Random Musings - Day #23

Remix Tip: Sabrina Johnston - Peace (in the valley) 2009
Yes, she is back. Sabrina had a hit with that song late 1991 and now it's back.

Internet Radio. There is a lot of it about as seen in this radiofeeds site. I actually do dj myself on underground radio 5000 under the name, shy. Catch me on Thursdays, 9-11pm. I have good friends also at Love to funk who play live every Tuesday and also at Zodiac Sounds. If like me, you like dance music and 90s, check out Montreal's inbeatradio.

Dance schools. Now could you learn your moves from the Interweb. But you can quite easily go to a dance school.
A good start is to look in a directory like Dance Schools and dance schools online for the UK and London Dance. A couple of those to check out in London include Funk Physics, Jivenation, Basement Dance Studio and Pineapple. Whilst in Kent, there is Dance Junction and Hayley Lou's School of dance.
I've always wondered about the "Goodman Dance Centre" and whether it actually belongs to Len Goodman of Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the stars fame.

Well if you didn't know before it's official UK is in a recession.

Random Musings - Day #6

It's freezing in the UK! Everything is frozen, just look at the fountains in Trafalgar Square. THe big freeze is certainly not helping with the colds and flus that are kicking about. I swear everyone I know has had it at least once. I originally had after my awful journey to Dublin last month, where I got completely frozen and possibly caught hypothermia. But since then I've had a couple sore throats and felt really really flat over Christmas but thankfully not a full blown cold/flu. I may be strong enough or just plain lucky. So I swear there is a cold/flu epidemic and this article from around Christmas supports my view. Coincidentally, there is an newscientist article from 2007 that strongly suggests the cold does indeed spread the flu.

There are apparently loads of free sites to download episodes of your favourite tv shows. I should have a look at some point...

Also had a listen to (and I'll give a namecheck to) lovetofunk radio!

UK Top 40 Singles of 2007

pos artist - title [copies sold]
1 Leona Lewis - Bleeding love [787652]
2 Rihanna feat Jay Z - Umbrella [512730]
3 Mika - Grace Kelly [492500]
4 Leon Jackson - When you believe [395669]
5 Take That - Rule the world [357325]
6 Sugababes - About you now [346420]
7 Timbaland feat D.O.E. and Keri Hilson - The way I are [336740]
8 Proclaimers ft Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin - (I'm gonna be) 500 miles [333750]
9 Mark Ronson feat Amy Winehouse - Valerie [329490]
10 Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby [313765]

11 The Fray - How to save a life [313700]
12 Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful liar [296900]
13 Gwen Stefani/Akon - Sweet escape [285500]
14 Plain White T's - Hey there Delilah [281820]
15 Sean Kingston - Beautiful girls [277000]
16 Timbaland feat One Republic - Apologize [275290]
17 Kate Nash - Foundations [272805]
18 Take That - Shine [272745]
19 Kanye West - Stronger [266280]
20 Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend [248900]

21 Fergie - Big girls don't cry [240490]
22 Timbaland ft Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake - Give it to me [238240]
23 Just Jack - Starz in their eyez [220000]
24 Robyn with Kleerup - With every heartbeat [213025]
25 50 Cent ft Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - Ayo technology [212070]
26 Enrique Iglesias - Do you know (The ping pong song) [200840]
27 Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's chokehold [191250]
28 Justin Timberlake - What goes around, comes around [187650]
29 Nelly Furtado - Say it right [183850]
30 Take That - Patience [179500]

31 Hoosiers - Worried about Ray [178250]
32 Rihanna - Shut up and drive [165000]
33 Fergie - Glamorous [163250]
34 Snow Patrol - Chasing cars [163000]
35 Fall Out Boy - This aint a scene, it's an arms race [162750]
36 Akon ft Snoop Dogg - I wanna love you [162500]
37 T2 feat Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken [151145]
38 Mark Ronson feat Daniel Merriweather - Stop me [149000]
39 Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria [145000]
40 Akon - Don't matter [144350]