THE ADVENT CALENDAR OF ALCOHOL – 10th December (9%-10%): Chimay Grande Reserve (aka Chimay Bleu)
Despite the advent calender entering into wine territory, we are sticking with beer for now. Belgian beer of course. Whilst I could wax lyrical abo[…]

The Geezaesthetic Manifesto – it’s all about pubs, right?[…]

Two pieces from – some might say – opposite ends of the Wedge’s spectrum up on Freaky Trigger today. Al interviews hot UK comics artist Frazer Irving, and Alex T continues his investigations of Adorno.[…]

Two articles by Pete on the main Freaky Trigger site of interest to DYS readers – I Am Curious Orange investigates Stelios’ new EasyCinema concept in Milton Keynes, and Kill Me Again and Again and Again rolls its eyes over this year&#8217[…]

The Ninth Freaky Trigger Pop Music Focus Group is part of this month’s FT update.[…]

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – “Yeah (Stupid Edit)”
It’s oh so gauche (and lazy) to review a record simply by listing other records, but, unless you’ve been living in the same “bunker of stale 1979 air” (pace Tom) they&#8[…]

England, Their England
Reading through the latest Marvel Essential volume, collecting loads of Tomb Of Dracula, I came across something that reminded me of a special small pleasure of mine in American comics. On the splash page of issue 7, when Marv […]

Even in this ever-shrinking world in which we live in non-Brits may not know about the Cheeky Girls phenomenon. They are two bony sisters from Transylvania who have finagled a comedy appearance on a reality pop show into becoming something close to a[…]

Terrific article by Mark Morris on some bits and bobs of contemporary art. He nails the easy / hard / hard / easy issue which seems to lie somewhere near the bottom of many ill-informed critiques of art now, including a glorious swipe at anyone who t[…]

For any of you who missed the Freaky Trigger Christmas Party yesterday, not only did you miss a cracking good time but you missed my Nuclear War Set which (from memory) ran as follows. Note real actual Doomsday at end.
ELECTRIC SIX – “Nuc[…]