In the spirit of providing helpful resources here’s a spreadsheet I made up. It’s macro-free and works like a world cup wallchart you’ll get in the papers, except it’s not tabloid sized and doesn’t leave newsprint on you[…]

The Phoenix Bar – Alexandra Palace. As high as you can get in London – in the middle of Alexandra Park sits the faded grandure of the transitter housing Ally Pally. Like the Crystal Palace but made of brick so that when it had its lightni[…]

DUEL 2002! Round 1 Match 14

Duel 2002! Round 1 – Match 14

Which Of These Bands Is The Worst?

The Hives

REM

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Pete B. is on the case:
‘Meet the new music – same as the old m[…]

Party of one: Word on the street is that a new album is in the pipeline from everyone’s favorite singer, Jennifer Love-Hewitt.Yes, you read that right; J-Lo-Hew is droppin’ some phat beats sometime later this year, according to this list[…]

DUEL! 2002 — Round 1 Match 13

Duel 2002 Round 1 Match 13

Which Of These Two Bands Is Worse?

Baxendale

Starsailor

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The only reason Baxendale are in Duel! is because Starry insisted so […]

DUEL! 2002 — Round 1 Match 12

Duel! 2002 Round 1 Match 12

Which Of These Bands Are Worse?

Mogwai

Moldy Peaches

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Two Duel!s in a row? Crikey, could the feature actually be getting back[…]

TANYA HEADON’S COMPASS OF CRIME
There is nothing I like better than getting away from it all into the countryside, tramping with map and compass by my side – escaping the bustle and cacophony of city life. Actually there is one thing I li[…]

OHJ Blog: I like this – discussions of mostly indie music but with a nice relaxed, chatty, inquisitive feel.[…]

Hot on the heels of Mamma Mia and We WIll Rock You – a Stevie Wonder musical is premiering in Las Vegas. It appears to use songs in both the key of life and the other keys employed by Stevie during his career to tell a story – though unfo[…]

Occasionally we throw up a useful resource, and here is a web one for you. Sportspubs – does pretty much what you would imagine. Its remit is to merely to judge pubs from the perspective of watching sport in them. Its nicely designed (Fancyapin[…]