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Dead lines

Posted on May 15, 2013 by things magazine

The Curious Trail at West Norwood Cemetery is another example of life returning to these under-utilised urban and suburban assets. The great Victorian cemeteries – the Magnificent Seven, of which West Norwood is one – were citadels of death, splendidly … Continue reading →

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Secrets

Posted on April 22, 2013 by things magazine

Secret 7″, ‘we do is take seven tracks from seven of the best-known bands and artists around. We press each of those tracks 100 times to vinyl then get creatives from around the world to interpret artwork in their own … Continue reading →

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Orange crush

Posted on April 19, 2013 by things magazine

‘You might have seen pictures where Bilinda’s playing a Fender Jaguar with an orange scratchplate. And no Jaguar’s ever had an orange scratchplate, so people just assume we put it on. But it isn’t… it’s a tortoiseshell scratchplate. But for … Continue reading →

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Bowie Mania Again

Posted on March 25, 2013 by things magazine

A guest review by Oliver Bradbury 1987 was undoubtedly Bowie’s all-time nadir; bequeathing us a hideously overproduced album that the singer himself would later disown; appalling ‘80s big hair; and a painfully naff appearance on the debut of American Top … Continue reading →

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The origins of circuit bending

Posted on January 23, 2013 by things magazine

ET wasn’t the first circuit bender. The term, used to refer to ‘the creative customization of the circuits within electronic devices… to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators’, has been around since 1992 and was coined by … Continue reading →

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The WOW for the way out

Posted on October 16, 2012 by things magazine

WOW is billed as ‘the most minimal record ever made’: ‘The WOW happens when you play several records simultaneously. Since each record player is unique, the tone will alter slightly depending on its mechanical components. In combination these tones create … Continue reading →

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Parhelia

Posted on September 13, 2012 by things magazine

Parhelia SHO—ZYG, ‘sound installations, exhibitions and performances from artists at Goldsmiths, University of London’. There will be a concert and other events next week (from 21st September). Found via Jotta, which has links to videos, including Hydro-Acoustic Study [sketch Part … Continue reading →

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Shots and pockets

Posted on August 15, 2012 by things magazine

Human cannonballs are back in the news thanks to the

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Walk this way?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by things magazine

The Crisis in American Walking. Tom Vanderbilt on the reasons why ‘the United States walks the least of any industrialized nation’ (the title of one article Vanderbilt cites encapsulates the problem, ‘Columbus residents see potential benefits of sidewalks‘). The US … Continue reading →

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Meccano spanner of the gods

Posted on April 4, 2012 by things magazine

One for the online museums: The Meccano Magazine Index, a massive collection of magazine scans from 1916 to 1981. Meccano Magazine was a mix of Wired and Make for the inter-war years, a source of news and information about all … Continue reading →

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