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What Just Happened?

Miss Mussel — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:05:33 +0000

It appears the toys are back in Peter Gelb’s pram….or at least the Met Opera Guild decided that the general interweb outrage needed mollifying more than the squawks of a single infant. Or something.

Dan Wakin broke the story and Anne Midgette, Lisa Hirsch and Out West Arts have all added their two cents.

Let’s hope that’s the last bit of ugliness we have for a while. We’re all on the same team, no?

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Ladies & Gentlemen

Miss Mussel — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:27:59 +0000

Proper Discord is back.

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The smart set as a sprinkle

Miss Mussel — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:53:02 +0000

Sometimes old newspapers have the most lovely turns of phrase. Also, if “a silver glitter crown, matching the trimming of the gown” is considered smart, I’d hate to see what is expected for formal.

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XKCD: Every Major’s Terrible

Miss Mussel — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:25:13 +0000

Another winner from the incomparable XKCD.

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People of London

Miss Mussel — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:22:34 +0000

and anyone else who will be in town from 23rd May to 8 July:

This is coming to the Science Museum and Miss Mussel is willing to bet that it will rock your socks.

More ici.

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Embed Spotify

Miss Mussel — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:40:51 +0000

So. Big news from Spotify today. You can now embed songs, albums and playlists on your blog/website just like you can with Youtube videos.

Comme ça

At the moment, the process is a bit clunky unless you’re using Tumblr, but soon enough there will be plugins for WordPress and Blogger. Full integration from Spotify itself can’t be far away either.

To give this a try, you need to open Spotify, right click on the song/album/playlist you would like to embed and select copy Spotify URI. Then, go here and follow the instructions.

Enjoy!

Note to Canadian readers: This service is only available in countries where Spotify is legal. (USA, UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain) Sorry guys. There’s always Youtube.

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Jeff Desom’s Rear Window

Miss Mussel — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:13:37 +0000

This is what happens when you extract all of the Rear Window film footage shot from Jimmy Stewart’s point of view, stitch together and reconstruct the pieces and place them on a single plane.

Just in case you were wondering.

The artist responsible for this installation is Jeff Desom and there’s a short interview with him ici.

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Texts from Hillary

Miss Mussel — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:57:20 +0000

From one of my favourite new meme tumblr things – Texts from Hillary

More delights await ici

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Sicut cervus desiderat

Miss Mussel — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:54:07 +0000

It’s Holy Week, which means there is a lot of church on offer. If you’re in London, and are so inclined, there are more chances than usual to hear some less commonly performed sacred music in situ.

Tonight at the Abbey, there was candles, incense, bells and a bad ass organ. Christ was resurrected, so priests again dressed in their finest vestments, the altar redressed and the organist was let off his lead for the first time in 40 days.

The fanfare marking the exact moment of the resurrection was part Messaien fright and part small child making as much racket as possible just because he can. In any case, it, in combination with the sudden turning on of lights and ringing of bells, was a fine piece of theatre.

In the less dramatic moments, there was this by Pergolesi:

and also this by John Taverner (the 16th-century one):

For the big party tomorrow morning, it’s Dvorak Mass in D. Bring it.

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Pizzicato Polka

Miss Mussel — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:55:33 +0000

Johann Strauss – Pizzicato Polka 1877 | Herbert van Karajan and the Wieners

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