I had one of those meetings today where we do ‘creative work’, this means our meeting environment was filled with TOYS including my new favourite toy EVER viz. GEOMAG. GEOMAG is a simple construction toy consisting of a load of small meta[…]

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Sitting watching the Ashes yesterday I turned to Tim and admitted it. “You know those people the newspapers talk about who are suddenly interested in cricket? I’m one of them.” “Me too” he replied. Out of respect for the[…]

2 in a Tent – “When I’m Cleaning Windows (Turned Out Nice Again)”
Will there be mandolins, a suspicious potential punter asked before the last Poptimism. I replied that no, there would not be mandolins, but I was planning to p[…]

ILMiXoR, the collaborative MP3 blog by members of top Neil Young fansite ILM, is back! And this time I’ve contributed to it – you can find my contribution by scrolling down a bit and looking for the picture of Dr.Alban singing in a conser[…]

If you were lucky enough to get a copy of the Poptimism 4 Mix CD, here is what you’ve been putting off listening to:
1. Atomic Kitten – “I Want Your Love” (The first and best Kitten single, with proper Kerry action and western[…]

C.O. – “Life On Mars”
I saw this in somebody’s Eurodance folder on a P2P. Hmmm, I thought, could it be…? It was! And better than I could have imagined – the singer really goes for the song, erasing David Bowie&#821[…]

Went to Lambert’s on Sunday for lunch. I’d been meaning to check it out for a while, passing it on the way home from work quite often, and Al’s visit seemed a good opportunity. I’m keen on there being a good “modern Brit[…]

(reposted from my l1v3j0urn@l)
I like comics in theory. I am very glad I am reading this Summer’s mainstream crop for free, though. It used to be that superhero comics were like summer blockbusters, i.e. Check out this FITE! No check out THIS O[…]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4155228.stm
“The former Nine O’Clock News presenter told the Radio Times: “Life is lived in accordance with women’s rules” and men are now merely “sperm donors&[…]