By Paul Fairclough
It’s time to splash down in the shallow sea of films that planted a Union Jack on the moon and Plucky Little England at the heart of the space race. Come with us as we take one small step for a gentleman, one giant leap for gentlemankind… Continue reading “John Bull on the Moon!”
By Lee Gale, Editor, British Ideas Corporation
Last week, an advert appeared on the Tube for overly algorithmic dating website Match.com that featured the close-up face of a not-unattractive woman with a riot of freckles. With Minstrel-brown eyes, she peered over the tagline: “If you don’t like your imperfections, someone else will.” I’m never usually quick on the uptake with this sort of thing but as I strode along the near-empty platform of South Wimbledon, I thought, “Are freckles defects or merely sunshine-activated pigmentations of the skin?” Continue reading “Morning Warship (Editor’s Letter) No.1: It’s an ad ad ad ad world”
With LED technology, the UK is witnessing a streetlighting revolution but for some, progress comes with a price. British Ideas Corporation documents the demise of the concrete lamppost and asks if our roads will ever see such decorative style again. Continue reading “There is a light that never goes out”
Back in 1990, it didn’t seem overly crazy that MC Tunes and 808 State would sample the bassline from The Stone Roses’ “I Am The Resurrection” for summer hit “Tunes Splits The Atom”. All were Manchester acts and you’d assume that an agreement had been reached between legal parties prior to recording. However, this being Manchester, permission had only been granted vocally at an actual party – the Haçienda. Continue reading “‘Tunes Splits The Atom’ by MC Tunes Versus 808 State, ZTT, 1990”
It’s 5pm and Ian McCulloch, the Echo & The Bunnymen singer, is sitting in the bar of a hotel in Kensington, wearing shades. He’s been on Bloody Marys since 12 noon to counteract the previous evening’s punishment. To say he’s had one hour’s sleep, Mac is amazingly lucid. He’s switched to Guinness for the interview. [2002 interview] Continue reading “The Bunnymonster! [2002 interview with Ian McCulloch]”
A website is coming, but for now, while it’s being made, being designed, I thought I’d keep you up-to-date with what’s happening and what we’re doing (especially as the FB page told us we had three website clicks today). Continue reading “It’s not a website, it’s a blog (at the moment)”
So we’ve had the British Ideas Corporation website concept on a back burner for a while, but with over 30,000 followers on our Facebook page, we thought the time was right to make the transition to our own online space. That’s what we’re working on at the moment. Continue reading “Be seeing you”
