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some advice I was given about Hamburg

S-Bahn is short for Schnell-Bahn which are the suburban trains.In German cities you have the following:U-Bahn (big blue U signs) - Untererdisches Bahn so Underground, normally a small network in the city centreS-Bahn (green S signs) - Schnellbahn so ...

Staying In vs Going Out

Just contemplating whether to go out and drink beer some sort of BEAR themed evening with chum MJ Hibbett at the Bull and Gate or stay in with Clare and watch some films she's got in, Ocean's Eleven and Meet The Parents. Also currently consuming the ...

Holiday reading

While I was away I read Matthew's Prize: Being the Tale of a Whitby Orphan Boy's Longing to Navigate the Broad Seas though I didn't know the title was so long at the time... it's about PIRATES, and it's quite good, if a bit of a blokey version of a m...

Southampton Clarkes

Hello I tried to send a message on your Hampshire web site but it came up "Page not available". Got your email address from the HTML source.I was very interested about Clarkes in the Southampton area. I would really like to know what searching you ha...

TRAPPED!

I had a JOYOUS afternoon yesterday... I was working from home, nipped out for some lunch, got into our communal hallway and realised I'd left my keys in the flat - both doors were locked needing a key to get out, so I was shut in the hallway until ou...

What's that light? Don't make me go out there!

Born, three weeks overdue, about 8lbs.Partly inspired by the Samuel Pepys weblog, I'm going to have a go at using this to record events that have happened in the past, no reason why not...(gave up on this idea pretty quickly)...

Popbitch Karaoke Fallout

Popbitch Karaoke was "genius" say the XFM Remix chaps, I like to think they're referring just to me there, everyone else was rubbish...They have Banana Bread Beer on tap in The Defoe now, it's tastes more watery than the bottled version, which is a b...

Blogging about Blogging about Blogging

pidster.com got a mention on zeldman.com for pointing out something wonky in a favelet he'd written, nice. Now after a bit of log checking etc, someone who's beeen driven to pidster by the link on zeldman has checked out his redesign of bbc.co.uk, an...

Things to check out:

Kosso says "I just got hold some software called ShowShifter. It's GRATE. Works I bit like Tivo"

Oasis @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

I was there at The Wedge, ace gig, and I really do remember this one, unlike the Nirvana @ Birmingham Hummingbird one I wrote up the other day...Found this bit of text from an NME interview, written by Simon Williams, quoting the band talking about t...

There's one here for Bournemouth:

only 5.50, with 10 hours to go...

A night out in Stoke Newington

We replaced the cancelled gig with a night drinking beer in the Defoe (they still have Lock Stock on), and also Rose wine. I'm really into it now, whereas before I only used to drink red. I tried to get into white, but have settled on Rose, I love it...

sold out

Guess we're not going to the Lord of the Rings exhibition, it's all booked up!

Programming things to check out

http://www.graphviz.org/ http://www.ijg.org/ http://melmoth.dyndns.org/perldot/ to make graphical charts from our family trees... Tried to demo the new calendar today, tried to demo the band bible to the Barfly team, everyone's too busy. Done 3/4 of ...

Send out another ad for MTV2 Gonzo tour

MTV2 Gonzo tour update! The fantastic new Rough Trade signings Fiery Furnaces are joining the bill (first on) on the Liverpool date, and local heroes Biffy Clyro are the special guests headlining the Glasgow show, on the back of their sell out show a...

Darkness cancellations

The Darkness have been forced to cancel their gigs in Folkestone (this evening, Monday 20 October) and Portsmouth (tomorrow, Tuesday 21 October).The shows, at the Leas Cliff Hall and Portsmouth Pyramids, have been cancelled due to lead singer Justin ...

Spaced Out

Hmm, Spaced Out (the Spaced fan site) have their own mobile wallpaper earner, could I get me some of that potential earner? Probably not, bet there is a rights issue......

stellastarr* sold out

Their Islington Academy gig is sold out anyway, hope you got your tickets when I first mentioned them... and wishing I'd listened to them when I first heard of them too...Stellastarr @ The Cornerhouse, Middlesbrough, Cleveland (Fri 14 Nov) [info / de...

Bus route 106

Got an email from my flatmate this morning:Got the bus this morning and the driver got lost! It was ridiculous! He didn't have a clue where he was going, took the wrong diversion and it all went pear shaped! We turned off Green Lanes and I think we ...

