- Zen and the art of being a moron

Many fine men have ridden motorbikes. Few have written about them as eloquently as Robert M. Pirsig in Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenence:


Not everyone understands what a completely rational process this is, this maintenance of a motorcycle. They think it's some kind of a "knack" or some kind of "affinity for machines" in operation. They are right, but the knack is almost purely a process of reason, and most of the troubles are caused by what old time radio men called a "short between the earphones," failures to use the head properly. A motorcycle functions entirely in accordance with the laws of reason.


Somehow I doubt the total fuckwit in this clip has read this book...


We're not talking about rocket science here, gentlemen

This is funny. This is really, really funny. OK, I'm not thinking this through too clearly, but I'm not alone: 'what a twat!!!!' suggests stuie1971, echoing my thoughts on the matter. Not all agree, however, 'Really sad. Stupid riding like that can earn you a wheelchair for the rest of your life. NOT FUNNY AT ALL' notes a DIGGINSMCCAIN, clearly one of YouTube's voices of reason.



 

- 28th April 1982, probably a Wednesday

One of the many reasons we love the Peel News Group:

Side one of the C90



Side two



Haven't had a chance to download and listen to them myself yet. Comments and track listing appreciated!

- Laura Cantrell: 23rd December, 2003

Courtesy of the ever wonderful Jon Horne:

Side one



Side two

- Entrailicus rediscovers NIN remix

A funny thing happened the other day when I heard an NIN track on the radio. Not that funny, you say? It was strange for me because, while it was as obvious as day that it was NIN, the song sounded strangely familiar and yet somehow unusual.

After sining along to lyrics to a song I thought I'd never heard before, it struck me that I'd actually remixed the track (Only) without ever listening to the original.

My remix was radically different to the original, I'd always assumed, but only 2 or 3 years later have I finally found out how different.

Please take a listen, I really feel that I was able to give Trent's vocals something they've never had before...

- Tuesday 27th April 1982

Sorry for the long lay off, but I'm back with some good news courtesy of the ever fabulous Peel Newsgroup: Tuesday 27th April 1982.

I haven't even downloaded the bugger myself yet, so have no info whatsoever to give you.

Part 1



Part 2



Thanks to all those who've helped with the Wiki so far, I'll get on with it some more soon.

- No one should go through life without hearing this...

...at least once: Louie Louie by Toots and the Maytals.

Instructions:

- Download

- Listen

- Weep with joy



Back with more Peel stuff soon...

- Yazoo in 'better than Erasure' shocker: 1982 session

Did you know that Yazoo were known as Yaz in the States? Do you care?

For a picture of them in their full early 80s TOTP glory, click here.

Living in Istanbul can be quite an experience, let me tell you. Although there are an estimated 15 million people in the city, there's not a single copy of Ken Garner's book, so somebody please fill in the gaps with the relevant info on this 1981 session. Here's Vince Clarke in post Dep Mode pre Erasure guise, with the lovely voice of Alison Moyet:




Track listing:

- Don't go

- In my room

- Midnight

- Winter kills