Some Text And Some Photos

I’ve noticed this blog has morphed into a website focused around my 30 Minutes of Music podcast. That wasn’t my original intent when I signed up for a web host, but what can you do.

I don’t really have anything creative or interesting to write about, so that is one reason why there aren’t many text posts, and I already have a Flickr account for my photography, so I don’t really see a reason to post a bunch of photos on here. (That and when I do think of uploading a photo or two, I never know which photos to upload.)

In any case, I’m going to try and make a more concerted effort to post stuff on here that isn’t the 30 Minutes of Music podcast. I’m not sure yet if I’ll put up text posts and pieces of writing. After writing nothing but news for the last year or two, my creative writing abilities have slumped a bit. That part of my brain, it seems, isn’t as robust as it used to be, so I’ll have to try and work on that.

Also, after a year or so of less-than-stellar service, I’ve moved this site over to a new web host. I’ve already noticed the website is quicker to load and quicker to edit and post. (I also won’t get dozens of emails anymore from the Jetpack plugin telling me my website is down! Whoo!)

In the meantime, here are some photos from the summer of June 2014 that I recently uploaded to my Flickr account. They were shot with a Nikon f401x film camera on Arista 400 black and white film, which, sadly, isn’t manufactured anymore. (A shame too, as it’s a really nice looking high-contrast film.)

I have some rolls of Ilford HP5 and a roll of Kodak T-Max 100 that I really should use before they expire… More things to worry about!

Matt

My dad, Terry, in June 2014

A tree as seen in silhouette in Port Franks, Ontario in June 2014

A bird sits atop an old TV antenna near Port Franks, Ontario in June 2014

A happy dog rolling in the grass near Port Franks, Ontario in June 2014

30 Minutes of Music: Episode 23

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30 Minutes of Music – Episode 23
November 22, 2014
256kbps
*Sounds best with over-the-ear headphones*

Download the MP3 (Right-click, ‘save link as’)
Mix For Earbud Headphones

Subscribe to the feed (or with TuneIn, or Stitcher)

Track List [PDF] [Spotify]

0:00 – The War On Drugs – Red Eyes (Lost in the Dream)
5:35 – Arcade Fire – No Cars Go (Neon Bible)
11:13 – David Axelrod – Holy Thursday (Song Of Innocence)
16:36 – Eddie Kendricks – If You Let Me (People … Hold On)
20:36 – George Harrison – Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (All Things Must Pass)
24:22 – Sharon Van Etten – Your Love Is Killing Me (Are We There)
31:55 – Frank Sinatra – Angel Eyes (The Main Event — Live)

Download other episodes here!

Life On Apollo?

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A few years ago I decided to answer the long-asked question “what would happen if you synced Apollo launch footage with David Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars?’

Don’t you even try to deny it, because I know you’ve asked question that at least once in your life.

You haven’t? Oh..

Well, anyway, it turns out it looks pretty neat.

The original version of the video was cut back in 2011. This one, posted here, is a re-cut I made this month. The old version didn’t flow in certain spots, so I decided to touch it up a bit. The 16mm launch footage is a mixture of the Apollo 8, 11, and 12 missions.

Watch for volume at the start, and be sure to full screen it!

Mobile users: click here

If video doesn’t play, click here (120 MB). To view the HQ version, click here (300 MB).

Images: NASA via Internet Archive
Music: David Bowie – Life On Mars? (from the album Hunky Dory)

Giving Credit

A short post.

Can you think of any creative mediums, besides photography, where giving credit to the creator is either completely forgotten, viewed as pointless, or seen as odd to most people?

“It’s just a photo.” You never hear that about anything else.

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