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Us vs Them – The World’s Greatest Football Derbies (Giles Goodhead)
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I wasn’t sure whether to post this on the Brown or the Orange Wedge. As the latter has come to life of late, I guess it can sit with its new sporting buddies.
The premise of the book is simple. The author picks eight of the world’s bigges[…]

Disappointment rarely comes straight away.
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Disappointment rarely comes straight away. It creeps, next day, until you realise the film you saw which you thought was pretty good was actually pretty rubbish. It is even worse when that film also inflicts a retro malaise upon a film you previously[…]

Some more assorted links
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He Made Their Glowing Colours – somewhat reader-hostile colour scheme disguises good pop-centric blog. Long analysis of “Air Hostess”.
Giving up ILX is good for your blogging – Dave Stelfox is back in operation with mixtapes a[…]

I knew it!
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I knew it! Goodbye Hoof Hello Nutmeg is the ‘free football magazine’ accompanying Nike’s Euro 2004 marketing push. Readers of a route one disposition should possibly refrain from clicking.
This seems as good a time as ever to mentio[…]

45rpm
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45rpm – it’s a music blog! In Swedish! It seems to be about pop and sexism and it links to a Stock Aitken And Waterman site. Most mysterious, if any multi-lingual reader wants to attempt a summary in the comments box I’d be grateful[…]

Badfinger in Goodfing shock!
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What question do I get asked most? When are you going to pay your bar tab.
What question do I get asked second most often? What music do you like. There must be something. A band or a group, just one piece.
Well I don’t like any music. But I do[…]

PopNose13
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PopNose13 (1.6M) – time for a Popnose! I was alerted to the existence of this one by none other than Mark S. Standard rules apply – if you know what it is don’t tell, but please do comment. Reveal at the weekend.[…]

I have discovered the MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM EVAH
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I have discovered the MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM EVAH: where will Thom and I have our post-marriage dinner pah-ty?!? The problem isn’t seating a gazillion guests – we’ve decided to only invite family and a few very close friends &#8211[…]

PUB QUIZ QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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PUB QUIZ QUESTION OF THE WEEK
(From the super hard Haringey Arms quiz last night)
What three tube stations have all five vowels in their names?[…]

Fears that football films will glamourise hooliganism
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Fears that football films will glamourise hooliganism. Do films automatically glamourise their subjects. Hmm, methinks knee-jerk reporting here. And in the comments section please a list of things which have never been glamourised by film. Michael W[…]

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