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They're back from Oz!

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Nov 27, 2009, 5:44 am
Went to the airport this monr and picked Em and Sue up. They're both present and accounted for and doing well. The fear I had of the flights back from Oz being a complete nightmare were, for ...
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Lily Allen proves she has no clue

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Nov 21, 2009, 1:31 pm
Lily Allen via last.fm The argument against P2P and file sharing of music is the people who need to get paid don't... or something akin to that (any further into this line of thinking and it'...
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She's illin'!

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Nov 10, 2009, 6:59 pm
There's something wrong with Em. She's really docile and isn't moving all that much. It could be a number of things - jetlag, heat stroke, coming down with mummy's cold, etc. It&#...
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We made it!

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Nov 8, 2009, 4:54 am
After two flights and a 3.5 hour stop over in KL, we made it to Adelaide! Our worries about Emily acting up and ruining our trip were VERY overrated. On the flight from London we got a bassi...
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Pet Shop Boys christmas ep coming

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Nov 5, 2009, 11:36 am
Score one for Twitter. The synth pop duo announced details earlier today of their forthcoming Christmas EP, released December 14th through Parlophone. Tracklisting as follows: 1. "It doesn&#...
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Frankie say... no more!

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Nov 3, 2009, 6:02 pm
Frankie Goes to Hollywood via last.fm Loading up Spotify tonight I was elated to find that some of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's material was finally available. However, I was horrified to find ye...
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3D animation of child birth

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Nov 3, 2009, 9:51 am
If you wondered what was actually going on during child birth, this one minute video demonstrates it quite well. If only child birth actually lasted only one minute!
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File sharers spend big

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Nov 3, 2009, 6:05 am
Pet Shop Boys via last.fm Does it come as a surprise to ANYONE the recent news that the most prolific music file sharers are also the most prolific spenders? In a recent BBC news report on file...
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HTC Hero to get Android 2.0!

Richard John Oct 29, 2009, 5:19 pm
so want a Hero and Android 2.0 is the icing on the cake.

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Winter headwear

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Oct 29, 2009, 3:53 pm
If there's one thing Emily hates (and I can think of more than one thing at the moment) it's hats. Or to be more specific, ANYTHING on her head. She just really dislikes it - pulling and ...
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O-NO: A-ha Goes Ahead and Breaks On Me

Richard John Oct 16, 2009, 5:51 am
"Foot of the Mountain" was the best single they've released in years.

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More asinine demands from ASCAP - Ringtones!

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Oct 15, 2009, 5:32 pm
Not content with trying to get royalty payments from the 30 second song samples that many of us use to decide if a song is worth buying, now ASCAP (or should that be "ass cap") is suing American phone...
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Three and Spotify sign deal

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Oct 15, 2009, 3:37 am
In what can only be considered a fantastic move on behalf of both parties, Spotify and mobile operator 3 have announced a deal for 3 to distribute the music upstart's service on their network. ...
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Emily's reaction to "Coraline" and other concerns

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Oct 15, 2009, 3:18 am
Cover of Coraline We watched Neil Gaiman's excellent "Coraline" on Blu-Ray last night. Even though I knew it was far removed from a children's film, I thought we could let Em see the first f...
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Toddler Discipline - The beginning

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Oct 7, 2009, 2:49 am
Emily is getting to that stage where she's not a blank slate anymore. She's started to do these little things to test Sue and I. Part of me wants to let her experience things and be free, but ...
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Bernard Sumner attacked by shark, long after jumping it

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Oct 3, 2009, 11:13 am
Bernard Sumner via last.fm Looks like Bad Lieutenant's Bernard Sumner's not having a good time of it. No sooner has he formed the third band to come from the ashes of Warsaw (the others...
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Yes, Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom Actually Got Married

Richard John Sep 28, 2009, 6:00 pm
there's another Kardashian? is there no God?

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Hugh Hefner Wants Megan Fox in Playboy

Richard John Sep 28, 2009, 5:58 pm
i'd rather look at her than listen to her, so i guess it's a good fit.

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Parental responsibilities

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 28, 2009, 5:36 pm
I saw an old silver haired fox (similar to me) getting taken down outside Tesco today for attempting to shoplift a Tesco value brand 17" monitor, and it got me to thinking about the responsibilities o...
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Danger! Falling baby

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 27, 2009, 2:34 pm
Yesterday we put Em in her cot ostensibly to have her afternoon nap, but also to keep her out of the way while we finished the painting in the bathroom. I went into her room when finished to put ...
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Downloadable: Saint Etienne

Richard John Sep 23, 2009, 7:46 am
I wasn't aware that was the name of it. Still looking for the artwork.

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Emily and her guitar

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 22, 2009, 1:57 pm
Never too young. They always say that. Never too young to learn manners, to eat well, etc. On Saturday we went to ELC and bought Emily a child sized guitar, so here's hoping it's never to...
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I could throttle her! (or ... my day out at Hever Castle)

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 21, 2009, 2:30 pm
Image by iknow-uk via Flickr We decided to embrace Indian summer yesterday by journeying into deepest, darkest Kent to visit Hever Castle. As Sue is on an Anne Boleyn kick at the moment, it was a must...
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Satirical solution to deal with the music situation

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Sep 18, 2009, 7:33 am
With the current state of the music industry firmly divided into two camps - "free is good" and "free is bad" - CrunchGear has come up with a novel solution to the whole problem - ban music! Spurred ...
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30 second royalties

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Sep 17, 2009, 2:59 pm
The latest entry in the "most asinine way the music industry can prove it's not got a clue" was unveiled today. Complaining that royalties from downloads aren't high enough the usual group of...
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18 months old!

