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Paul Leslie CLARKE

Re: Paul Leslie CLARKEMy grandmother, Eliza Clarke, was left a 1914-18 widow with 7children, when her husband was gassed in the war. She remarried a Lawrence. Granmdad Clarke is buried in the top left hand corner of Stoke Newington cemetary as you fa...

What a Shower of CUTS

The new issue of Papercuts ("Contingency, Irony, Accessories" it says here) is now out, with a free CD featuring several popEx faves...Jack contribute "Sleeping Makes Me Thirsty", Spearmint offer an acoustic version of "Isn't It Great To Be Alive, an...

Where's Dave?

Anyone worried about what Dave Rowntree was going to be left out of Blur's solo t'ings need WORRY NO MORE - according to Graham Coxon it looks like Dave will be touring with him. Graham's touring band may also include Idlewild's Roddy Woomble.Alex Ja...

Quite literarily, let's ROCK!

Borders Bookshop on Oxford St has a whole host of free gigs coming up, some of them even with FREE BEER! Clint Boon Experience are there on the 12th of May, at lunchtime, Seafood are there 6.30 the same day, and Hefner are there on the 25th. Stephen ...

Hold your glans child, and squawk like a pheasant

I've got the new Belle and Sebastian album, and you haven't... Further reports later, but just knowing that there is new material available soon is sure to start a trading FRENZY...

The Man Where?

Travis have been so successful as support to Oasis in the US of States that they're headlining their own two week tour...More details on Travis' own site travisonline.com......

Sisqo Inferno

Here are all the divis that bands paid out this week... global sales dictated most of this week's returns, and Sisqo proved to be still hugely undervalued...17.6% - �3.14 Santana24.5% - �1.99 Sisqo10.5% - �1.78 'N Sync18.8% - �1.69 Destiny's Child15....

Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

Because you are a HIPPY and you need a WASH... Travis covered a Joni Mitchell song - River - at their show last night at Chapel Hill's "Cat's Cradle" in North Carolina...According to eye witness Ben Maun the band were "smashing", "charismatic", "humo...

The Golden G

Graham Coxon's new album "The Golden D" is released on his own label on the 12th of June... This is the follow up to the critically acclaimed, and all round really quite smashing debut solo platter "The Sky Is Too High"...I wouldn't check out the axe...

Get yer beards out

Club Beer has a ZZ Top theme this Friday, and is renamed Club Beard for the night.They'll apparently be giving away a signed ZZ Top album (to the owner of the best beard), but signed by who they've not made clear...It's at London School of Economics ...

Cock-umentary

If you're not the sort to go out on a Friday night, or you are and you'll be back by 11.30, you can catch a Fighting Cocks documentary on TV...Oh, you have to be in the LWT region too.If anyone watches, let me know what it's like, eh?...

Not so daft, punk

Merci Beacoup to Fabien, from That France, for becoming popEx's 50,000th punter... Some random prizes are on the way.I'm all overcome now, I might have a sit down.Also congrats to MJ Hibbett, for a might performance at Highbury Garage on Friday night...

Yeah Yeah Vote Helen Love

You probably already knew that Helen Love are the coolest band in the world, and that is an FACT, even Joey Ramone says so, so get voting for them HERE on Steve Lamacq's Buzz Chart on the evening session...We will have some copies of Shifty Disco gi...

Bjork Canned in France

Björk has the acting world sewn up by winning Best Actress at Cannes. Her film, "Dancer In The Dark" won the prestigious "Le Piat d'Or", the highest award available.

You do voodo?

The new single by Hayley's Cake - You Do Voodoo - is available right about now... Reputedly recorded for 150 quid, but sounding like at least twice that, it's a WAY funky piece, and really ought to be a hit.It sounds a bit like Jamiroquai NO DON'T ST...

popEx dreamCast

Due popliar request, popEx has now been made DREAMCAST FRIENDLY, so if you have one of these consoles, go to dc.popex.com instead...We also had lots of requests, from the same people, for more fighting, car chases, and naked girls with big muscles, b...

WAP MY BITCH UP!

The world's favourite pop music share trading experience - popEx.com - is now available for your WAP mobile phone! You can check your portfolio, buy and sell shares, see the latest shakers and movers, and even contribute to the bulletin board on your...

Vote Cocks (slight return)

The Fighting Cocks are on Steve Lamacq's Buzz Chart this week, you know what to do...Last time we did something similar (ver 'Cocks on peoplesound.com) we got them to number one, let's do it again......

Parlez-vous Francais?

The might PopEx Empire is EXPANDING, bringing our own particular brand of "entertainment" to the uncivilised masses. Starting with French, we bring you fr.popex.com, and over the next few days we'll be covering more and more of the globe. In the next...

New Bands

Lowfinger and Mo' Solid Gold bought their way onto PopEx this week, by sending in STUFF! Not just their own stuff, but other bands stuff too! This means there actual prizes in the prize drawer!No prizes for being top of the charts still, as I don't t...

Seafood - AND EAT IT! HA HA HA HA!

Seafood play live at Camden Dingwalls on Thursday 30th of March. Support comes from Turn and Wilt.

Apologies for there being no rude words in this news story.

Go West(life) Young Man

Westlife - the Irish popsters "co-managed" by Ronan Keating - are "overpriced" say the majority of popExers... Despite having their 5th and latest single go straight in at number one, as did the previous four, market forces have forced the value of ...

Professional, Competent, Rocking and Tight

Lots of people say "Why won't you add my band, we may not be signed but we've done a tape and we always have all out college friends at our gigs". Someone less kind might say "there's a reason you're not signed", but being the sweet natured chap I am...

TEEEEEEE VEEEEEE!

PopEx is due to be on Carlton TV's "Videotech" midnight Thursday, though some TV guides say Wednesday... I guess it's one of those shows that gets shunted around the schedules. Treat yourself, stay up late both nights!Anyway, they'll also be showing ...

D'ya Ken?

Tonight in London there is TOO MUCH GOING ON. As well as Elastica's much anticipated gig at the Forum, with support from Echoboy, we have "All back to Ken's" at London Astoria.Fatboy Slim AND Scanty Sandwich are playing / appearing / playing some rec...

Star Spangles

I like The Star Spangles, they sound reassuringly like S*M*A*S*H, who're much missed. One concern is that the sound has been made deliberately lo-fi, sounds to me like it's been put through a processor to make it sound like it was recorded in a toile...

Cure tickets, buy or sell

There's me saying to Mrs Pauly "don't worry about us not winning tickets for The Cure's Music Passport gig, there will be some on Ebay"... There's a pair up there now going for SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY QUID! So far!For your chance to win tickets to ...

Very popular with Shoreditch types

Got a couple of pairs of tickets to each of the following PlayLouder nights at the ICA next week, if you can tell me:Which of these artists is really performing on one of these nights?Thursday 4 December (Doors 7pm, buy tickets here)Gold Chains, Roll...

Hello Guardian readers

Reading and Leeds festival tickets on sale now, GET IN!

Reading ticketsLeeds ticketsThe Darkness and the White Stripes are headlining apparently....

SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SOLD OUT

Sold out! get tickets here, good luck!...