Steve Punt...of Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis fame(?). The unfunny and unemployed early nineties comedian was wandering around Waterloo Station looking lost, probably due to the tube strike that was going on at the time.Steve PuntThe non Milky Milky half of Punt and Dennis was looking just as bemused as me this morning by Virgin's reserving seats that didn't seem to exist. nme.com - must try hardernme.com has been voted 49th best (out of 51) web based magazine in the world today!The research, tirelessly undertaken by players of the website "popEx", lists the world's biggest selling rock weakly as being better than Bleedmusic and Alphabetty, bu... Rachel Stamp Winners3 lucky punters win tickets to this Friday's Rachel Stamp gig at Harlow Square... They are Punky Poppy, Lee Dopson and Kazio Ambroz...You may recall the tickets for the gig were sent in anonymously, so whoever you are out there, THANKS! Thanks also t... Beer Vs BettingSaturday night sees punter vs punter head to head at the Barfly (Monarch) on Camden's Chalk Farm Road...In the drinking corner we have Club Beer, and in the gambling corner we have Jeff and Roger in their Casino Royale guise...As Club Beer are curren... Shivaree WinnersZesty Pete and Visage (a winning 2 step / garage act name if ever I heard one) are the two lucky winners of tickets for tonight's Shivaree show at Dingwalls...They also get a copy of the album "I oughta give you a shot in the head for making me live ... Another valued punter doing a gigNeed just ONE MORE Christmas party to tip you over the edge???Sunday 17th of December sees The Mighty Handful play the Triple Crown in Richmond, and because it's Christmas, they're laying on some free scran... not actually laying on it, that would ju... Ding Ding, Round TwoThe "Grand Theft Audio" / "Grand Theft Auto" battle of the punters hots up: http://www.popex.com/cgi-bin/gbbs/new.cgi?showMessage=187130Bring it on! Blur vs Oasis sold a lot of papers for NME and Melody Maker, think this will do it for me?Breaking ne... Not so daft, punkMerci Beacoup to Fabien, from That France, for becoming popEx's 50,000th punter... Some random prizes are on the way.I'm all overcome now, I might have a sit down.Also congrats to MJ Hibbett, for a might performance at Highbury Garage on Friday night... RECORD number of punters...Record of number of punters confused by news story... That "transfer interrupted" was just a joke, the site has not been compromised.PopEx now has 23000 members, and 22999 of them either emailed, phoned, or turned up at my house over the weekend to t... JJ72 Live at Bath MolesFor a band of JJ72's rising stature in the music press, this gig is surprising low key. However, you just can't hide from the abundance of talent that will no doubt burst on to the scene and blossom sooner rather than later. Tonight it is evident t... Happy Birthday As well as being one hundred and thirty-seven other valued punters birthdays (as far as I know) it's also her imperial Madgesty (Madonna)'s birthday today, and the 24th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Do I have to call him The King? Am I ... Competition WinnerCongratulations to Goldsoundz who wins tickets to the Barfly tomorrow (to see Biffy Clyro, Serafin and Kennedy Soundtrack), as well as CDs and badges.His top five soundtracks were:Judgement Night - Various Blade Runner - Vangelis Virgin Suicides - Ai... Let the punters write all the news...Ian Peach, a valued punter and Delgados fan tells us this:The Delgados played a storming set on the main stage at the Reading Festival on Saturday. Emma's vocals were amazing. Shame they only had 35 minutes - enough though to prove themselves the be... THE KIDS on THE STREET are going crazy for the popex gig mail!!!I now have Radiohead tickets! Yay me! 10 minutes later they sold out so we don't have the ten tickets we cummulatively wanted. I think there's going to be a very big fight when I tell the 4 people that didn't get tickets that I have 2 spare...If y... Punter recommendationAs recommended by someone who's also a fan of stellastarr*, so that's got to count for something:The Copperpot Journals are playing the Camden Underworld tomorrow (12th). It'd be cheaper than buying their album - but you'll love them (unless you have... Punter writes book!Valued punter Charlie Williams has managed to tear himself away from his portfolio long enough to write a book Dead Folk... quoting him quoting someone else it's "a story of a doorman, a lost town, and a chainsaw named Susan. It's a tough tale set in... David Devant play the 100 Club in FebruaryI'm unlikely to make this gig on Thursday 4th February I guess. Takes a lot of planning and notice to get us out of the flat at all, let alone to London. Maybe though, I will check with the wife!Clare's friend's band are the support, so that gives us... Punt and DennisThe far less funny part of the Mary Whitehouse Experience, still we completed the setPunt & Dennis in Birmingham27.50