I appear to be in the wrong city for this year’s Beltane festival, but for any attending Edinburghers who happen to be reading this, then I hope you have fun.
Try not to let anyone catch on fire or fall down the hill or anything. (Or, if they do, then at least get some good [...]
The 2006 Gumball 3000 rally got under way on Pall Mall this afternoon. Your intrepid reporter braved the noise, the burning-tire-smell and the zombie hordes pawing at a Ferrari Enzo to bring you the following pictures:
Hooray for last minute tickets to the sold out Flaming Lips show! Even in the nose-bleed-inducing top gallery in the Royal Albert Hall it was still like getting a bucket full of pure joy right in the face. Yay!
The Wrens
For the third time in quick succession, and I’m still nowhere near being bored of them. They always seem to put absolutely all of their energy into each show, and they’re so much fun to watch. The story of the band is kind of tragic: passed over by their record label when they were [...]
I’ve just got back from the London stop of the “Shadow of the Colossus on a huge screen” tour I mentioned the other day. There are a couple of photos at the end of the post, and the full set is here.
It was held at the London Design Museum near Tower Bridge. The building has [...]
Right now there are apparently people snow boarding in Trafalgar Square, but sadly it’s impossible to actually see anything unless you feel like scaling Nelson’s Column. The thing is pre-ticketed and the whole area is blocked off, which seems… kind of against the spirit of the whole thing?
Maybe it’s for the best though, the crowd [...]
I think I’ve got Apple’s next iProduct right here.
We all know that the real reason for the iPod’s existence (besides posing) is to block out loud commuters. If you get the right headphones you can ignore even the highest decibel phone conversations.
This, however, doesn’t address the problem of smelly commuters. My trip home today [...]
On the last weekend before Halloween
America:
FREDERICA, Del. - The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.
London:
Disappointing on the spooooky front. I didn’t hear about any hugely interesting goings on, so ended up just going to a concert [...]
Sometimes people creep me right out. I was standing at the bar before the start of a show (review at some later date) randomly scanning around the room. I see one guy take some crisps out of a bag proffered by his friend, and in the process drop a couple of them. I stare in [...]
Ow.
I’ve just turned the palm of my right hand into hamburger meat by tripping on a raised bit of pavement after leaving Project Orange in Clapham Junction.
I’ve no idea exactly what I fell into, but by the looks of things, it was something close to a belt sander. Note that this was due to pure [...]
Gang of Four - The Barbican: Oh. Hell. Yes. Very, very close to being the best show I’ve ever seen. The only minus point was that it was in an all-seated venue, which is Just Not Right. Seriously, at the start of the show the people around us were yelling at us for dancing on [...]
Hooray for the ‘flu followed by a week of weird Internet connectivity problems. I’ve been having to spend time out in the big room instead, which is scary. There are bears out there…
Anyway, on to more important matters: I’d very much like to replace the ridiculous number of power-strips in my house with these, but [...]
Pixies - Meadowbank Stadium and Alexandra Palace: My favourite band, twice in one week. Life is good. The first show was outdoors at Meadowbank stadium in Edinburgh, and the second was indoors at the (huge) main hall in Alexandra palace in London. Tthe sound was much better at the first show, but it was evened [...]
I’ve just spent (almost) a week back in Edinburgh doing festivally things and visit-family-and-friends things and too-damn-much-driving things. I had a great time, but I’m ready for a holiday to recover from my holiday now. Anyway, there will be more reviews when I can focus my eyes properly again.
Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) - The [...]
The staff on the train to work have been getting progressively snarkier recently, and have more of a long-suffering appearance than usual. This has lead to a few moments of comedy gold.
A couple of days ago, the guard came into our carriage to check tickets by saying “Ladies and gentlemen, can you have all tickets [...]