Tag Archives: oddly

Stunning 30-minute version of The Ramones’ playing ‘Cretin Hop’: Epic!

The Ramones’ “Cretin Hop” time-stretched into a 30-minute soundscape that is truly epic and oddly beautiful. Waves upon waves upon waves upon waves upon waves… Johnny’s guitar sounds like a massive tuning fork struck by hand of God. The vocals: A heavenly choir.

Happy 150th birthday London Underground

On January 9, 1863 the first section of the London Underground opened, between Farringdon and Paddington – the first subterranean railway in the world. It was an instant success, copied widely across the globe and giving its name to an entire system. And despite some under-funded and unloved years, it is now enjoying a renaissance. […]