Archive for August, 2005

Let’s just dive right into the cess pool this week shall we, with a look at the reviews for Dukes of Hazzard…we need a laugh. Now you don’t get a medal for predicting a one star review from James Christopher in The Times. It’s a …

Apparently there’s a new book out which has “London buzzing” thanks to the scandalous sexual antics and misbehavior of some of its characters, said to be based on the partners at “one of London`s biggest law firms”. Called Fish Sunday Thinking the novel is written …

It’s always interesting to see what the American press makes of London, especially when they’re being as speficic as to write about somewhere like the “south London neighborhood of Stockwell” Take this Washington Post article for instance (registration might be required): Albert Siriboe is a …

Recognise that line? Of course you do, it’s from Mike Skinner’s debut album, Original Pirate Material, specifically the single Let’s Push things Forward. Now we like Mike. Not only does he make great records (A Grand Don’t Come for Free being our favourite album of …

Gigs, gigs, gigs, pay money and see shows. Unless of course they’re free. You should always go and see free shows, especially if its the Editors this evening at 7pm at the Truman Brewery Complex on Brick Lane. Friends of ours keep haranguanging us about …

Death From Above 1979 – Mean Fiddler, Tuesday August 23rd Sebastien Grainger, drummer and singer for Canadian techno tinged noise terrorists Death From Above 1979 doesn’t crowd surf per se. He walks messianically over the heads of a much adoring crowd and to say that …

Those happy dancing crusty old types at UEFA have just finished playing with their balls and have made the draw for this year’s soooper-dooper Champions League group stages. Arsenal were top seeds in their group and have drawn Ajax, Sparta Prague and Thun (bless you). …

Just think what you can do with fifteen quid. You could buy a CD or a couple of paperback books. You could place a bid on this fabulous gothic front door bell, or you could just go and treat yourself to a McDonalds banquet. Or …

Amersham tube station probably doesn’t normally see that much business at 5 in the morning, so it may have come as a bit of surprise earlier today when 65 people turned up to begin their journey for Tube Relief. Tube Relief was organised by Geoff …

Joss Whedon really is a talented bastard. Not content with creating the Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel phenomenon he went one better by creating a great but ultimately doomed Sci Fi show called Firefly. Doomed because he foolishly gave American television an intelligent character …