BlurSaw Blur at the Astoria, reviewed it here, apparently the song they did with Phil Daniels is called "My White Noise" and is featured as the hidden track on Think Tank... nice that it's done as a REAL hidden track, not just tacked on the end after a b... MJ Hibbett and the Validators Christmas newsletterIt's the last working day of the month for me too! I don't think this means it's pay day though, as we should be working between christmas and new year, it's just holiday rather than shutdown. I very much enjoyed Mark's Totally Acoustic at The Lamb, ... Planet Of The GrapesI am reminded of the best name for a wine merchant by this week's popbitch. We had a popbitch christmas party in the Planet Of The Grapes one year, doing wine tasting (well, drinking lots of wine). This was before I thought I knew anything about wine... Dinosaur Planet!MJ Hibbett is hitting the Edinburgh Fringe again!Dinosaur PlanetPerformance Dates:Tuesday July 21 2009, 8pmThe Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RLPress Launch, with Chris T-T's Improvised Piano Recital£5.00 admittanceFriday August 7... Dinosaur Planet TrailerTrailer for MJ Hibbett's Edinburgh show:See Dates and venue info, though looks like there's an extra show too:Thursday July 16 2009, 7.30pmLee Rosy's, 17 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AJtickets £2.00 on the doorTuesday July 21 2009, 8.00pmThe Wilmin... Last night I dreamt...Actually it was two nights ago but I thought I would report, as it was WEIRD. I was helping Mark do some flyering for his gig, but it was actually stickers he wanted me to put up. All the stickers were just single letters though, rather than anything... Kicking and screaming into the '90s!Yeah my new DAB radio turned up today. Got a text from Clare to say she'd gone to pick it up, and then convinced myself that it was actually the high chair instead, but no, it's here and it's great. All tuned in automatically, the marvels of modern ... Anyone need anything washing up?Loving my new radio, tempted to move the table back into the kitchen so we can eat out there too. I know we could get all the radio stations through the TV, but there's something cool about having a new source of content in a place we did not have be... Dinosaur Planet trailerGood luck in Edinburgh Mark!... Sign and Sign bloodbathSing and Sign that I went to yesterday with Harry was good, he was very well behaved and paid attention, and I even knew what was going on. He was surprisingly quiet really, a bit shy in front of the other kids. A treat to be able to attend though, a... MJ Hibbett's Totally Acoustic with Jenny Lockyer (again)I saw Jenny Locker at Totally Acoustic before and she was ace, so you shoudl go to this. Next Tuesday at The Lamb, in London. Possibly there is more than one The Lamb in London, but the address should have automagically appeared on this page somewher... Is this Port Lympne's april fool or The Sun's?<a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3503234/Gorillas-get-iPads-to-aid-alertness-and-keep-them-happier-in-zoos.html">Gorillas get iPads</a>...<br /><br />Thanks for that Andy.Lonely Planet compares Dover to BlackpoolJust read this article at lunch in The Independent (we get the papers delivered at work now), Lonely Planet's latest edition takes a special interest in pointing out the worst bits of Britain, if that and related articles are to be believed. Dover ge... Mark is selling comics:IN OTHER NEWSI am going through one of my periodic COMICS PURGES over on Ebay at the moment, trying to make space for MORE COMICS. I mention this here because there is a piece of GENUINE ROCK HISTORY (hem hem) in there this week, the ACTUAL copies of... Dinosaur Planet album is hereHello! This is a quick note to let you know that the Dinosaur Planet album is finally available to buy!It won't be in the shops until January 23rd, but if you buy it direct from us I'll get it out in the post to you this week. We've also got some rat... Kids PlanetTook Harry to Kids Planet today, hectic and actually tiring for me but he loved it. We tried to go yesterday, but we got caught up in massive traffic in Ashford for about an hour. I hate Ashford.Clare is out tonight with friends, I am in. Not sure wh... Sorted out my bankingThere's a job that has needed doing for a while. I have an ISA and a savings account, and because of the sneaky way banks work I have been getting no interest on either of them for a while. You open an account at one rate of interest, then after a ye... Belle and SebastianThink this is they did a cover of <strong>London Calling</strong> and <strong>Another Girl, Another Planet</strong>.Big Top FrenzyFestival in Guildhall Square, Firework Party, The Rubber Bishops (Bill Bailey + Kevin Eldon, Midway Still, Alan Parker, Atilla The Stockbroker, Eat, Back To The Planet, Mega City Four, Trevor & Simon +... Dinosaur Planet<a href="http://www.mjhibbett.net">MJ Hibbett</a>'s Edinburgh Fringe preview...Dinosaur Planet: THE MUSICALWe're now BOOKED for The Edinburgh Fringe, and will be performingDinosaur Planet: THE MUSICAL at the GRV from Thursday 5th to Saturday 14 August at NOON every day. If you're coming to the festival do pop in and see us!... Greenpeace BenefitTransglobal Underground + Back To The Planet + Mighty Zion Train + AOS3 + Great Imperial Yoyo + Ohm Sound SystemPlanet Earth Live in London77.00Prom 11: Human Planet Prom in London50.60Prom 12: Human Planet Prom in London24.20Human Planet Live in Birmingham116.60Human Planet Live in London81.40Human Planet Live in Manchester76.99Human Planet Live in Nottingham112.20Human Planet Live in Newcastle Upon Tyne70.40Human Planet Live in Cardiff109.95Human Planet Live in Glasgow82.45DAD ROCKS! (Denmark) + support at The ViewBOX SOCIAL RECORDS presents...DAD ROCKS! (Denmark)http://dadrocks.bandcamp.com/SHOES AND SOCKS OFFhttp://shoesandsocksoff.co.uk/NATALIE EVANShttp://facebook.com/natalieevanss/DANIEL ADDISONhttp://soundcloud.com/minorplanet/... Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant WorldOnce he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant WorldOnce he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant WorldOnce he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant WorldOnce he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant WorldOnce he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant WorldOnce he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.