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mistersnappy, where have you been?

You may have been wondering why my ability to make social arrangements has gone down the toilet since I started work at Milo Creative. For the last 7 months I’ve been working on a series of fantastic films with fascinating people for 9 of the most respected museums in the UK. The project is called…

For those about to rock…

For those about to rock…, originally uploaded by mistersnappy. On the night that the Astoria and Astoria 2 close their doors for ever, I’m taking a little trip down memory lane to 1995. Back in the days when I was a freelance photographer I photographed The Amps featuring Kim Deal at the Astoria 2. I…

'Wireless Internet Now Free For All'

As I boarded the 9.10 to Leeds with my copy of Nintendo Magazine wedged firmly under my arm I was looking forward to a leisurely train journey ‘ooop north’. Armed with my shiny new Apple Mac and a spare pair of pants I eased myself into my reserved seat ready for the off. To be…

A case of mistaken identity

In the past two days I’ve covered a fair few miles on my scooter, overtaken a few buses and won a few traffic light grand prixs. I’ve been riding the bike now for over 5 years, been in and out of a few buildings and have never had the misfortune of being mistaken for someone…

Morning Reviews and iPlayer

While sitting on the Tube desperately trying to avoid falling into the jaws of sleep after another wakeful night thanks to one mini me or the other, I forget which, I was struck by a realisation. It always seemed peculiar to me to have reviews of last nights TV in the morning free sheet to…

What can Dr Kawashima teach us? Notes from a talk

I’m currently sitting at a talk at BAFTA about an experiment in scottish schools using Dr Kawashimas Brain Training for the Nintentdo DS to teach kids. They refer to the teachers as digital immigrants and the students as digital natives. It seems to me that the immigrants will always have trouble teaching native, but in…

Echo

In the light of last weeks news about the potential sale of BBC Television Centre in London, I thought I’d post a clip by Jon Jacobs that echos my feeling about working at White City and for the BBC. [youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-VjOi4kavNQ] Join the Facebook group opposing the sale of TVC and sign the petition too.