The first Disc Jockey

I never really gave this much thought until today but there had to be a first DJ and incredibly people are in agreement as to who it is. The term was coined by Walter Winchell to describe a chap known as Martin Block. I'm almost certain he was the inspiration behind the hit record by The Chemical Brothers, "Block Rockin' Beats". I was amazed to discover that no mention was made in Walter Winchell's Wikipedia entry about the fact he coined the term Disc Jocky given that it's such a commonly used term to this day, his legacy will forever be the inventor of the gossip column.

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Composer, Is Dead at 79

You read it here last,

Karlheinz Stockhausen 1928-2007

Ronnie Hazlehurst

The great Ronnie Hazlehurst is one of those musicians who many people don't know they know. You'll be familiar with many of his compositions if you ever watched any television in the 70's or 80's or indeed any time since as so many of his theme tunes are on classic shows that are on heavy rotation to this day. He's one of those people I could wax lyrical about for hours, his life's work is an inspiration to me, however I don't need to because Matt Berry did just that on Screen Wipe earlier this year and someone has uploaded a clip to that You Tube thing. So here's one of my favourite comedians talking about one of my favourite composers on one of my favourite shows.

Sound Perception

As someone who works in sound I'm more than aware of the numerous products that can improve sound quality, monitoring and duplication etc. I'm also aware how easily it is to be convinced that there is an improvement in sound quality when there is none, a fancy sounding new 'technology' and the power of suggestion can fool anyone who's willing to believe. It is with this in mind that I point you to a hilarious website that sells "Advanced Audio Concepts" that are so ridiculous I assumed them to be spoof products.

Teleportation Tweak is a long distance audio system upgrade that makes no sense whatsoever no matter how many times you read it.

Tru-Tone Duplex Cover (pictured) is a nasty looking piece of plastic that you can stick over plug sockets, it's recommended that you buy loads of them, obviously.

Brilliant Pebbles is a superb example of rambling pseudo-science that ultimately tries to convince you to buy a small bottle of pebbles that supposedly improves sound quality.

Perfectly named

In the spirit of B3TA's 'Funny Name Corner' here's a link to the most aptly named lawyer on the planet.

I'm assuming the H stands for Hing.