Archive for June, 2006

Boogie in black (goth disco is back)


Here’s a treat for the weekend, available to download for a very limited time only. An eclectic mix of alternative dance tracks from Morrissey, Toyah, Placebo, Skin, Bowie, Snow Patrol, Hazel O’Connor, Andreas Dorau & Die Marinas, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Kate Bush and many more.

I created the mix as a birthday tribute to my friend Khlari and presented it to her on a CD last week. It’s called ‘Goth and More’ because the entirety is a moody, somewhat dark musical exploration. It is nevertheless eminently danceable and includes songs and artists not associated with goth music at all but who nevertheless, in one way or another, explore the darker sides of life. They do so across many genres, from rock to indie to disco. The mix is full of surprises and the occasional dose of insanity to make you sit up and take notice.

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Friday, June 30th, 2006

I don’t excel at XML


I don’t excel at XML and have been trying various plugins which allege in their documentation that they can easily incorporate XML feeds into WordPress pages. Fat chance!

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Friday, June 30th, 2006