Smoked Porter wins out

Smoked Porter was amazing, a real barbecuey flavour and smell, a really good dark beer. The Black Chocolate Stout was good too, stronger, but knocked into second place by the Porter...

WebOutliner

I don't completely understand it, but I like it...

Pixies Tickets Sold Out

How about those pixies tickets then? I have hauled myself out of bed particularly early, only to find they're all sold out before we even got a sniff of them? I guess this means there are sure to be extra dates added.Hey Deano, when something's highl...

Plymouth Pavillion

Noticing a lot of people ending up here having searched for Plymouth Pavillions, if you're looking for tickets try Ticketmaster here, or there's slightly more choice at Wayahead...Plymouth Pavillion, Milbay Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3LF...

Is there anyone out there?

Where do you find out how heavy it is?

At a whale-weigh station.

Cut out and spank

Lots and lots of cut-out-and-stick-together naughty automata here.I just LOVE the term "spankeuse mecanique", in fact I'm going to release an electroclash record just so I can call it that....

I present without comment...

All over bar the shouting

Not my words, that's the words of the solicitor... we're aiming to complete on the flat this Friday! It might be held up, but it should definitely be early next week... glad to be reassured that I don't need to actually be present on completion day, ...

i thought about keeping this one to myself�

�and just dripfeeding it out as if i was finding them every week; but that wouldn't be very sporting would it?

Robot of the Week

that is without doubt

the best flash animation i have ever seen. how long do u reckon it took to do that?

Ian Gillan

Him from Deep Purple on a solo outing...

KISS

plus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden....

The Rainmakers

Don't know what day in February this was yet... Very poor turnout though apparently.

All About Eve

Hawkwind

this page about Hawkwind support acts:

The Hippy Slags supported at Folkestone in 1988(ish), with another band maybe the Ozrics?

Goldie Lookin' Chain

At Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, no I didn't go...

Big Night Out in Covent Garden, 4 World Class Comedians. Great Drinks Deals, Superb Aftershow Nightclub., Every Friday & Saturday.

Blur

Reading warmup, got very drunk on vodka red bulls, fell in a bush,and you can see me on the South Bank Show Special that was filmed there. Off to Reading the next day.

James

+ Thousand Yard Stare, James were the support, Thousand Yard Stare were the headliners. I think Suede support Thousand Yard Stare in Portsmouth......

Little Angels

Secret thank you thing as "Jammy Little Devils" to make up for cancelling a gig at Portsmouth Guildhall

Howard Marks

Drugs-TASTIC, you and me and the guy from Sparks, hanging out with Howard Marks!

Westlife in Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Formed: in Dublin, Ireland Style: Pop Check out: 'Uptown Girl' 'Mandy' Westlife in Dublin, Republic of Ireland tickets Westlife announce a series of UK dates between May and June. The Westlife...

The Pogues

Their annual christmas outing, with Shane McGowan and everything

Lone Star Comedy Club

Hurrah, back again at Lanterns! Tom Price, Pippa Evans, and headline Ian Cognito. Newcomer to be confirmed. SOLD OUT now, get in quick for next month!...

Monsters of Rock

AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. m/...

The Darkness

SOLD OUT in advance, we only just squeezed in, debut single out this week.

Paul McCartney

Mothers Day present for Mum and Clare's mum, we went with them and Dad and Emma. Jim missed out as he has been to more gigs with us before...

The Cut

No idea about this, but I have a ticket. Could have been a showcase with The Darkness on the bill.

Gene

A work freebie, we nearly didn't get in because I couldn't prove I was who I was claiming to be (I wasn't). A charity contribution sorted it out...

Graham Coxon

Excellent, good to see his Blur bandmates turning out to cheer him on the audience too, Damon was pogoing away like a goodun

McAlmont and Butler

Free thing through work, a gig for competition winners originally billed as being Paul Weller, actually turned out more interestingly as these guys and also Space

Baader Meinhof Revue

The Auteurs, messing about

Outkast

WILD furry trousers. Them, not me.

Green Day

Some special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song.

Smashmouth

And Dust Junkys

60ft Dolls

plus Jolt (Mark Keds of the Senseless Things) and Yellow Car, as reviewed in OUT!

Cecil

with Feeder and Stout

Tiger

plus Linoleum. Had to walk back from Southampton after being stopped with no lights on my bike, then head to Phoenix Festival the next day.

Motorhead

plus The Almighty. Got thrown out of downstairs for having an upstairs ticket.

Dance Craze

Film, part of the skabour festival.
1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre.