NME reports that the new Charlatans album ‘Up at the lake’ has finally been recorded.
“It’s a very stripped down sound,” explained bassist Martin Blunt. “The songs are very haunting and stick with you. Back in December during some of the nights when we were in full recording it did remind me of ‘Lost Highway’ by [...]

Let me tell you about a job I used to have in my college days in Southampton. I worked in the St. Mary’s part of town in a small sandwich shop making sandwiches. I had to make 100 sandwiches an hour and was paid 1p per sandwich. However, the maximum I could earn for the [...]

This morning I received my third postal bonus in ten years. This is an amazing feat as the Post Office only really give these gifts to people who use their service well. Basically it’s a reward for posting and receving letters. The last two times I got a postal bonus it was for £30 but [...]

BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Chris Moyles is presnting his show from Southampton tomorrow. Listening to his show this morning I was amused to hear some locals recommending ‘Lennons’ as a top thursday night in the city. They promoted it as having great rock and roll and tasty birds. Whilst I’d certainly agree with the [...]

I’ve always loved cats. I like their killer instinct and (in the big cat variety) the fact that they are at the top of the food chain. They hunt and they please themselves. Their independent nature makes them ideal pets with much lower maintenance than the domestic dog. As we all know, unlike dogs, they [...]

What’s your favouite station to listen to whilst playing Grand Thefo Auto: Vice City? I find myself listening more and more to one that churns out the cheesy 80s power ballads. But it’s the same few tracks over and over which leads me to skip to the metal station to hear Judas Priest rip [...]

I was blissfully unaware of the fantastic Grey album - a mix of Jay Z’s “Black Album” and The Beatles’ “White Album”. EMI are doing their nut over it but on first listen it’s really a really cutting edge piece of art.

Are we getting somewhere here? MK - The Future outlines a few plans to modernise the soul-less ‘city’ centre to make it a little more appealing.
“a vision for 3 ½ acres of new civic spaces including safe, attractive pedestrian routes and outdoor seating areas”
“100 extra retail units, cafés and restaurants”
Yes the 60s dream was [...]

My trusty Clio has served me well but my daily long journey to work leaves me longing for a slightly more comfortable ride with less cabin noise so I can appreciate my music at reasonable levels with one airbag (at the least) for my own protection. Not that I’m a bad driver you see, I’m [...]

Rude Awakening - A very funny stoner movie about tw hippies who live in the jungle for twenty years and re-emerge into the late 80s to find that the world has become a capitalist’s dream. Cheech Marin stars and is hugely enjoyable having halucinations of a talking fish. I haven’t seen this film since I [...]