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Goodbye Rev

A popbitch chum has died, a very popular character at the popbitch events, as were his late night ramblings on the website. Still not sure what happened yet, but it's very sad. I remember meeting him at the first popbitch fund raiser, which was a gre...

John Peel in Folkestone

There's a new John Peel bootleg of a forty year old pirate radio show, I didn't realise the Folkestone connection before: As he signed off his final late-night Perfumed Garden show, pirate DJ John Peel was convinced it was the end of his brief, subve...

RE: Clubbing in the week

Pubbing for me. The Portland Arms yesterday was buzzing. Weird. On a Thursday. And I too feel right shite.

Oh, perhaps the busy pub was cos of John Peel Night. There were bands playing and that.

Rebrand your IPOD

Here's a cool hack from Engadget - How to hack the iPod firmware, changing the graphics basically... nice one! Travel carnage today, no busses in site, an accident up towards Tottenham I think, so I got the train in, and wasn't even late.You may also...

Rake's progress

Julie Burchill doesn't HEART John Peel

I'm glad it's two weeks until the Chambers quiz

TTTTWWWWEEEENNNNTTTYYY JJJOOOHHHNNN oh I'm sorry, I'm typing that at the wrong speed; Twenty John Peel based team name puns would be too much.

RIP fella.

Rated 8.24/10 on Folkestone Gerald

RIP John Peel

Heart attack in Peru.

Let's have a minute's unlistenable noise, played at the wrong speed.

John Peel

Last night about 7.15pm walking down the road by the side of Broadcasting House. Wearing a navy fisherman's hat and a black t-shirt which was tight over his belly and a jacket cos it was raining innit.

White Russian Galaxy

The Crimea follow the acclaimed "Lottery Winners On Acid" (John Peel's single of 2002) with another blinding, home-grown pocket symphony White Russian Galaxy. It sounds likePhil Spector mugging dEUS at Dusty Springfield's gaff. Ace, in other words.It...

GEZ AID

Went to see Ash last night at Brixton Academy, and it was very nice - mostly because of the way they played. Every song was played far too fast, and all at exactly the same tempo, so it was just like seeing The Ramones, it was ace.They did a huge en...

The WIAIWYA / Fortuna Pop Christmas Party

Almost guaranteed more star studded than the premi�re of "Ali", and the smash hits christmas party combined...Friday 14th DecemberThe Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, in that London.Admission �5. Doors 7:30 pm - latePlus mince pies, party paraphernalia, ...

Stephen Malkmus Tour

Steve Malkmus is doing a wee tour of the UK, and tickets are available now... He plays:Glasgow QMU April 15thManchester Uni April 16thLondon Shepherds Bush Empire April 17thAlso there's some kind of warm up show at ULU on the 12th. It's in conjunctio...

Some REVIEWS

South - Paint The Silence (single)Starting off a bit like Doves, yeah yeah, then a bit of Beta Band creeps in, then before you realise it, we have the Stone Roses! They're not copyists or anything, but this title track has a massive loopy, dopey, dru...

Steve Lamacq

Friday 29th September, signing his book "Going Deaf for a Living".
Not very interesting in real life, even shorter/uglier/older than he looks on telly/sounds on the radio etc. The poor man's John Peel indeed.