The Hayward presents the first major London showing of the work of British sculptor Antony Gormley, featuring a series of brand new monumental works specially conceived for The Hayward’s distinctive spaces, alongside a selection of works from the last three decades.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/festivals-series/antony-gormley-blind-light
The Making of Star Wars: A new coffee-table book to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film; Wired has a great gallery of photographs taken during production.
The world’s first folding guitar. What will those wonderful swedes create next?
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Now THESE are the top 5 albums of last year… sorry James!
Donald Duck’s “Modern Inventions” (1937)
I had been looking for this short film ever since I saw a clip of it at the “Il Etait Une Fois… Walt Disney” exhibition in Paris last year (now showing in Montreal). Turns out that I had it on DVD all along! A shame you can’t see the whole movie here but, as this Flickr set demonstrates, Donald sure wears a wonderful array of headwear during the cartoon.
Someone get me the name of his hairdresser…
Ok, so it’s a bit late but then so is this website! These were the most played albums last year according to our iTunes stats:
Oh, you look so tired
Mouth slack and wide
Ill-housed and ill-advised
Your face is as mean
As your life has been
Having already proved popular in Japan, France and Portugal, Star Wars: The Exhibition will be shown in County Hall, London from 5 May this year. Running until 1 September, the exhibition presents a respectable collection of memorabilia, including 280 original film props, vehicles, costumes and models covering the entire Star War saga.
Visitors can apparently participate in several interactive exhibits and activities from Jedi training to a green screen simulation - which is the effect used to make it look as though you are in actually in the film.
Other attractions we’d like to see, however, include a “Guess Which One’s Heavier: George Lucas’s Wallet or His Chin” competition and of course a life-size Jar Jar Binks, which the public can punch repeatedly.
Today we have been mostly listening to:
1. Wichita Lineman
by Glen Campbell
from the album Twenty Golden Greats
2. Lullaby
by The Cure
from the album Disintegration
3. God Only Knows
by The Beach Boys
from the album Pet Sounds
4. Shake The Disease
by Depeche Mode
from the album The Singles 81>85
5. Her Fifteen Years
by Gene
from the album To See The Lights
6. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
by The Smiths
from the album The Queen Is Dead
7. Gorecki
by Lamb
from the album Lamb
8. By The Sea
by Suede
from the album Coming Up
9. 45 & Fat
by Baby Bird
from the album Ugly Beautiful
10. The Boy With The Arab Strap
by Belle & Sebastian
from the album The Boy With The Arab Strap
11. Pearls Girl
by Underworld
from the album Second Toughest In The Infants
12. Rock Me Gently
by Erasure
from the album Erasure
13. Antiques
by Exile Inside
from the album Exile Inside EI 034
14. I’d Rather Be Here With You
by Johnny Mathis
from the album Celebration
15. The Man With The Child In His Eyes
by Kate Bush
from the album The Kick Inside
16. The All The All
by Lo-Fidelity Allstars
from the Ghostmutt E.P.
17. Stood Amongst Friends
by My Life Story
from the album Mornington Crescent
18. World
by New Order
from the album Republic
19. Slide Away
by Oasis
from the album Definitely Maybe
20. Cherub Rock
by Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Siamese Dream
21. Lazarus
by The Boo Radleys
from the album Giant Steps
22. Why?
by Gus Gus
from the album Polydistortion
23. Last Goodbye
by Jeff Buckley
from the album Grace
24. Wise Up
by Aimee Mann
from the album Magnolia Soundtrack
25. Philadelphia
by Neil Young
from the album Philadelphia Soundtrack
In February 1999, in response to a ground-swell of opinion, the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, wrote to all football clubs in the English and Scottish leagues requesting that they observe a minute’s silence at the game they were to play on 15th April (the tenth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster). At the same time the group contacted the Chief Executives of the English and Scottish FA’s and the Premier League asking them to endorse the request. Tony Banks, the then Minister for Sport was also informed.
The rationale behind the request was that by observing a minute’s silence, football clubs all over the country would be giving their supporters the opportunity to show a mark of respect to the dead of Hillsborough. It would also offer a gesture of support to bereaved families and survivors whom would derive a tremendous source of comfort.
The response was overwhelming. Both the FA and the Premier League instructed ALL clubs to observe a minute’s silence. The following are extracts from the two organisations:
“I am writing to confirm that the Football Association has informed the participating clubs that there will be a minute’s silence prior to each of the F.A Cup Semi-final ties on 11th April 1999. The Football Association believes that it is particularly significant that a tribute should be paid at the F.A. Cup Semi-final.”
(David Davies, Executive Director, The Football Association)
“In remembrance of all those who lost their lives on that fateful day and as a mark of respect to everyone else who has suffered as a result of the events at Hillsborough , we are asking all our clubs to observe one minute’s silence at their games over the weekend of 17th and 18th April. The whole of football will be united in grief and sadness as we remember the terrible events of ten years ago.”
(Mike Foster, Acting Chief Executive of the FA Premier League)
However, even more pleasing from the campaigns’ point of view was the fact that most clubs responded positively to the request of their own accord and prior to the instructions of the two organisations.
Sadly the one major club that ignored the request was Liverpool. This was in keeping with their policy of ignoring the Justice Campaign. Although they did hold a minute’s silence it was in response to the F.A.’s instruction.
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