
If it hasn't already been done, there's a history to be written of hip hop's love of James Last, Bert Kaempfert and other lounge orchestrations. Public Enemy in the boardroom with Herb Alpert. DJ Premier in a corner of the orchestra pit with his sampler. True to the ethos of sampling, Butch Cassidy Sound System has mutated into Pablo.PABLO - The Story of Sampling

The Smiths might have recorded a version of these dark vibraphonics as a B-side for one of their singles
LITTLE ANN - Deep Shadows

More sampled Hindi filmi dialogues (Shashi Kapoor?) on an instrumental version of a Dudley Perkins tune.
MADLIB - Muzak

SAINT ETIENNE - Stoned To Say The Least (Richard X mix)
Sarah Cracknell recites Jon Savage's London travelogue from the sleevenotes of Foxbase Alpha.

Nick and I will be playing only seven-inch vinyl on The Basement this Saturday, 24 October from 4 - 6 pm New Zealand time. Listen to us streaming live on BASE 107.3 FM here
I'm so hacked off with Facebook. Firstly, it doesn't load properly; secondly, the new interface is crap. Is that like the Woody Allen joke about the food being horrible and such small portions?

I saw Claire Grogan on Celebrity Master Chef once.