It's been a while since I've done anything music-wise, but now that I've got a computer that doesn't hate me and die like my suicide-bomber laptop, I can finally get back on the fun train.

To that end, here is a dedication to my friend Tom Walker, who is a good chap (and also drummer for Kotki Dwa, if you prefer to listen to music that actually ( Read more... )

Everyone is apparently very excited about Sarah Palin. She was a model! She's a single mother! Her daughter's pregnant! I don't care about any of it!

The trouble with this election (as I am clearly in a position to point out, being a person who sometimes writes things on the internet for no clear audience) is that it is the culmination of image ( Read more... )

Hello everybody! I am now without an occupation but with a degree (2.1 - that's right. I'm number ONE among the number twos), so that's okay. I've got a CV written and a few jobs that I'm intending to apply for tomorrow, but that was true yesterday, so who the hell knows ( Read more... )

Islands' new album has leaked onto the expensive rug of the internet, which is exciting since their debut, Return to the Sea, was just tip-top. I've only listened to this one through a couple of times, but it has more of a modern indie feel to it. In a good way though. I think if I listen to it another five times through or so, I'll be hooked. Give ( Read more... )

I went paintballing last Saturday, which is an exciting way to combine violence and redecoration. I didn't really know what to expect, but what landed in my lap was an afternoon of thrillsHere are two things to remember, if you are ever lucky enough to go ( Read more... )

Being born is, both literally and figuratively, a fairly messy, hodge-podge affair. We are wrenched from the cosy bowl of the womb without so much as a ‘by-your-leave’. Covered in blood, faeces and other miscellaneous gunk that I’m too terrified of to look up in Wikipedia, we emerge screaming (and if not, the doctor makes certain by giving you a ( Read more... )

George W. Bush gets a lot of bad press, but how much do you really know about The President of the United States of America? These are facts taken from ‘the Bush who Could: A Fun Filofax on the Big G.W.!’, available in no good bookshops.

+ G.W. won the 1994 Glass-Eating Olympics after consuming 64 semi-precious vases and (in a sudden death ( Read more... )

If you're anything like Will or me, you'll have thought at some point in your life: 'Sure, dogs are great, but wouldn't it be even better if they had some sort of massive breast on their side ( Read more... )

Now LiveJournal seems to have stuck up some device telling you exactly how long it's been since your last update. I GET THE HINT, LiveBASTARDS. I'm doin' it, I'm doin' it ( Read more... )

Lordy, but LiveJournal's changed a lot since I last updated. Insert image? Embed Media?! The only part of 'embed media' that I want to see is 'bed me ( Read more... )