Great Big Sea at The Basement
Great Big Sea are a pretty popular party-time band from Newfoundland, Canada. For 20 years they’ve blended East Coast folk music (strongly Irish-influenced) with pop-rock melodies and sensibilities. I...
View ArticleFirst Aid Kit cover Patti Smith’s “Dancing Barefoot”
I’ve blogged before about Swedish sister country-folk duo First Aid Kit, because they’re amazingly fantastical. In addition to their own great music they’ve done some great cover tunes, like this...
View ArticleFoals – My Number
This video is a puzzle. Man, I am loving all the new Foals songs. The post Foals – My Number appeared first on The Plummet Onions.
View ArticleCoursera: Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy
This week I started my second Coursera course: Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. It actually started a couple of weeks ago so I need to catch up. I’ve only done the first week but am already...
View ArticleThe Solar System – Our home in space
I really like this video. It uses simple infographic-type visuals to describe the layout and components of our solar system. The post The Solar System – Our home in space appeared first on The Plummet...
View ArticleCSIRO takes axe to education and children’s outreach work to meet cuts
CSIRO has had to make hard choices following government funding cuts. Who needs to inspire Australian kids to love science? Who needs astronomy? I’d write to the Minister for Science if the government...
View ArticleYou too
After yesterday’s U2 ticket-buying fiasco, I’ve been reading lists and blogs everywhere with thousands of similar tales of woe. Of course, there were some smug people who waited (either by choice or...
View ArticlePause
No single recent event has elicited a sudden sense of my own mortality as today, when I was screaming down Highway 10 after work listening to PF’s DSOTM at volume 9/10 when I realized that the vehicle...
View ArticleOnly bands with three-word names need apply
Catching up, only to go on a short hiatus again… Thursday night I went with one of the Aussies to the tiny Barfly to see The Willard Grant Conspiracy. They were better than I’d hoped, we really enjoyed...
View ArticleRest In Peace BB King, last of the great bluesmen
BB King has passed away. His style wasn’t my favourite, but he was a truly great musician and performer. The post Rest In Peace BB King, last of the great bluesmen appeared first on The Plummet Onions.
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