That’s what a “top German chef” might have said.[…]

On Brighton Pier there is now a Doctor Who exhibition, which yr fearless reporter went to check out on Saturday. It’s down at the end of the pier, near the fairground and the (ace) Dolphin Derby, and costs £5 for an adult and £3 for a child. […]

Bob G says in this morning’s Observer (can’t find the link, sorry) that in order to raise the most awareness for African debt relief he needs the biggest selling artists, hence African musicians are being left off. “It’s not a[…]

There’s little more satisfying than seeing a story which you know is going to involve the words and watching in delight as they appear. Paragraph 1…2…come on….3…4….almost there….5….6…yes! GET IN y[…]

It’s Poptimism #3 this time next week, Downstairs @ The Polar Bear in SoHo, from 7 till 1. What can you expect? Guest DJ this month is Kate, former Lolly and current Shimura Curve, who will be playing bubblegum and seeking pop at the heart of t[…]

The first thing to be said – and it almost goes without saying – is that moment for moment this was about five times more entertaining and inspiring than most other gigs I’ve seen. This is surely because I don’t go to pop gigs[…]

It feels like ages since I’ve posted, and it is ages: I will creak back into life with an MP3, the title track from the Walker Brothers’ 1976 comeback album Lines. Overripe like the best Walker work, Scott on this track oozes weakness and[…]

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Paul Bearer And The Hearsemen – I’ve Been Thinking
After last week’s festival of Europop something a little more atavistic. I don’t listen to a lot of garage rock, but this jumped out at me when I first heard it a few years ag[…]

Roving reporter Alix spots a poll on the Isle of Wight website: Who’s Wuthering Heights is better – Bronte’s or Bush’s?. Cross-discipline wranglings in the area! But why this area???[…]