This week I have been mainly

This week I was mostly listening to
Benjamin Blower – The Pillar of Smoke
This fella has a very Old Testament view of the world which lends to some wondrous imagery akin to that you'll read in Revelation. 'Babylon is Dead' appears to be his mantra. It's a very tribal sounding noise that relies a lot on percussion, weird time signatures, spoken word vocals akin to Mike Skinner and a kind of indie rock edge. To get into the head of this troubled Brummie soul check his manifesto. Quite frankly though I just like the noise he makes.
Oposium – Life Under The Sun
An interesting self-produced listen that was almost entirely the work of one man, Richard McLester. A very promising debut by the south coast art/indie rock outfit who clearly take influence from bands such as Muse, Pink Floyd and Sigur Ros.
Damien Rice – O
You gotta love him. After the opening track you've got three immense yet beautiful songs in a row – Volcano, The Blower's Daughter and Cannonball. Maybe I should get round to buying his follow-up '9'?

This week I was mainly watching
Apart from The Apprentice, Have I Got News For You and Reginald Perrin I can't actually remember watching anything of note.

This week I was mainly reading
The last few chapters of the four gospels. It's always interesting to read how the four different authors each add their own flavour and perspective to the resurrection story (and what follows on) to weave the greater picture. Of course they all stress the same fundamental truth though.

Other things of note from this week
Last weekend I celebrated my Grandma and Grandpa's diamond wedding anniversary. That's 60 years married to same person!
Also I hardly touched my blog...