http://www.rikabel.com riding the crest of a wave in a space that's about to explode... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:40:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After 3.5 months of blood, sweat and coffee, BeGrand.net launches today! If you are a grandparent, or know any grandparents, please check it out. If you spot anything broken, let us know via the feedback tab on the right of the site. Fanx!!! http://www.rikabel.com/2010/01/25/begrand-net-launches-today/ Yep... I know EXACTLY how he feels... http://www.rikabel.com/2009/01/06/rowans-had-enough-of-ikea/ It seems to have hardly merited a mention on most of the end of the year album lists I have bothered to look at, which is a shame as I think it is one of the best hard/psychedelic rock albums I've heard in the last few years. Hailing from Vancouver, ... http://www.rikabel.com/2009/01/04/black-mountain-in-the-future/ Rowan having dinner and exhibiting brilliant comic timing... Pasta alla Carpet from liminalkid on Vimeo. http://www.rikabel.com/2008/12/20/pasta-alla-carpet/ Here is a DJ set from the mysterious Genki. Enjoy. I've installed Yahoo! Media Player on the blog so if you notice that little tab at the bottom left of the page? Right there? OK - click that and you can play any mp3 linked to on the current page, ... http://www.rikabel.com/2008/12/17/genki-dj-set/ Here is a mostly dubstep mix which my friend Alexis recently sent my way. He was good enough to supply a track list as well: [00:00] 1) Scuba - Tell Her [00:41] 2) Maga Bo ft. Max Normal - Homeboys [04:06] 3) Maga Bo ft. K-Libre - Analyse D'Amour [07:49] 4) Ekstrak - Mass ... http://www.rikabel.com/2008/12/16/39-minutes-without-hardcore/ Good Lord! A blog post! I thought I was dead, or something. Anyway, back again. Who knows how long for this time? I've just been sent a most excellent mix by my Norwegian friend Ole-Martin (a.k.a. DJ Omar) so I thought I'd share it with you, gentle reader/listener. I've only ... http://www.rikabel.com/2008/12/15/vicious-games-techno-mix-by-dj-omar/ I don't normally like clever/ironic babywear, but i just HAD to get this for Rowan. It is from a dutch brand called "Imps & Elfs" who do loads of nice stuff... (yes, i *know* it should be "elves" ... you tell them).Blogged with the Flock BrowserTags: rowan, babywear http://www.rikabel.com/2008/04/15/how-many-are-you-on/ I thought I'd better formally announce via blog post (!) the birth of our son Rowan Alexander Abel-Copithorne on Weds. 19th March (one day before Daddy's birthday, which is nice) 2008. Rowan weighed in at a hefty 8lb 13oz (old school) or 3995g (in your fancy new metric system). He ... http://www.rikabel.com/2008/03/26/rowan-alexander-abel-copithorne/ Embedded VideoBlogged with FlockTags: cambridge, commuting, bicycles http://www.rikabel.com/2008/02/28/cambridge-commuter-hell/