Thursday, 8 October 2009
World music! Can we not just say music from Mali ?
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Music for tired ears and minds ?

Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Oh F!

After discovering yesterday that good songs by artists begining with O are perhaps harder to find than expected I had high hopes for the letter F.
Before I had even loaded up itunes, band names had started popping up in my mind from the dark recesses of my mental musical catalogue, however sticking firmly to the task of exploring new and possibley even darker holes I plunged deep into the world fo genius.
Happy, Sunny, Cheerful and considering todays letter of choice most importantly Folky.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Well, the musical adventures begin.

After a little musing i decided to crack on with the task and after a little tinkering with Itunes and its genius program (i couldnt find the side bar the help menu told me to use) I started rooting through artists begining with O.
After nearly choosing some perky power pop music by 'Operator Please', "17 year old teenage wunderkind" as described by one reviewer and which is almost certainly guaranteed to make any viewer of their video over the age of 20 feel old, I decided on a song by a band I'd never heard of called "Okkervil River" and their 2nd track on their album the "The Stand Ins" hooked by its banjo intro, mowtown bass line, chorus of La La's and hand claps I cant think of what more one would need in a song.
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Travelling Music

In fact the only real major development has been as a result of outside forces, namely England football team and their qualification for the world cup (the thought of England winning and not being in the country saddens me enough to delay my trip by two months) and next years fortieth Glastonbury festival and all the fun that promises to be.
Therefore i have decided to act, be decisive, do something that has to be done before the trip can take place.
I have decided to sort out my travelling music.
One of the few luxuries ill be taking on my trip will be my ever present ipod and although it's 49.2 days worth of music should be enough to keep me occupied during the long hours on my bike I have decided that the first task to complete before setting out will be to add all the remaining music in my collection onto it.
Well that's the plan and at some time in the next 280 days ill also find time to buy a tent and check when my passport runs out.
Thursday, 3 September 2009
A decision.
Somehow though, a nagging doubt about how fruitful spending 3 months on a beach in Thailand would be and a realization of how quickly I would be sat back at my desk had led me to look for other ideas.
The USA that would be my great adventure, travelling east to west on a bicycle across the changing continental landscape, fuelled by the fantasies of Kerouac, Steinbeck, Twain & H S. Thompson (to name a few) I could spend a few months exploring at my own pace and when I had finished my adventure I could hop on a plane and spend the rest of my ‘break’ on a beach somewhere warm and exotic.
Not being a reckless sort, I researched a little and the more I explored what was possible, the more I realized that there was a strong chance that I could do something to make my ‘career break’ truly memorable.
Therefore after some serious consideration, I have decided to, cycle around the world!