stickman's corral

It occurs to me that I haven't mentioned my Noondaytune contributions in ages. Without further ado and including some snippets from my r...

Asimbonanga (We have not seen him) Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela) Laph'ekhona (In the place where ...

I mentioned the other day that I acted as moderator for the recent  TEDxBergen conference. Videos of the various talks have now been posted...

My fellow Noondaytune.com  contributors have outdone themselves with some very cool song choices during the month of July. I say this with s...

My latest contributions to Noondaytune are a mix of classic rock and Nordic lo-fi (complete with a youth choir). Something for everyone! 1...

Given the inadvertent success of my previous post , I've decided to take the philosophical route for this next one: My fifteen minutes ...

" Junk Bond Trader " -- Elliott Smith " Love Spreads " -- The Stone Roses (Worth clicking through for the descriptio...

I get quite a bit of flack from (non-economist) friends and family whenever this blog goes too long without a music intermission... or some...

People seem to be pretty excited by the discovery of Richard III's skeleton underneath a Leicestershire car park . I suppose this would ...

Eddie Vedder really does have the most awesome voice around, doesn't he? [Note: I will fight you if you disagree.] Not that he does an...

I'm about to go into a pre-exam blogging hibernation, but here are some links to keep you interested: 1) Ed Dolan gives a nice overvie...

I hope my Irish forebears would approve. I make no apologies for this being my favourite version. ~  As I was going over the Cork and...

When James Morrison  first came on to the scene, I was distinctly of the "meh" opinion. His debut album Undiscovered was everywher...

If for no other reason than my apartment gets some camera time.[*] Some very mellow Sunday night listening with suitably serene Scandinavi...

Because it's Sunday and you deserve it. Tragically unappreciated by the public at large. Spread the funky word..

It may not be Thursday and the opening guitar riff is uncannily reminiscent of Baa Baa Black Sheep , but this is one of coolest covers I...

In search for a unifying theme for this week's Cover Thursdays post, I suppose that I can do no better than tip my hat to the Rugby Wor...

Guest post. My mate, Poncey notes my calls for help RE this whole blogging thing and a lack of sufficient posting time. I would also let t...

And, yes, I did mean to spell it that way. Just got some time to squeeze this in before a self-imposed deadline... I feel it's high ti...

Super quick post as I'm off to catch a plane shortly, but here's a little something to take you back a decade or so: 1) The awesom...