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Blur

Saw 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...

Royal Bengal

After a very short pub crawl yesterday (couple of smashing pints in The Defoe, then no drinks in Bar Lorca, as their "all cocktails �9 a jug" offer turned out to be a lie, then the Coach and Horses]]) we did end up going to The Royal Bengal in the en...

Oof, bum arse service in The Jackdaw

Just been to The Jackdaw for lunch, and though the food was great again (one Indonesian vegetable satay, one roast beef and one roast turkey, not all me you understand) we had a hiccup with our starter. The main courses came before the starter, not i...

Denim and Leather (but not actually leather)

What a smashing day, it's the first time this year I've not had my big coat on and have given the denim jacket a dusting down, nice... I will be up Primrose Hill later with my top off no doubt.Had a bundle of things I wanted to say, but spent so long...

Pirates of the Caribbean is ace

Well worth going to see, and Warner Village Islington was a great place to see it. Apart from the bloke sat next to me, who stank. Seats were big, plenty of space, very comfortable.Johnny Depp is great as Captain Jack Sparrow, he apparently based his...

Thanks for the Google Get feedback

I've tried running when kazaa is not running, but still no joy. Good to know there is a debug mode, feels like one of those IPOD Secrets that you hear about! Put more stuff in it!

Gigs at The Black Horse Monks Horton

Sunday 26th November Counterfiet Notes from 8.30Sunday 3rd December Acoustic Blues from 8.30food served from 7pmcavery every Sunday from 12 noon open all day 4 real ales and traditional ciderthebestpubintheparish.com...

A quarter of commuters have found love in the tube

according to a poll by London Underground. And who's printing this shite? Yes, Metro. What should the sharpest response be? The other 75% can never find love becuase they've gnawed off their genitals in sheer frustration at the poor service? Stuck at...

Trimming the Apache log

Been a while since I wrote something that will be of no interest at all to anyone reading, so here's something as a reminder to me, here's what I did to trim the size of my log filesSetEnvIf Request_URI "..css$" dontlogSetEnvIf Request_URI "..js$" do...

more on the face

not really allowed to say much, otherwise will risk losing payoff. one could of course speculate that a resurgent Face would embarass Emap - making it look as though they were the problem, not "market conditions"alternatively, an observer might sugge...

the face will rise again...

... but it will be in zombie form

Why didnt The Face let Simon Fuller buy The Face?

no they are backward

let face it they have only barely discovered digital mobilesIntresting that a Short Message isnt necessarily short anymore since you can take one SMS and daisy chain it to another one, and another and anothermaybe it should be not-so-short message se...

Yeah, but the same actors won't be in the movie

WORD is that Mr T will have a cameo in the film... not sure about the heart attack, he had cancer I think.

Another restaurant we can't go back to

Quite a positive and constructive weekend, not as much pubbing as usual. Got a new washing machine delivered, (thankyou very much Dean and Dom for carrying it up the stairs) and done some washing in it. Also got the fireplace sorted, got the quote fo...

Yeah, there's a lot more activism in there

Quite a lot about boycotting Wal-Mart and the like, and it has less relevance to us here in the UK... Still that's good, it is different to the site, but then if he was just reading the storiess from the site, it wouldn't really be worth listening to...

Maybe this is the sort of place I should have bought

Having a scan of homes-on-line.com for Folkestone property, and found only one property - this. I'm sure this is already sold, can't believe it's only 250k, that's the sort of place I should probably have gone for, some income potential, and a lot cl...

The Pogues - alright

Went to see The Pogues last night at Brixton Academy, and they were alright... was a nice christmassy vibe, but I didn't really get into it... pubs in Brixton were RAMMED with pre gig drinkers, and the venue itself seemed equally overfull. My theory ...

They can't swim, they attract enemy radar...

Insane Pentagon chemical weapons plans from newscientist.com:Most bizarre among the plans was one for the development of an "aphrodisiac" chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other. ...

The Fireplace

Well here's the new fireplace so far:the fireplaceBit of a crappy picture, taken on the phone, but you get the idea... all that new plastering needs painting, so we're going to have a go at the whole room... also that mess around the floor will be co...

Ooh, it's another Snow Patrol track!

Yeah, it would be GREAT dancing at the disco of your IPOD! Don't worry, sorted it now man, lots of Queen, Foo Fighters, and AC/DC...

Blood on the tracks (nearly)

BBC reports a man spotted on the tracks of the channel tunnel... There was three hours delay while the power was turned off and the was searched for... Police officers and Eurotunnel staff later found the man who had boarded a train near the terminal...

"When the rest of the track is finished in 2007 it will be possible to commute from St Pancras to Folkestone in 35 minutes"

That sounds a bit quicker than I'd heard before, but so says propertyinvesting.net... it also adds:Folkestone is a nice town generally � no really bad areas. Down by the harbour it's got "further to go" than other parts of the town. Much of Folkeston...

