HelloToday I started a new website, this is it. It's going to be a kind of weblog, a place for me to post links and stuff, and if anyone else likes it, in the words of the song, that's a bonus.Today I am mostly liking this house more than this, this, and ... Royal BengalAfter 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... Phool Cobee JalbazaJust found a menu, that main dish I had at <a href="/stokey/11/1/">The Royal Bengal</a> was a Phool Cobee Jalbaza, cauliflower with onion, pepper and shallot with added spices herbs and green chillies, a moist hot dish... Send out another ad for MTV2 Gonzo tourMTV2 Gonzo tour update! The fantastic new Rough Trade signings Fiery Furnaces are joining the bill (first on) on the Liverpool date, and local heroes Biffy Clyro are the special guests headlining the Glasgow show, on the back of their sell out show a... Harry Clarke auction frenzyHarry Clarke auction is kicking off, Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales, lots of bids and still 6 days to go...... Order MagazineYes Channelfly has two magazines now, The Fly and the new Order Magazine. No, not a New Order magazine, just a new magazine, called Order. It contains listings only for our venues, but has some editorial to accompany all the listings.Doesn't have a w... RE: Order MagazineStarted doing some <a href="/stokey/47/4/">fun stuff with gig listings here</a>Competition CrazyWorking on my competition script today to make sure it's up to speed, have had a couple of competitions this week, and am sending out an extra mail to promote this one for Journey Shoes / Electric Soft Parade, got one pair of shoes and five pairs of ... Suede were amazingSo glad we went to the Astoria to see Suede on Saturday, they were fantastic. They played two sets, the first being all the non singles that they say they wanted to play - coincidentally it was all their best songs, all the songs they've been ignorin... Kosso bigged up on techcrunchThey call him a seesmic.com clone but they like him... I thought phreadz.com was still a secret actually. For the uninitiated, it's like a chat room / message board, but based around your webcam. So many people have them these days that it makes sens... Kings of Leon secret gigOh dear, Queens of Noize are in a situation, Time Out have said there's a secret Kings of Leon gig at the Barfly on the 2nd of Jan... there's not, updating the barfly website to reflect this misunderstanding...... Franz FerdinandPopEx ticket selling thing seems to be back on track now, got a big bundle of Franz Ferdinand dates, they're hot this year:Queen Margarets Union, Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Mon 12 Apr 21:00) [info / details]Carling Academy Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside... That's P Zane with the beard<strong>2000AD</strong> AKA <strong>Two Hats</strong>, was the one wearing 2 hats... I was stood a long way back and the sound might have been distorted by the people, and the cider, so I could be wrong... I will get definitive answers from the band.Trapped by Zombies!Never mind your <a href="http://belledejour-uk.blogspot.com/">la la la I am a prostitue</a> weblog, these guys are <a href="http://survivezombies.blogspot.com">REALLY TRAPPED BY ZOMBIES</a>! Who says weblogs are all vain and frivolous rubbish?<br />Some pretty amazing erotic photography<img src="http://www.fleshbot.com/archives/siege-silver-2.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fleshbot.com/archives/silver_by_siege_preview.php">Preview here</a> but you have to subscribe to see the whole lot.Q Magazine's best gigs everHere's something that's wound me up hugely, Q Magazine's "Top 100 gigs of all time", the top ten of which were in today's Evening Standard:Radiohead Glastonbury 1997Nirvana Reading 1992Oasis Knebworth 1996Coldplay V2003Brian Wilson Royal Festival Hal... RE: Q Magazine's best gigs everThe Darkness at Hammersmith would def make it into mine, but as you say, that was as much about being there in a big group. Others I'd say would be: Beta Band at the Astoria; Primal Scream at Brix Academy (with Death in Vegas supporting); Radiohead's... untold crazinessMikey sent this:<br /><img src='http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/arune/img1025416382.jpeg' alt='' width='200' height='200' align='right' /><br />McMansionization Of Suburbia<a href="http://www.antisleep.com/archives/2004-05-07_0247.php">This fellow</a> is documenting people knocking down cute little houses and replacing them with soulless monstrosities.crazy nazi robot jollieshttp://www.roboterkampf.com/htmlmakid/neuspinne.html<br /><img src="http://www.roboterkampf.com/picsmak/makid/neuspinne4.jpg">I've been to Brazil, am I cool?I spent 3 days in Belo Horizonte and it was rubbish, I liked Bouzos though.Brilliant, brilliant Generation ZZZ musings on loveSebastian Ischer ROXX, dude.http://www.beekiller.net/People/22/index.html N.B. Michael I think we might be involved with the same Certain Other Publication. Is that you giving iPod advice?... Chambers QuizThere's no <strong>Chambers quiz</strong> for the next two months, it's back in October... Can't wait? Us either, here's a countdown timer... Unless