i would be proper grateful for one pleaseive been patronising your sites for many years and have provided you with freebie legal advice about your flat!!!GRATE weak for ROCK!If now is supposed to be such a GRATE time for ROCK, as pronounced by all newspapers everywhere, then why are this week's pop charts going to make the smallest impact on popEx, EVER!?!?It's not unusual (thanks Tom) for 19 out of 20 of the pop charts ... GRATE gig...Well, Devant were FANTASTIC last night, they played everything that anyone could expect, and they played it with a passion and enthusiasm not witnessed for a while...On the downside, they didn't come on stage until gone half midnight - glad I wasn't ... Scott Mills is GRATEScott Mills, off that Radio One, if you are out there, please send in a tape of this mornings show, where you "bigged up" (as I understand the young people say) PopEx. My Mum and Dad only listen to Radio Two, and they will never believe that I just h... Not for broadcast before July 5RAH, got the new Beta Band album (Hot Shots 2), big up to Mike @ Infected for the smashing parcel of stuff that arrived today...The album's out on July 16th, though the first single from it "Broke" is out next week.The opening track on the album, "Sq... Helen Love "not split up"Helen Love have NOT split up...They are playing a Swedish festival in a fortnight's time http://www.rassel.org and are launching their new website http://helenlove.8m.com around the sametime.They're also back on Damaged Goods and should be releasing ... Good Morning, Grate TVHas anyone been watching Smallville? Isn't it ACE? I watched the first two episodes yesterday, thanks to a repeat on Channel Four... It's WAAAAY influenced by Buffy, and also the X-Files but it's top stuff... It's not nearly as "Muppet Babies" as it ... Glastonbury: BLUDDY GRATEThat was an ace weekender, highlight for me was definitely the BLOODHOUND GANG, with their bonkers onstage antics... also a bit top was Dame David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Travis (somebody shoot me), and the Bloodhound Gang again, in case you forgot.Now... GRATE Andrew WK game:GRATE Andrew WK Fighting Game!I quite like it! It's a scam for the record label to gather info, but what isn't these days?Very Old Skool...... HMV Sale Are Go!Went into a spend frenzy in the DVD dept of HMV yesterday, their sale is pretty good really... there are billions of copies of a few films, which have obviously been shipped in to pack out the shelves, but there are a few genuinely reduced gems in th... Have a GRATE XMAS!There will be no divis this week, so feel free to relax! I am, as you can possibly tell from this live webcam picture...If you're a friend of mine from Fareham, surely you should be down the Delme Arms by now???... I am reading an BOOKIf you don't have a WAP phone, and can't play popEx on the move, then there is this other ace thing you can get, it is called "books". I am carrying one round with me now, it's ideal for when I can't get a signal on the mobile. It's the new Harry Pot... GRATE dayUh, GRATE DAY unless you're one of Paula Yates' daughters, obviously, hearts and flowers to Moonbasket Pokemon and all the rest. The GRATEness to which I refer is that The Fighting Cocks are no longer split up..."Yes, the music industry is fucking ev... Late at the Tate, GRATETate Britain plays host to a special musical event next Friday, "art rock" bands Mugstar and Art Brut are playing a free gig (find out more at the late Tate Britain page) and word on the David Devant site is that they're playing too! See you there, i... Bluddy Gratebetter than pineapple. And then some.<br /><br />All the best, Pauly. I'm crap at reading blogs so hope we all stay in touch elsewhere. I'm hoping you find something good really soon.<br /><br />Pictures of the inside of the Cheesegrater!Here on archdaily.com. CMS Secretary of State Andy Burnham, performs the official opening of our new venue on the 5th of March. Where's my invite? Big ups to Number 11 (not that one), who did invite me to their opening do on Thursday. Sorry I couldn'... Inside the CheesegraterPopped along to the opening evening of the Cheesegrater last night (also know as The Quarterhouse), Folkestone's new flagship venue. It's alright! It seems a bit stark inside, but then there were only a few invited guests inside (er, people who had e... Michael McIntyre for Folkestone Comedy fest!They're calling it a warm up, tickets are £25! Guess they have to stump up a lot to get a big name like that to appear at a small new venue... Friday 22nd May, get in quick if I was you. Hmm, our baby is due that weekend, think we can still go?Michae... Bar Vasa reigning back inHeard via @canterburygeeks that the Ashford Bar Vasa is closing / closed, and they're pulling out of the Cheesegrater / Quarterhouse in Folkestone too... I thought the recession was over?... Richard Herring's coming to the Cheesegrater@Herring1967 is great, and this is a Friday night, hope we can get a babysitter...So where do we drink before / after / during (if we have any time)? Are Bar Vasa still there? When they move out what will happen? We'll go to Wetherspoons I reckon.Bus... Richard Herring @herring1967 gig is THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!!!Got my tickets sorted and everything but I didn't realise it was so close, I hope Clare has asked her mum to sit in with Harry already... I thought it was weeks away yet. Blimey, going out, on a Friday night, I have forgotten how to do that!Missed ou... Don't forget Richard Herring is in Folkestone this Friday nightWe'll be there, looking forward to it. Going out, on a Friday night, imagine! Hope we can find time for a drink before and after, but where, Wetherspoons maybe?Weekend and thatFriday night went to Richard Herring's gig at the Cheesegrater in Folkestone, was good. Quarterhouse doesn't seem to have changed much though I did hear that Bar Vasa had pulled out of the bar / food, all still seems to be functioning normally. Did n... HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance TONIGHTGig at the Cheesegrater tonight! Pete MolinariTONIGHT:HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance17 February 2010, 7pm£8 advance / £9 on the door Musicians from Folkestone and beyond join together to raise money for the DEC Haitian Earthquake Appeal, inc... A band you've heard of, playing the Cheesegrater!<a href="http://www.artistticket.com/link/?s=wheatus">Wheatus 10th anniversary tour</a>! Surely you remember, Teenage Dirtbag? That's one of my very very few five star rated songs on itunes, maybe I'll go...<br /><br />Raymond and Mr Timpkins RevueI used to go and see the Raymond and Mr Timpkins revue in Portsmouth about a million billion years ago, before I moved to London, which was before I moved to Folkestone. This is the early '90s I'm talking about, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.... An audience with Paul Daniels this FridayIf you didn't make it to Ozzy Osbourne this week why not console yourselves with this, at the Quarterhouse? I think it could be funny for entirely unintended reasons. In fact, I think it could be (wait for it) MAGIC!OH don't bother according to @The... Recommended comedy if you're in Folkestone this Saturday nightThe Raymond and Mr Timpkins Review are at the Cheesegrater this Saturday. I have seen them LOTS, they are from Portsmouth.Raymond and Mr Timpkins are coming to LanternsRaymond and Mr Timpkins are BACK, despite the recent gig at the Cheesegrater being cancelled. They're playing Lanterns on Saturday 24th of July. You should go.Lots going on at the Cheesegrater over the bank holidayTake a look at what's on in Folkestone's Creative Quarter over the Bank Holiday Weekend and our great comedy, family, music and film events coming up in September.Don't forget our autumn subscriber offer: Visit Quarterhouse to pick up a copy of the b... Pink FloydAt the Grateful Dead Caravan festival...DUBLIN BUS - Bus/Rail Integrated Monthly And Annual (Bus & Rail) 201093 - 1190