Forgot we had family trying to fly right now

Not flapping their arms and running round the garden, but booked on a flight back from Ireland in the morning, which is now grounded. They've been told there are no flights because the volcanic ash is affecting radar, not the dust in the engines stor...

Lunch at the Jackdaw

Had been meaning to try out the Jackdaw for a good while, we pass through Denton every time we go to Canterbury, but aren't usually in a position to stop. This time we were!Super meal, plenty of choice, a REALLY nice pub. We were on wheels, so couldn...

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The Ship Inn has finally been extended

This was talked about all the time I used to go in there, I never thought it would happen. They have a swanky looking dining room and new roof terrace now, looks very nice. The front bar still seems the same though.Went past today and peeped in the d...

Lunch at the Jackdaw - slight return

Went BACK to the Jackdaw this weekend, there's a bus from Folkestone goes straight there, of course, we've done the journey many a time on the way to Canterbury. Anyway, on to LUNCH!Clare had the same meal she has every time we go, (steak and Guinnes...

Guy Garvey

Drinking, smoking, chatting, being friendly. Great gig, seeing them again at ULU next week. Great album too by the way, and only a tenner in most shops.

Craig David

In the Crush Bar getting ready for the recording of The Patrick Keilty show. Looking very showbizz with the crew!

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....

Gene Loves Jezebel

Not sure if the gig was actually at the Metronome or not, were you there, do you know?

Jacques

Anthony Reynolds and Matthew Scott, Jack basically, I preferred the whole band, but still good.

Faith No More

Setlist: Chinese, Faster, R'n'R, Crab, Care, Sweet, Blood, Spirit, Bowen, War Pigs, Grade, Anne, Bother, Jungle... not sure where this gig took place.

James

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

Elvis Costello

and the attractions

Goldie Lookin' Chain

CANCELLED!!! Do you remember howling them off the stage when they supported The Darkness last January? Well, they're BACK! You knows it. Update: oh no they're not, it's cancelled...

The Darkness

I dragged Neil and Camilla, of The Face and Popbitch along. IT WAS ME THAT MADE THE DARKNESS POPLIAR!

Oliver in London

Oliver TicketsOliver is the new spectacular musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Starring Rowan Atkinson as Fagin, the musical features a sensational score full...

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/...

WASP

Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to......

Anthrax

plus Living Colour. My first proper gig, went up on a coach trip. See the patches on my denim jacket m/

Brian Wilson

Yes of the Beach Boys, one to tick off the list. He was a bit unsteady on his feet but he had great support in recreating the perfect sound.

Nirvana

plus Captain America and Shonen Knife. I got the t-shirt and everything, wish I still had it. Birmingham Hummingbird is now part of the Academy.

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

NME Brats show, plus Rocket From The Crypt, Peaches, and The Strokes, yes I did see them...

Ash

plus 60ft Dolls who brilliantly smashed the place up. Bis were meant to play too.

The Black Crowes

Another freebie of some description. Noel and Liam Gallagher were there.

Bitch Aid

The party to raise some money for popbitch - putting it here as a gig as I met John Deacon that day, I just found an autographed receipt in with my tickets...

Supergrass

MTV Five Night Stand... wish I could find more details of these online, I know the support acts were good too.

Primal Scream

Some sort of all nighter, we didn't stay the pace. Was this the first gig with Kevin Shields?

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

The Divine Comedy

I left after the support The Frank And Walters to go to a local gig, I was "getting in" with people and trying to be a face on the scene to help with my fanzine...

Sam Brown

Part of the ace monthly cabaret night

Sheep On Drugs

Power broke down during their set. They're not really acoustic unplugged types, and they stormed off.

Beetle Bash

VW festival, think this is the one with Collapsed Lung, Reef, and The Prodigy, with Keith Flint rolling across the crowd in a big hamster ball......

Live Music - The Mercurials

Live Spanish/jazz music from the Mercurials at Tim's Vino & Tapas, 3a West Terrace, Folkestone. o Time: from 8:00pm. o Admission: free - priority seating given to diners. o For further information or to book a table please call 01303 249...

Voulez Vous

The ABBA story - so actually a story, or just a tribute show? We have tickets for this, if you want them I would think you can have them for free...

One Night Of Queen

Seems to alternate visits to the LCH with rival tribute act "Magic - A Kind Of Queen"

Open Air Concert - "It's a Swing Thing" Featuring Peter Dinsley and The Allied Big Band

+ The New Debonnaires + Guests. Rat Pack & Swing. Tickets £17.50 adv. 7.30-11pm Gates open 5.30pm

"Because you couldn't get tickets to Glastonbury..."

Magic - A Kind Of Queen

Alternates visits to the LCH with rival tribute act "One Night Of Queen". HEY, this is the band we saw at the Zurich Rugby final!