http://davidrlewis.com the ramblings of a bored man Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:40:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Attic Lights, Wickerman Festival 2008 - by edinburgh photographer on flickr A lot of up and coming bands come through our door.  A lot of those bands show a massive amount of talent. Naturally I prefer some bands sessions to others, but I have begun to start noticing a theme running ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/11/18/attic-lights-do-minder/ It has taken me over two weeks to get round to posting this.  I'd like to think it's because I am incredibly busy between work, studying and partying, but the real reason is because we've just got a Playstation and a new telly and between writing this blog and playing ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/11/18/noel-gallagher/ To an extent I'm quite interested and excited about this. Not as interested as I know I should be, and I don't know as much about it as what I'd like to (I'm easily distracted). I am contemplating pulling an all nighter and watching it... or at least listening to it ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/11/04/the-american-elections/ I'm not qualified to properly speak about the whole Russel Brand/Jonathan Ross debarcle, but then neither is most people who seem to be giving their views on it. One man who is qualified to speak is Noel Gallagher who appeared on Russel's radio show nearly every week. Noel summed it up ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/10/30/jumping-on-the-brand-wagon/ The Red Light Company were in for a session yesterday.  They're a new band with hints of the Arcade Fire in them.  They've recently been added to the playlist at Radio 1 (which tends to be a sign that you're getting recognised even if you don't agree 100% with everything ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/10/29/hanging-out-with-scheme-eugene/ First off, apologies for a lack of posts recently.  I've been busy, very busy, I've also not got a lot to say. Secondly, Oasis at the Electric Proms on BBC Two and Radio 1 last night, easily the best piece of broadcasting to come out of the BBC all year.  I'm ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/10/27/oasis-at-the-electric-proms/ There's a track on the new Oasis album (Dig Out Your Soul) called The Turning, and it kind of sounds like Devil Woman by Cliff Richard.... [youtube]TfQ1SAuOdDA[/youtube] http://davidrlewis.com/2008/10/07/oasis-vs-cliff-richard/ I've been meaning to post this clip since it surfaced on the internet last Monday but over the course of the week it slowly got pushed down a list of things I needed to do... so now it is old news. It's an interview with Hardeep Singh Kohli on BBC Radio ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/09/27/hardeep/ Some people do sponsored runs. Some people do sponsored bungee jumps. Some people even go to Africa and work with the less fortunate which is very thoughtful and I'd imagine very rewarding. I on the other hand...... ... bake cakes for charity! Emma is going white water rafting for charity in a ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/09/04/chari-dee/ I've adopted a new fear. I'm not scared of flying, but I am scared of planes flying in to me. In certain wind directions the flight path into Aberdeen airport is right over my work and where I live. Giving that there are several planes an hour landing ... http://davidrlewis.com/2008/08/30/my-new-fear/