2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... 2008-03-16UTC08:04:17Remembering XFMWas surprised earlier to realise that the original XFM only lasted for about a year, before being shut down and messed up by Capital. Yes we've been listening to more Ricky Gervais, still haven't found any really early shows. I'll post up a list of w... 2007-12-19UTC07:36:50If a picture paints a thousand words...Does this video clip of us in Belgium this weekend make anything I have to say on the subject completely redundant?See, Mum, Dad, Clare and me on a humungous big wheel, part of the Plaisers d'Hiver festival type affair that was going in Brussels this... 2007-06-09UTC10:56:12Quite InterestingWent back to QI, and it was ace, glad we made the effort. I had the afternoon off, and got away on time, so I had hours to kill before the show. I went to the National Gallery, and saw some paintings, it was nice. Then I wondered around Soho grazing ... 2004-12-13UTC11:02:46Old Street Art PranksSaw a wacky situationist prank at Old Street this morning, a breakfast table set up on top of a bus shelter, with bowls, cups, plates, milk jugs, the lot. Snapped a pic but can't get it off my phone until I get home. It's got a mention in London By L... 2004-09-17UTC09:17:06Jimmy PageLast night at the Marquee in Leicester Square at the Jimmy Hendrix exhibition. He looked very smart and well groomed. Spotted by mnmnm too!2004-06-22UTC01:25:03Lucy DaviesBy the prince of wales theatre2004-06-11UTC08:59:12Margherita TaylorWed evening - walking towards Leicester Square drinking a coffee with heavy foundation on.2004-01-05UTC02:44:55Simon Le BonHe and family were going to see LotR: RotK over the holidays. Nice family, all fairly good looking. They made no effort to hide and everyone kept a discreet distance. Very 'Oh-we-see-celebs-all-the-time' kinda thing. Liars.2003-07-07UTC09:13:53Barfly adminBack to work again, it's a scorcher today, would have been ideal to work from home, don't know why I didn't... TONIGHT, might go to the The Darkness instore at HMV, they sounded ace on XFM this morning, live from Sound in Leicester Square...Barfly ad... 2002-09-23UTC03:18:35Who's the Daddy in November?After the success of the previous two musical bouts comes "Who’s The Daddy Now? 3". The one where ex Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine pals Jim Bob and Fruitbat slug it out on stage with their new bands (Jim's Super Stereoworld and Abdoujaparov) to ... 2002-01-10UTC01:06:32Minnie DriverTuesday, afternoon walking towards henry's with a blonde friend, and she's taller than you think.2001-12-11UTC11:25:52Everyone, ever, in the worldGot in to the Lord of the Rings Premiere by mistake, and everyone in the world of showbiz was there - all the cast of the film apart from Cate Blanchett I think (So Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Ian McKellan, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, stacks mo... 2001-05-17UTC02:11:07Coo Shee CooValued punter Elliot has thrown some free tickets our way for a new London Club "Coo Shee Coo", for tonight.It's on Manette Street, next to the Borderline, and it's "very small, very exclusive" by all accounts... First four people to mention popEx on... 2001-04-19UTC10:00:47John Deacon, out of QueenThe biggest celeb of the night, and a very surprising one to bump into... more than a little inebriated he was too. He is a popbitch subscriber apparently. I spoke to him, but was too squiffy to ask him any details about the forthcoming Robbie Willia... 2001-04-19UTC09:57:30Jake ShillingfordThere in the role of "friend of DJ" I think, no idea what he's up to now, they've split up innit?The popbitch fundraiser party ("Bitch Aid") was at the Saint Bar in Leicester Square, on the 18th of April, and a good time was had by all... ... 2001-04-19UTC09:56:34Dominic MohanNot a real celeb, but he was there, no doubt he will try and claim credit for the whole affair...The popbitch fundraiser party ("Bitch Aid") was at the Saint Bar in Leicester Square, on the 18th of April, and a good time was had by all... ... 2001-04-18UTC02:55:18Bitch Aid TonightTonight The Saint Bar, in Leicester Square will witness the capital's greatest fund-raiser since Live Aid - yes, it's Bitch Aid.www.popbitch.com needs money for a new server, and a couple of enterprising fans have organised a bit of a beano to raise ... 2001-03-23UTC04:51:36So what gig YOU at tonight?So what you doing tonight? I'm at Toploader... HAAAAA! No, I'm going to see The Rub tonight, in Camden, that is Reni out of the Stone Roses and his new band...If you can't get into that, the FIGHTING COCKS are playing a the Red-Eye (Islington), and T... 2000-09-04UTC01:45:44Ctrl-C, Ctrl-VSnow Patrol are touring, with Cut Le Roc, and have a single coming in November... shit, it's nearly christmas innit? Anyway, here is the press release: To coincide with forthcoming Snow Patrol / Cut Le Roc dates, Jeepster will be releasing a limited,... 2000-08-24UTC03:04:39Thom YorkeWalking along at a fair old pace with nine squawking teenage girls in hot pursuit, going "OOh, it's Thom Yorke" while everyone stared at him. This was yesterday (23rd August) morning.<br>2000-05-16UTC09:30:33Who wants to see Elastica?Short notice, but mailto:elastica@popex.com EMAIL NOW if you want to see Elastica for free on Thursday evening, at "Sound" in Leicester Square, London.It's a session for XFM, and popEx has TWENTY FIVE pairs of tickets to give away...It's an opportuni... 2000-05-09UTC10:16:03Are you blue or are you a racist?The Bluetones last night (at Sound in Leicester Square) were good enough to make me forget about their recent racist remarks furore, which must be an achievement. They played a mix of old and new, a few tracks of each album, but concentrating on the ... 2000-05-08UTC10:38:42Blue MondaySome popEx punters have wone free tickets to see the Bluetones, courtesy of XFM, at Sound Leicester Square tonight... You've been e-mailed if you won, congratulations...... 2000-05-05UTC02:50:57FREE GIGS, courtesy of the wireless...Bluetones, Elastica and Asian Dub Foundation are among acts doing sessions for XFM soon, and you can see them live FOR FREE!The Bluetones sesh will be recorded and broadcast on Monday, mail me if you want tickets. It's at 7pm, at Sound (ex Sound Repu... 2000-03-09UTC10:44:38Six by Seven by radio by joveSix By Seven are doing a free gig at Leicester Square's Sound Republic on the 20th of March. Tickets are available either by winning an XFM competition, or by emailing info@mantrarecordings.comTickets will be distributed on a first come first served ...