And here we are. At stupid o’clock in the morning. It’s still Wednesday somewhere though.
EDIT: All 4 parts up now at youtube.com/likeheartsswelling, or click on Joy to the World in the left sidebar. It’s actually finished.
A film about hope, about belief, about childhood, about dreams, about disappointment, about loneliness, about farce, about Christmas.
And possibly above all, stupidity.
Written, produced and directed by me.
Many thanks for the help of: Ross, Pete, Paul McC, Ed, Paul S, Teresa, Aoife, Ronan, Rob, Gisela, Doug Sklenki, Kishi and ‘Lookalike’ Mark Chapman, without all of whom this would be a significantly poorer effort. Full credits at the end of the film.
Greetings. Sorry I’ve not posted anything for a while. I have not been idle however. All going to plan, next week will see a completely new 30 minute film, entitled Joy to the World; on the general theme, as you might be able to guess, of Christmas.
In the meantime, here is a preview. After Ireland’s predictably harsh budget on Wednesday, it seemed appropriate to put this up first. Marginally trumping the excruciating embarrassment of my singing voice. I feel naked.
Written, produced and performed by me. (I would recommend clicking on the HQ button)
Did I say this one was almost finished 2 months ago? That wasn’t entirely false. Anyway, the second and final New York show is finally done, all 1 hour and 35 minutes of it. Very prog.
It features: endless TV and advertising related observations, the last refuge of the radio scoundrel; a running update, for anyone who didn’t have their fill after Running on Empty; an account of my Erin Brokovich-style legal battle with YouTube; some brilliant radio comedy from Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster; the hubris of Rudy Giuliani; some field recordings; and a load of cracking tunes.
The Tornados- Telstar [single]
Port O’Brien- I Woke Up Today [All We Could Do Was Sing]
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti- She’s Gone [Grandes Exitos]
Atlas Sound featuring Panda Bear- Walkabout [Logos]
Dodos- The Strums [Time to Die]
Saint Etienne- He’s on the Phone [single]
Lotus Plaza- A Threaded Needle [The Floodlight Collective]
Dirty Projectors- Stillness is the Move [Bitte Orca]
Elvis Perkins- While You Were Sleeping [Live on Letterman]
The Antlers- Shiva [Hospice]
Beach House- Gila [Devotion]
The Low Anthem- Ticket Taker [Oh My God, Charlie Darwin]
Scharpling & Wurster- Gas Station Dogs [New Hope for the Ape-Eared]
Steve Reich- Pulse [Music for 18 Musicians]
This is the first post of a new website that may or may not be an improvement on the old one. I’m not entirely sure what to put here, except to apologise for a lack of new things recently. A new podcast is imminent.
In the meantime, in the unlikely event you haven’t already seen this, below is a video I made what came runner-up in the Guardian YouTube Edinburgh Stand-Up Competition. “I’m a loser”, indeed.
I’m currently working on a quite large video project to be completed by December, which I am excited about in a way that can only lead to disaster. But I will try to do some shorter things before that.
Anyway, welcome, and I’ll be back later with a less disappointing post. Marginally.
Hello person.