Typing 'lawley' into youtube gives you lots of videos of a guy (Chris Lawley) doing Yes covers in his lounge room (he must really like Yes) and ...well...a sort of christian vs atheism video war with the anti-'leftist', anti-atheist rantings of a fundamentalist christian (Brock) Lawley and seemingly everyone else ranting about his rantings. Best not to get involved, though you get to hear 'lawley' in an Amercian accent.
We also get Liz Lawley, appearing again in this blog, giving a Google TechTalk: The Evolution of Expertise (Abstract: Does Web 2.0 represent a triumph of the wisdom of crowds, or the tyranny of mediocrity? The truth--as truths often do--may fall somewhere in the middle....) . Included in the talk are such topics as: an expert in tying shoe laces, delicious, world of warcraft, librarian trading cards, information gatekeepers, librarything, and at one point Liz asks "why are you here listening to me, when you could watch a video of it later?"
It goes for an hour, so I have chosen not to embed it here, instead here a video of New York band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart with their song Young Adult Friction. They played here in Perth earlier this year at the Beck's Music Box during the Perth Festival. (Keeping the library/literary theme going, at next year's festival, New York folktronica duo The Books will be performing at the Music Box)
I could say some stuff about using video in the library, but conveniently this week's episode of This Week in Libraries is Video Killed the Blog Star - so you should just watch that instead.
Hmmm for a new band, they have a very 80s New Romantic sound to them - or am I just showing my age?
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't say they have an original sound. I thought more early 90s indie pop, though they do it pretty well
ReplyDeleteHey Lawley just taking this opportunity to say Thanks for all the help you have given and all the whining you have listened to over the last few weeks. It seems like all we talk to you about is this course lately so THANKS for your help.
ReplyDeleteThat's okay Bugs. Everybody is talking about web 2.0 stuff which means that the training is having some impact, which is great.
ReplyDeleteHey! Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968, generally regarded as one of the archetypal bands and pioneers of the genre. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits within the group, and the ever-changing trends in popular music, the band has continued for more than 40 years and still retains a large following. They have sold over 33 million albums. The band's music blends symphonic and other "classical" structures with their own brand of rock music.
ReplyDeleteSo yeah, no dissing Yes!
(so what did they do then? That was from wikipedia...)
It always scares me when I see words classical structures, blended and rock music (of any brand) in close proximity to each other.
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