coming.
EE Compilation >>
This 61 track compilation will be available to purchase from July 1st 2012. Every single tune is exclusive and unreleased, donated by artists to help fund the new Electronic Explorations website, host...

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10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them)
That's a pretty good list. And I'll claim to have read 7 of them.
10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them) >>
Science fiction and fantasy offer a rich legacy of great books -- from Asimov to Pynchon, there are some fantastic, ambitious works of genre fiction out there.

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Perhaps us Brits should all move to the west coast of Eire. At least then it will be supposed to rain all the time.  Galway was a lovely town when I last visited with just a gentle drizzle the whole time.
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Keep Calm Until The Bass Drops

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Kindle-only book releases? What's wrong with dead trees?
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I know someone who knows someone who has a weekend ticket available at list price for Bloc 2012 if you left it too late.

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The Guardian (post)Subgenreifies 2012 music. Genius take out quote: "if you refuse to come up with your own name for the music you're making, eejits like us will have (to [sic]) do it for you."
The A-Z of pop in 2012 >>
From the Guardian Guide: Don't know your Afrobeats from your Cloud rap? Find your way through the changing pop landscape with our handy A-Z guide Listen to our Spotify playlist or watch on YouTube

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Here we go again. M/C parking charges in Westminster. Then Camden, Islington, Hackney, etc, etc.
Bike parking charges spreading to Camden >>
Council believes that free parking 'effectively encourages a shift to motorcycle use'

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My ticket for Bloc2012 has just turned up. Excited, and just a little nervous about this.

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Yum. Affogato made from two shots of Veluto Nero expresso from the Algerian coffee stores and a couple of big scoops of Tesco Finest Madagascar Vanilla ice cream.
http://www.algcoffee.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=30

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Just a link really so I can go back and find it again in August come the first anniversary of the London Riots.

"The question on people's lips is 'why are these people rioting', but perhaps the question should be 'why wouldn't they'?"

"Politicians can't see any political message to be drawn from the eruption into the public consciousness of thousands of people around the country with so little stake in society, so little to loose, so little to do with a long hot summer and no EMA, no spending money, no youth centres to do anything in that they're willing to risk jail time for the thrill of a firebomb and a new TV."
http://dominjapanround4.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/atari-teenage-riot.html
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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/

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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!"

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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
Shit London | Urban decay at its finest >>
Alternative photos of London taken by Londoners.

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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/

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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!)
10 WOBBLE RECORDS >>
So, the wobble end of dubstep have won, at least in terms of popularity and overall influence, and despite all the right knowing people saying that it'll be over and forgotten in a few years. Now,...

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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/
xkcd: Password Reuse >>
XKCD updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You can get prints, posters, and t-shirts in the store. Password Reuse. |< · < Prev · Random · Next > · >|. Password Reuse. |< · < P...

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