I had to ask our resident fashion, beauty and French speaking expert for a translation of the title Le Chignon D’Olga. Like the subtitlers she replied – with I’m sure a smug look on her face – The Chignon Of Olga, or Olga&#821[…]

You can check out any time you want BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE: David Gedge is guest DJing at indie nitespot How Does It Feel To Be Loved? this Friday and yes dammit I am going. Well, maybe. I can always leave if it’s too frightening. Or never act[…]

Chicken Jalf-lazy Clearly a quiet evening for the staff at the Mirage Indian restaurant on the Archway Road. Despite its extensive menu and cosy atmos, last night the Mirage was devoid of diners. Myself, I was only there for a takeaway (delicious,[…]

Games developers keep vampire hours, working through the summer so that we may have diversions when the long evenings arrive. The season is the only time many publishers can turn a profit, and the push starts long before British wintertime robs all […]

JUNIOR BOYS – “Birthday”
So, context: The Junior Boys make skippy, snappy 2-step ala Dem 2 and filter it through chilly-the-most nuevo wavo romanticism. Fair enough.
“Take all this weight behind me, and let it go.” He […]

This wacky urban myth that CSI took it on itself to face last night (UK Channel 5): the oh-so-cool black guy who secretly gambles was sceptical, the dark-hair woman who caught a bullet for President Bartlett’s daughter was cheerfully up for we[…]

And so it came to pass that my little corner of London was one which suffered a five day mains water outage which began at the end of last week. I didn’t know what was going on and the impact was softened by the tank of water in our loft. I not[…]

Days of plenty / Glasshouse Stories
It’s a glorious day outside but even before you step into the near-pitch blackness, it’s already an intimidating experience. By the time you even walk into the exhibition space at the Chisenhale you&#8[…]

I think it’s safe to say that Kevin Rowland means it (see Pete’s entry below). Meaning it is pretty much what Kevin Rowland does. There was a character in 2000AD called the Mean Machine, who had a dial on his forehead with numbers from 1 […]

You’re confusing me, Dave. You seem to be talking about something called “The World Cup.” Can it be that you mean The FIFA World Cup’?[…]