links for 2008-04-06

• Forget rock'n'roll, the Myspace generation are having an acoustic boom - Music, Entertainment - Independent.ie
  "Gone are the bland but aggressive beats of the DJ bar, and in their place are generous, warm spaces for both acts and audience, coming together in human terms thanks to the internet networking that - hang on - was going to keep us apart, wasn't it?"
  (tags: music industry myspace performance)
• diamond geezer: A map of London's independent non-specialist bookshops by postcode
  If I happen to have any London-based readers who don't already read Diamond Geezer, would you mind taking a look at the map of independent bookshops that he's creating and seeing if you can help?
  (tags: social diamondgeezer london bookshops)
• Laura Marling live concert - Fabchannel.com music video archive
  Video footage of entire Laura Marling concert at Amsterdam Paradiso on 25/3/08. Includes some great Marcus Mumford material at the start.
  (tags: music concert amsterdam paradiso lauramarling marcusmumford)
• Patrick Gale on bipolar disorder, religion and why writing is like therapy - Times Online
  "If anyone asks what I would do instead of writing, I say that I would train to be a psychotherapist. It is completely fascinated by motivation, what makes us grow into the adults we grow into."
  (tags: writing bipolar patrickgale psychotherapy)
• Cities for sale | Society | The Guardian
  "Throughout history, urban space has been a source of danger to those in authority, a place where dissidents gather. So, for a cash-strapped local authority, handing over control of public streets can seem like a boon."
  (tags: london urban business shopping liverpool cities)

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