At the weekend a number of Freaky Trigger writers went to the SCIENCE OF ALIENS exhibition at the Science Museum. Space prevents a full account of the exhibition (summary: fun but pricey), however the final room, describing our attempts to contact th[…]

It is apt that The Forgotten was pretty much overlooked on its release. Not only because of its name because it is a quite ludicrous picture. The latest in a line of creepy kid based horror, The Forgotten is notable for being mentioned in every singl[…]

Punk is always assumed to be about making a righteous noise as soon as possible…Politically engaged,nihilistic, angry, its speed and volume is inversely proportional to its craft.
The Earwhigs upend that. It is v.v. fast–7 songs in less […]

The last year has been an odd one for me in gig terms – before last night, the youngest named acts I had seen were Ann Peebles and Iggy, both 58. Ike Turner, Billy Lee Riley, Syl Johnson, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton – a[…]

Draft Definition: moments in mass-produced art characterised by a rapid turnover of ideas and an emphasis on sensation over execution. (The triumph of the gimmick and the novelty).
Thrill-power it seems to me arises in circumstances where creative in[…]

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I do not expect references to Dungeons & Dragons in op-ed pieces in The Times. I certainly do not expect ones quite as detailed and tangental (and possibly referring to a computer game version). It may explain exactly what is wrong with the Tory[…]

Flic Everett’s massively wrongheaded article in today’s Guardian says a lot more about her than it does about standards of service in restaurants and bars. Possibly the waiter recommended rosemary potatoes with her chicken because it woul[…]

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Alix Campbell writes:
When I was younger I was very keen to read about the supernatural world, even when it scared the living dung out of me. I was particularly worried about things that had the most disturbing pictures in the bumper Usborne Book of […]