Ever wanted to hear Gandalf sing the Fresh Prince theme?

Well now you can! Random trawling of the internet has uncovered this exotic gem, of a young man with an uncanny ability to mimic Sir Ian McKellan reciting the lyrics to the theme of Will Smith’s infamous TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. This is simply beyond hyperbole. He does get a few of the lines wrong, but I forgive him.

National Drawing Day 2010

Nationwide, this Saturday (may 22nd), people will be doodling, painting and scribbling to their hearts content. Nationwide Drawing Day is part of the Catch up on Culture Week. Over 50 venues are taking part, including the National Gallery, Science Gallery, Glucksman Gallery and National Museum, with various free and low cost drawing events. And it’s not just for kids! Check out what’s on in your area or do what i’ll be doing, nipping down to the local park with picnic and pencil case in tow.

Review: 65daysofstatic at Cyprus Avenue

This negative energy just makes me stronger, we will not retreat, this band is unstoppable! Long have I been counseled to catch 65daysofstatic live, given my predisposition to sounds of the electronic persuasion and the fact that I own ears. Friends would catch my arm in pincer-grips and hiss at me, wide-eyed, like missionaries of the most portentous kind - “You like 65daysofstatic? For the love of God, see them live. Just do it. Because if you don’t …” And then they’d fall back, struck dumb. Swear to God, it was kind of eerie. And I meant to, but y’know, this got in the way and that got in the way and miles got in the way, so it was only last Sunday that I eventually managed to see them, bringing along one of my DJ buds for aural support. And whaddya know - the zealots were right. They were … There’s more

Competition Closed: Purple is the new…

*** Competition Closed *** *** The Winner is announced *** Hey Culchies, We have a nice little treat for you over the weekend. Nokia has sent me a purple box!!! Why have they done this? Well, partly because they’re an odd bunch, but mostly because they’re launching the new Nokia 6700 Slide. The new Nokia 6700 comes in pink, purple, red and silver and has a great 5MP camera and superb battery life. AND…we have a pretty snazzy purple one to give away to one lucky Culch.ie reader. So, what do you have to do to win this Nokia 6700? Well, I peeked inside the box and there’s no phone inside. They sent me something else instead!!! It’s soft and smiley and whoever guesses it correctly will win the new phone. Leave your guesses in the comments below and the winner will be announced on Monday 24th May. If more … There’s more