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 15, 2009, 12:40 pm
Today Emily is officially 18 months old. There's a lot to expect from a child at this age, the least of which is walking. Thankfully, she's able to walk unassisted and it's really just com...
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Oh crap

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 14, 2009, 2:46 pm
... Emily in her crib as punishment for something... being a scallywag no doubt. As I was done prepping the lally for painting, I thought I'd go in a check on her. At first I thought Sue had giv...
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New Orderly's recycled labour of love

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Sep 14, 2009, 2:51 am
Image via Wikipedia New Order's manager Rob Gretton (RIP) had a wonderful idea a couple of years back - release all the Factory-era new order singles on CD in a whopping great boxset. Call it "Rec...
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Saint Etienne debut goes into Beta!

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Sep 10, 2009, 2:03 pm
The news today is the long awaited Richard X re-imaging of Saint Etienne's debut album "Foxbase Alpha" is nearly upon us. Through an email from the band, we now know a few more details. Come next...
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The lost nostalgia of the live album

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Sep 8, 2009, 4:33 pm

Cover of Arena Growing up, ...
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Toddler lethargy

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 7, 2009, 12:33 pm
With Emily walking unaided almost all the time, a side-effect has set in - tiredness. I think now she's exerting a lot more energy walking and balancing, it's really taking it out of her energ...
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Bob Dylan to voice... err mumble ... new GPS system

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Sep 2, 2009, 2:23 pm
Image via Wikipedia If you're driving somewhere you've never been and you have you're relying on your trusty sat nav to get you there in one piece, who would you want to be giving you dire...
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New childminder

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Sep 1, 2009, 12:22 pm
A new month, a new childminder. Having had to find a new childminder due to issues out of our control, we finally started with a new woman, Helen, today. While Katharine was a 20 minute round trip th...
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Spotify for iphone

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Aug 28, 2009, 5:46 am
Well it seems to be good news all around in the Spotify camp. Their iPhone app, seen by many, as the do-or-die moment for the company has been approved by Apple. The crux of the app is that it'll...
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Yelly Emily

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 27, 2009, 12:49 pm
She has a new haircut and a new attitude!
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Haircuts and such

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 25, 2009, 12:09 pm
Suzi Quatro via last.fm Sue took Em for another haircut on Monday and it's amazing how much better she looks. Previously, Em was sporting a middle-parted "flick" that made her resemble a 70s glam...
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Clifford the big red treat

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 24, 2009, 2:15 pm
As a treat tonight, I decided to see if I could find some YouTube fun for Emily. Mainly some Clifford the Big Red dog episodes or some In The Night Garden. I found both. We watched a couple of episo...
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Walking - almost there

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 23, 2009, 4:56 pm
Sue and I have really been pushing Emily to walk. Every little trip that we could carry her or let her crawl we've been pushing her to walk. This weekend, she's actually started to show a lot...
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Pet Shop Boys' mis-handling by EMI

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Aug 19, 2009, 5:46 pm
Neil Tennant via last.fm We're used to hearing and reading how record companies don't have a clue about a great many things. To hear how one in particular can screw up the only thing it really...
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Emily's singing

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 17, 2009, 12:53 pm
I got home tonight to a neat surprise. Emily had learned to hum along to "Baa Baa Blacksheep". It's this quiet little hum, the kind you'd do without noticing while busy doing something else. ...
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Afternoon nap

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 12, 2009, 9:30 am
Image via Wikipedia Being home the last couple of days with an illness I hope isn't pig related, I've been able to see a bit more of Emily. Part of that has involved trying to get her to stic...
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Duran Duran Musical

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Aug 11, 2009, 11:43 am
Nick Rhodes via last.fm I'm not a huge fan of musicals, the ones where they hog-tie an artist's back catalogue into some dodgy storyline especially gets my goat. So, how do I feel hearing the...
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Child minding issues. Continued.

Richard John posted an article on BubbyTimes - Aug 7, 2009, 10:34 am
With our previous child minder out of action for a bit, we are now currently searching for new services. Thankfully, we have a stop gap in my aunt, so we can search with a bit more leeway and not tak...
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Spotify and the leaps of faith

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Aug 6, 2009, 2:31 pm
I love Spotify. No two ways about it. They've ignited debate, extinguished piracy needs and shown the way of the future for music on the web and beyond. However, for every article I read about th...
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Robbie to release new album, does anyone care?

Richard John posted an article on Record Industry Blues - Aug 5, 2009, 4:44 pm
Robbie Williams signed to EMI for a record advance and went on to release rubbish album after rubbish album. Now after a three year gap, EMI announced today that Williams is being unleashed on the mu...
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About Me

British-born, but Canadian bred for a fuller flavour.

I started professional life as an entertainment journalist but somehow segued into the world of Project Management, copy writing and SEO implementation.

Apart from my unwavering love of music and hatred of the music industry, I also love gadgets, tinkering and the internet.

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