Explicit Lyrics Warning - Real X Factor

This video contains a single performance from Jinx Lennon, a Dundalk man prepared to sing and say what others, who too claim to be punk poets, will only think. Certainly in this performance he uses a word not heard very often in mainstream media.




I spent many many hours sitting beside Jinx at the same secondary school desk. He was always interested in both music and social justice / commentary even back then - approaching thirty years ago. I wish him every success he wishes for himself, I say that because, while Jinx has enjoyed national radio play with some of his songs, has even had documentaries made about him, I don't believe the flame of fame attracts Jinx - for him it's about his music and what he wants to say with it. In his own X (factor) you, way.

A little bit of complex creativity

I recently finished reading M.Mitchell Waldrop's 'Complexity - the emerging science at the edge of order and chaos' which obviously isn't a book that I'd try to condense into a short and somewhat impulsive blog post like this.

Yet just as, for many years now, Physicists have been fascinated by James Joyce's Ulysses, particularly quantum physicists, other writers, digital writers and creative individuals, like myself, have been drawn towards string theory and complexity theory.

Concepts of emergence and intelligent design now inhabit traditionally humanistic realms, multi-modal and interdisciplinary research fields merge and encourage a curiously productive cross pollination of ideas. Which all sounds terribly waffly I know, tell you what why don't I just show you this video I only recently discovered from Oisin Prendiville and Michael Higgins

Yes, I am very very safe..... but these guys

While rooting around at the bottom of my twitter account, I encountered the independent (the Irish newspaper - not the adjective) journalist Ronan Price under his username 'yallingup' and found his tweet about this video posted on Vimeo (I seem to be there quite a lot lately)

This video has had 1.6 million views and after adding one more to that number, I can understand why.... it's awe inspiring. Watching these guys, boy I'm just a big ole scaredy cat




wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.

Unseen Stolen tellings

I lifted the following video link from Deanna's tweet
- her (writing) website is here:

Starwars by someone who hasn't seen it.
Sounds like some of the pitches I've done at MIPTV LOL

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

BTW I'm changing my twitter profile icon in protest at the arts council of Ireland's recent decision to cut all funding at the Irish Writers Center
from my lovable happy head to this:

Nicked from Shannon Paul

As a result of a quick reading of Shannon Paul's Blog, which I enjoyed, I did indeed steal and enjoy this this, maybe you will too?


Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.

the relative merits of street cred

I recently saw this image above from Banksy and wondered about the tag currently attached to him, as 'the world's most famous street artist'. - Well that's the trouble with fame, credibility and particularly 'greatness', like Einstein's theory - they are all relative.

Below is some awe inspiring street animation from the Argentinian artist BLU (don't mention the Falklands pls) which to some more than tops Banksy for street cred...... originality and artistic endeavour. It may be like comparing apples and oranges - but hey isn't it tremendous to have such wonderful fruit:


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.