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Look at the rubbish I went to in 1993

I was clearly going to anything that was going in 1993, but Pulp played Portsmouth TWICE in 1993 and I didn't go. What was going on? Radiohead also played Portsmouth and Southampton this year, supposedly my peak years when I was doing the fanzine, I ...

It's a sensible idea to backup DVDs, in case your machine eats them

How-To: Make a cheap portable espresso machine - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Interpol

A couple of them were there, quite a hot gig it seems, i was suitably impressed by secret machines actually, i wasn't expecting much from them as i'd notice on their album ad that the only quote used was one from their record company...err hello?!

Har Mar Superstar

Har Mar was there last week as well, i've been unable to post this before now as for some reason popex wasn't working proper.

Razorlight

The drummer was at secret machines last night, errr...that's about it

RE: Japanese vending machines are go

i saw one selling cheeky japanese porn last week, but beer vending machines also exist. the only bad thing - most vending machines shut down after 11 at night.

Japanese vending machines are go

There's even one that sells used knickers of schoolgirls. Here are quite a few.

Half Man, Half Machine

Just got the new Goldie Lookin' Chain single now, they've got copies in Rhythm Records and Camden, I know people have had trouble tracking down the vinyl too. Will I be able to retire on it?Sounds like the tracks have been re-recorded a bit, is that ...

Half snowman, half machine

Monster snow and music event at Xscape Indoor Snow Arena, Milton Keynes. Lesley Mckenna and friends have built a big half pipe and will be demoing and competing in snowboardy type things. But that's not all, Zane Lowe is hosting the music side of it...

Half Man, Half Machine

Goldie Lookin' Chain (do keep up, they're my new favourite band) release the double-safe double-a side "Half Man, Half Machine" / "Self Suicide" on Monday 19th April. "Half Man, Half Machine" is like a riposte to MJ Hibbett's "Hey Hey 16k", but Eggsi...

fat ginge on washing machine off the phones4u ad

she was studying at my school just as I was basically am saying I knew her (well i didn't actually my mate told me who she was but hey I've seen the ad noiw and it counts!!)and I know how much she got paid for that ad and its bloody scandalous jammy ...

Frankie Machine Winners

Got five winners for the Frankie Machine Competition, each of the following wins a copy of "Francis Albert Machine and Friends", which is much recommended - not just by me, by punters who've paid cash money.Luke Murray, ShropshireHel Murray, Stockpor...

Francis Albert Machine

Got five copies of the debut Frankie Machine Album to give away in an competition...The album "Francis Albert Machine and friends" scored a rare five out of five in Bobster's review, he could find no fault except "[the songs] all finish way too soon"...

Anyone want to buy a smoke machine?

If anyone asks you this question, drop me a line, I got this missive from the smashing folks at Silver Rocket - they've been ROBBED! Our lovely smoke machine disappeared off the stage upstairs at the garage on Friday night during Silver Rocket. Andy ...

Tonight's Dancing Action

If you're in London tonight, don't miss Frankie Machine upstairs at Highbury Garage tonight... "Leicester's answer to Nick Drake" they're calling him, which I think is worth repeating as often as possible (but, um, from Derby, sorry). He's supporting...

Frankie Machine Cancel

Tomorrow's Frankie Machine show is now CANCELLED, because of an illness... don't die before you've played London man...This is not one of those music industry codes where "musical difference" really means "fist fights", and "exhaustion" means "heroin...

Frankie Machine Live London Debut

The long awaited London debut of Frankie Machine is confirmed to happen on Tuesday 20th of February, in the glamourous surroundings of the Kentish Town Bull and Gate...There will also be other bands playing, but I'm not sure it really matters who, yo...

What is the best music format?

MJ Hibbett has a new EP to promote - A Church Hall Of Sound (revisited), a truncated reworking of his acclaimed album of the same name. But the album didn't have "revisited" in the title. He made the smart decision of giving me, and so indrectly YOU,...

Frankie Machine Live Dates

Francis Albert has been a little nervous about playing live - let's be fair, would YOU want to pour your heart out to a whole bunch of strangers like that? In a PUB? - but after months of trying, he's FINALLY been persuaded to play some gigs. You c...

Frankie Machine Winners

The Five lucky winners of Frankie Machine's Cartesian Product EP, on FAT SPANKING 70 gram BROWN VINYL, as kindly donated by the man himself, Francis A Machine and Artists Against Success, are as follows: Stephen Buxton, from Sheffield VoiD from Caldi...

Get your maps out

The man himself, Mr Francis A Machine (that's probably Frankie Machine to you) has released an EP The Cartesian Product and kindly sent some copies here to popEx...This gave me a bit of a dilemma... it looked like the band were no more for a while, t...

Jean Michel Jarre in Paris

To mark the 30th anniversary of his Oxygene album, Jean Michel Jarre takes his synthesizers and drum machines on the road. Oxygene has been dubbed...

Hawkwind

Formed: 1969 in England, England Style: Hard Rock Check out: "Master of the Universe" "Silver Machine" "Brainstorm" Hawkwind TicketsBuy tickets...

Hawkwind in London

Formed: 1969 in England, England Style: Hard Rock Check out: "Master of the Universe" "Silver Machine" "Brainstorm" Hawkwind TicketsBuy tickets...

Carter USM, Drum Machine Years

Formed: 1988 in London, EnglandStyle: AlternativeCheck out: ?The Only Living Boy in New Cross? ?Do Re Me, So Far So Good? ?Sheriff Fatman?

Florence & The Machine