of course you're viewing this in October, you missed it!Index Ofintitle:index.of mp3 the darknessintitle:index.of?mp3 goldie lookin' chain intitle:index.of?mp3 smiths intitle:index.of?mp3 queenintitle:index.of?mp3 foo fightersintitle:index.of?mp3 franz ferdinandJust testing something...... Crazy rumourI mentioned this charity gig a couple of weeks ago, and said "usually there's a surprise guest"... someone's just told me it's REM, could it be true? Are they worth going all the way to Hammersmith for?Hmm last one I went to the tickets were a flat 2... man, to see AC/DC there...Only been to one gig there, I am new to the area, that was The Darkness earlier this year, with the might Goldie Lookin' Chain in support... my girlfriend's from the area, she's seen loads there.How'd you find this site then?... I'm glad it's two weeks until the Chambers quizTTTTWWWWEEEENNNNTTTYYY JJJOOOHHHNNN oh I'm sorry, I'm typing that at the wrong speed; Twenty <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/altnews/041026_john_peel.shtml">John Peel</a> based team name puns would be too much.<br /><br />RIP fella.Lazy dayVery lazy day in fact, still not dressed yet... Clare's been out shopping so I've mostly been playing computers. Installed Visitors on the advice of ntk.net, did some recoding of this board / blog system, rebuilt my iPAQ, and watched "Time Trail" a c... VISITORS Web Log AnalyzerDid someone mention a quiz?Yes, we won the Chambers Quiz, the "Uptown Architects" came through. We were assuming they'd lost our paper when they ran through all the sheets without mentioning us, then were shocked and astounded to find ourselves joint first. A quick tiebreaker ... Andy & Hazel AnniversaryThe Cure Passport gigAmazing, we got in to the <strong>Barfly</strong>, read my <strong>Cure review</strong>.The DarkRazzle of <strong>Hanoi Rocks</strong> previous punk band. Plus Sedated, Mutilate and Conditional Discharge.Uriah HeepWith support from NazarethRory GallagherPart of the Jazz and Blues festivalHawkwind<a href="http://www.starfarer.net/support.html">this page about Hawkwind support acts</a>:<br /><blockquote>The Hippy Slags supported at Folkestone in 1988(ish), with another band maybe the Ozrics?</blockquote>Skid Row<strong>Gary Moore</strong> (also of <strong>Thin Lizzy</strong>'s band of this name (nothing to do with <strong>Sebastian Bach</strong> et al) played Folkestone some time this month, not sure what day...SuedeDefinitely played here, supporting Kingmaker, it's in <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/023300047X/?tag=clarkeology-21#Suede-Love-Poison-Official-Biography/">Love and Poison</a>.DioCrazy hobbit loving one time front man of <strong>Black Sabbath</strong> -Folkestone, are you READY TO ROCK???Catya Maré - CANCELLEDDanish sensation voted no.1 on Myspace will be coming to La Vue restraunt and Wine bar to dazzle people with her classially fused sounds and her violin. Tickets are only £12 and available from 0871 918 0949 or online at LSP99.co.uk... HazelNew OrderPissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mon... Kez and DezAnniversaryRosie's DumplingsIrish folk, back for a post Paddy's day booze up... what do you reckon, should I try and book them for my wedding?VALENTINES!We are posted as having a Cabaret for Valentines Night but thats changed.<br /><br />A fantastic gourmet evening. 7 courses of really amazing food. Live romantic music.ROSS NOBLECrazy hair, crazy guy. Comedy.The Inbreds + Hatemail + My life In The Making + ZeroscapeGreat Indie/Alt. Rock From Canada & UK. 7.30pm &pound;4</b>Andy and HazelTravisWith <strong>Starsailor</strong> and <strong>Ryan Adams</strong> and I think <strong>Remy Zero</strong>. A Warchild benefit night, I quite literally have the t-shirt for this one mate.WASPNot 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...... The DarknessSOLD OUT in advance, we only just squeezed in, debut single out this week.The DarknessBANG Magazine launch party, free booze! Plus another band, was it <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag=clarkeology-21#&amp;mode=blended&amp;keyword=the+libertines" title="Amazon: The Libertines">The Libertines</a> again?The PrimitivesAh, past their peak, still a treat to see them at a venue this size.Belle & SebastianKaraoke as a warm up act? Or was it Franz Ferdinand? We went in late and missed all that, but a friend of a friend did get up and sing Lazy Line Painter Jane with the band.... NME Bratbus tour<strong>The Bluetones</strong>, <strong>Cardigans</strong>, <strong>Heavy Stereo</strong> and <strong>Fluffy</strong>.<br /><img src="http://www.ibizaa-z.com/misc/tickets/bluetones_astoria_22111996.jpg" />Damon AlbarnDemocrazy, bit worthy really, and not that thrilling, but nice to be somehwere trendy for a change...Ricky GervaisExcellent little pub warm up for his Animals shows / DVD... Sharks and Nazis!The Cooper Temple ClauseActually support to Sizer Barker (who?) with DNA DollThe Divine ComedyI left after the support <strong>The Frank And Walters</strong> 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...Dance CrazeFilm, part of the skabour festival.<br />1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre.