Personal thoughts on the scratching merely from a Southerners perspective. The bags featured in the Guide To Pork Scratchings have not been sighted south of the Watford Gap (with the possible exception of Butchers’ Choice, which I fear is a no[…]

‘Can you look after our stuff mate?’ You, the pub drinker, nod mid-sentence in your own fantastic conversation as nearby table couple nip off. What for, you vaguely wonder keeping an eye on the toilet stairs. (This occurs in the Crouch E[…]

While I personally feel that the Pint Pot has been unjustly maligned – the roof garden is very nice bar the occasional chill breeze or fight over packets of crisps – I must take issue with this “community spirit” malarkey. Com[…]

Future Primitive – Old Tunes: Oh my GOD. Unbelievable archive of hardcore MP3s, found by Tim. If you have any love for music at all (and also have a fast connection, working speakers, etc. etc.) you’ll be there before you even get to the […]

The Guide to the Guides: review of bulky rock guides, which is generally pretty successful, though obviously filtered through the point of view of an indie fan who wants namechecks for his indie faves (indie rock kids know too much about music anyway[…]

Well its obvious that using Blogger has already quadrupled the number of people looking at the pub reviews. I have already had one correspondant bristling with our look at the The Pint Pot (Pentonville Road, Islington).
Purdy writes “Well mist[…]

MADONNA – Music
First things first: Garry Mulholland’s Guardian review of this album that Tom blogged last week was absurd and unintentionally hilarious, exemplifying all the worst aspects of the paper’s pop coverage. Familiar by n[…]

EGG AND BARLEY – A Review of the Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Wow, we’ve only been live for two hours and already I have had a mailed in contribution. (Not strictly true, this was sent to me, unsolicited a good week ago and now I have […]

LISTEN TO YOUR STOMACH: Good God! Some lunatic has compiled a Guide To Pork Scratchings, complete with stomach-turning photographic evidence. Meditation on scratchings to follow, possibly.[…]

STRIKE IT RICH: First in a series of ‘Apalling Quizzer’ spotlights. Actually the Strike It Rich quiz machine isn’t so dreadful, though it does provide very minor thrills it’s still a winner in comparison to Underground or the […]