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Ferran Adria – speaking at Google and his new book

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In late September I was lucky enough to be able to hear Ferran Adria speak at Google, and also get a copy of his new cookbook.  Ferran is one of the most famous chefs in the world; though lesser known in the US/UK since he doesn’t speak English and doesn’t have TV shows.  His restaurant [...]

Google+

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If you haven’t heard, Google+ has launched.  It’s the start of Google’s social projects, and it looks like it’s already the start of something big.  (>10million users in <2 weeks!) If you’re interested, you can follow me on Google+ here. EDIT:  I’ve also done some magic so you can go to my Google+ profile by [...]

Paul Simon – a true master

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Whether or not you like Paul Simon’s music, I think everyone can agree he’s a hugely accomplished musician, songwriter, and performer.  I still can’t believe it’s been 25 years since his legendary album “Graceland” was completed. But what made him a real legend in my eyes was the news about a concert last month in [...]

Fun new video from the Rural Alberta Advantage

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So I’ve become a huge fan of the Rural Alberta Advantage.  (You can check out my post about their London concert here.)  They’ve got a new album coming out on Tuesday, March 1st: “Departed.” They played a couple of tracks from their new album at their concert, and they were great.  (It can be hard [...]

Living and loving live music – thanks to Songkick!

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Yesterday I saw The National in concert, and it was absolutely awesome. It was the first of a string of four concerts I’m going to in the next few weeks. I’m seeing The National, Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers (with Neko Case!) and Kings of Leon. But I would never have known about all of [...]