From today’s Times (thanks Magnus):
“According to the experts on The Times arts staff, there are now so many distinct types of music that different factions tend to do their own thing and ignore each other. The only way in which they can […]

Blogcritics has launched, promising the ‘best writers’ online talking about music and stuff. I didn’t recognise any of the names myself but that’s fine, right? An opportunity to find some good new online writers. The issues so[…]

Week of quiz – Night Two A well supported night of quiz ends with limited success. First, we went to the Settle Inn on Archway Road. The last time I went to the Settle Inn, it proved to be a particularly enjoyable quiz, which was why it was d[…]

Leicester Square is generally a very poor place to try to get a drink. Pete is right that De Hems is your best bet in this area. Further options range between the limited number of other OK-but-very-full pubs or the numerous unspeakable-but-full pu[…]

De Hems is back up and running I noticed on a quick trip around London. Its a pub I have very mixed feelings about. To all intents and purposes it is a theme bar after all. The big exception is that there aren’t an awful lot of Dutch theme bars[…]

What was the most startling thing about Eminem’s ‘Stan’? The supposed sensitivity of the formerly cartoon yob? The genuine sentiment in its lyrics? The role-playing and success of Slim Shady being able to emote in both roles (not th[…]

Why hasn’t this been done before? Quizlist – The London PubQuiz List is an invaluable resource to both the casual quizzer and anyone attempting a Week of Quiz. Useful reviews, helpfully North London-centric, with full details of timings […]

Week of Quiz It has long been threatened but now it actually seems like it might happen; seven quizzes in seven nights. Last night we were off to a flying start at The Bailey on Holloway Road. I’d not been to the Bailey before, although I pass[…]

Back In The Jug Agane is a personal web page, by me. Call it a blog if you like. It doesn’t currently have links, a readable font, or a bearable background colour, let alone anything as complicated as a ‘design’, but it has a couple[…]

From The FT Mailbag…
“well ewing, my friend has just emailed me your article, ‘holding on for tomorrow’ where u refer to ronan keating as BLAND, PITIFUL, TOO SINCERE and his music RHYTHMLESS, DRIVELESS and ENTIRELY SURPRISELES[…]