Idiocracy is Mike Judge’s follow up to the under-marketed and thus cult DVD hit Office Space. In many ways Idiocracy shares Office Space’s occasional flashes of brilliance padded around a dullish romantic central point, and is never quite[…]

the who ep on sat (“gridlock”) has divided the fans sharply (er WARNING — portals to LJ): — i really really genuinely enjoyed it start-to-finish and was initially totally surprised that anyone else didn’t: except on refl[…]

Excuses, excuses 
Attempting to order a much-needed Friday pint of Hoegaarden after work last week, I was disappointed to be told that there was none to be had. ‘Seriously,’ the barman told me, ‘it’s not just us, there’[…]

Going drinking in Shoreditch is rarely a straightforward process. Our original chosen pub being closed for a family funeral, we found ourselves in The Barley Mow, a small and noisy boozer which initially seemed to offer a common-sensical safe option.[…]

I have recently been informed that a sallow faced group of youths have fallen into what can only be called The Cult of Knitler. Seeking a method to pluck the fevered dream of N4zi knitting techniques from the ethereal to the corporeal, they face the […]

KAISER CHIEFS – “Ruby” – Score: 4.10 (13th) – Controversy: 2.56 (15th)
(Females: 6th. Males: 18th. Under 30s: 15th. Over 30s: 9th)
Most like: Take That. Most unlike: MIA. (more…)[…]

MAXIMO PARK – “Our Velocity” – Score: 3.90 (14th) – Controversy: 2.39 (19th)
(Females: 14th. Males: 15th. Under 30s: 17th. Over 30s: 15th)
Most like: The Gossip. Most unlike: JoJo. (more…)[…]

Plenty of words have been written about the seminal Sex Pistols’ seminal gig at the seminal Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1976. There has even been a whole book about it! Everyone knows that the gig was really very important indeed and that eve[…]

ALEX GAUDINO ft CRYSTAL WATERS – “Destination Calabria” – Score: 3.90 (15th) – Controversy: 2.46 (16th)
(Females: 18th. Males: 11th. Under 30s: 13th. Over 30s: 16th)
Most like: Avril Lavigne. Most unlike: Mika. (more&hel[…]

No. Its not. No more than the society that spawns it. Which would actually make it homophobic, so less so than the society which spawned it. Indeed the fundamental idea behind the film is only funny in a homophobic society. A society which allows a s[…]