Google available offline?

The BBC says so...sort of

Chris Prince, the engineer leading the Gears project, told the conference in London: "We want a seamless experience between offline and online."

Read more here

Tunes

You know the drill

Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should have come over (Live in Japan)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fishbone

David Bowie - Heroes

Broken Social Scene - Canada V. America

The Donnas - Living After Midnight

The National - Fake Empire

Sufjan Stevens - In the Words of the Govenor

Cat Power - Dream

Camera Obscura - Super Trouper (Abba cover)

Gemma Hayes - Hanging Around

Michael Jackson V. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous with you

Pheugoo - Like I Love Your Generation (Justin Timberlake V. Bob Sinclair)

Tegan & Sarah - All you Got

Bell X1 - Like I love You Slow

The Kinks

I always forget how very very very very good they are.

Here's a reminder:

Lola


Waterloo Sunset


You Really Got Me


and again, you really got me...you really got me...

Aaagh!!

Last.fm has been bought by CBS in the "largest ever UK web 2.0 acquisition" whatever that means!

Full story is here.

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd is a lifetime member of and official Hollywood consultant for the Mutual UFO Network.

Dali

I've said before how I love Salvador Dali, well I think I have, that eccentric crazy cool man! There's a good article here with some great video links including:

That crazy Pixies inspiration (?): Un Chien Andalou

along with...

NCAD Graduate Exhibition

The NCAD Graduate exhibition, degree show is on next week. It's gonna be fab, there is alot of talent in that place.

If you're around keep an eye out for Aileen Murphy she is amazing!

I'll get a link soon!



For more info check out the National College of Art & Design

Rufus Wainwright

I always thought he was a bit mad...



and a video to accompany the earlier download of Careless Whisper with Ben Folds *shudder*



Did I mention I love him,

and once saw lights coming from his head....

My New Favourite Band

Bonde de Role - they are so cool!

So wrong and so funny

There really are no words...

Tunes

Another dose of aural pleasure

Cowbell - Tapes n Tapes

James Bonde - Bonde De Role

Phantom Limb - The Shins

Another Sunny Day - Belle and Sebastian

Tarantula - Smashing Pumpkins

They're Leaving Me Behind - Nick Drake

Quantum Theory - Jarvis Cocker

Cripple and the Star - Anthony & the Johnsons

Run - Conor O'Tuama

Grip like a Vice - The Go Team

Your Love Alone Is Not Enough - Manic Street Preachers feat. Nina Persson

Listen to a never before released version of Lover You Should Have Come Over by Jeff Buckley here

More Bionic Woman!

Wow

This is pretty amazing

Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

Anyone who likes reading should read these books,

The Northern Lights The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman

They are really great, enjoyable books, and not there's a film in production!
In fact I think i may re-read them soon.

*Excitment*

Here are some stills and the teaser ... I cannot wait for this!

Eva Green, Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue.



Wow wow wee wow!

Whitest Boy Alive

Great band that was recommended to me, I like their style!

Check out their Myspace

They are from Berlin and they rock!

Voting

Oh yeah, and i voted today

I'm very excited about this election, and CANNOT wait for all the coverage tomorrow

Translation = I'm a nerd

Michel Gondry

This is one of the first ever works of Michel Gondry that I saw, it's so weird and fun



He also made some ads and probably became more famous with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep

Some Ads...



Drumb and Drumber



I think this is my fave...

Portishead

This is such a good song....

Portishead - Glory Box <3

Banksy

Ok so everyone knows about him, but he does fine work!

but i love this one in the circle!

for more anti establishment-ness look here

Interesting stuff...

The BBC seem to have started a new section on news thats a bit strange! It can be found here.





One of the first stories is on a man who has offered his own head for shrinking....

Cool!

David Shrigley

My artist friend told me to check this out...and i like it!

You can look at some more stuff here

The White Stripes - Premiere!

Icky Thump: great tune, check the video here

It's seriously good!

It got me thinking of White Stripes videos, most of them are so deadly including





and of course



and hardly that artistic but hot...

Spank Rock and MIA

Here's the gang at a festival in Brooklyn, i think it rawks!

Apologies for not the best sound, but ya get the drift!

New Tunes!

Here's a teeny tiny recommendation, of a recommendation to me!

sea wolf – You're a Wolf

Flickrvision

Found this and thought, oh my God what a weird invasion of privacy/place for people to show off!

Flickrvision

Silent Star Wars

I like what they did here!

7 Ages of Rock

BBC has made this pretty interesting series of programmes about the birth of rock!

It's got a timeline and everything!

Check out about Jimi and the gang here

Lists!

I love lists of fun stuff, music, art, whatever,

Here's a good one about top electronica music!

I think i'll make a list of my current favourite tunes later just for the fun like!

Happy Wednesday all!

John Cleese V. New Zealand

As International Herald Tribune reports

A town in New Zealand has unofficially named their dump after John Cleese, after he called Palmerston North the "suicide capital of New Zealand". I bet he finds it funny too!

Fairly Strange article about Life in Ireland

CSS in the Live Lounge with Jo Whiley on BBC, i <3 CSS

More Pirate News

This is sad news though, although not strictly pirate, you get the drift,

The Cutty Sark which was being renovated has been damaged by fire. It's being treated as suspicious. This is so depressing, why would someone ruin a historic piece like this.... :(

RTE
BBC