Monthly Archives: April 2009

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The ruins at Jubb Yussef in Galilee are identified with the pit in Dothan, into which the Biblical figure Joseph was cast into by his brothers, later to be sold to a caravan of Midianites making its way toward Egypt (Genesis 37:22). For centuries, the site served as a crossroads on the Via Maris linking [...]



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JG RIP

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As we Twittered/Tweeted(?) yesterday, the passing of JG Ballard resonated both in the music world as well as the literary world. There is a decent article here talking about Ballard’s influence on music, by looking into some of the fantastic music it inspired. The Manic Street Preachers were also into him too, it appears.

Clement Freud

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Sad news about the death of Clement Freud. He was a one-off, he had a keen eye for the ridiculous and one of THE great raconteurs. If you haven’t already, you should get your hands on any of the Just A Minute episodes he appeared in to enjoy his unique ability to light up the [...]

Training / Camp

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I don’t know if you’ve been keeping your eye on the expanding confirmed line up for Live at Leeds 2009, but it is looking particularly tasty, with more acts to be confirmed. I’m particularly looking forward to A Camp, fronted by The Cardigans’ Nina Persson (her of beautiful voice fame) and also including Niclas Frisk [...]