TRAPPED!I had a JOYOUS afternoon yesterday... I was working from home, nipped out for some lunch, got into our communal hallway and realised I'd left my keys in the flat - both doors were locked needing a key to get out, so I was shut in the hallway until ou... PEACE!The nephews have gone home, it's been a fantastic week, but tiring... haven't spent that much time with them both, EVER! Looking forward to our family holiday we've just booked for 20 of us in Greece somewhere.Today; washing, tidying, sitting, watchi... Folkestone WeekenderBooked into La Bamba Mexican Restaurant, Hythe which I just found via Hythe Live. I think it's not up to date, as I'm sure the fantastic Kai's has closed now. Also going to Chambers again which I'm really looking forward to - proper beer, pool table ... Comedy Tonight TooCharity show at the Theatre Royal Haymarket... decided not to go for the gala buffet tickets, even though Clare's fave Ian McKellan MIGHT be there... there couldn't offer any guarantees on the phone, so it could easily just have been a Sunday night i... Nothing to say todayBeen a bit busy, so no skiving off to watch the football today. I did watch England just about win yesterday, missed the goal. It did make the afternoon go quickly not stopping for lunch until 4pm. Have seen bits and pieces like Italy going out, out ... The first rule about job clubGoogle blogger sacked, don't talk about work kids...Great weekend with a visit to Folkestone by Mum and Dad, took a trip to Lympne Castle, picked out some paint for the front room, and I DROVE A CAR, for the first time in about 8 years... piece of ca... Banksy takes New YorkRenowned street artist Banksy (responsible for Please Drive By Carefully In Our Village among many other more familiar works) dressed as an OAP, wandered into a few museums (The Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Ar... P I A N O M E N USo farewell then Richard Whiteley. I wouldn't have thought this was front page lead story on Metro, but then again I have nothing else really to say today, so maybe they all didn't go to Glastonbury either. Nice weekend, went to Hythe and had christm... Clarke Family of WymeringHi I am doing some research on a Clarke family for a friend of mine and wondered if there might be a connection?Edward Clarke b.1807 Hereford married Jemima Blanche Chapman 1828 St Mary's Portsea. Their first child Edward Boynton Clarke was born in P... Mike LeighI was expecting to see a big bundle of celebs at the last ever Suede gig at the Astoria on Saturday night, but as we stood downstairs I missed all the usual melee in the Keith Moon Bar... I DID however see Mike Leigh in the Phoenix Theatre bar before... Sisqo InfernoHere 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.... Tower Records BUSTED for / by FILTH!Tower Records in Glasgow were victims of THE MAN this week when they were busted "I think they used the word 'raided'" says a spokesman), for selling Cradle Of Filth T-shirts. The logo on the shirt - "Jesus is a cnut" - seems to have caused offence,... Frankie Machine WinnersGot 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... Who earned you whatBack Street Boys were this weeks top payer with a divi of an amazing £1.50 per share, due to fantastic placings in the UK and US charts... Moby offered the better value for money though, probably because he's a vegan. The top ten best returns were: M... 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 ... WILL YOUNG CONCERT!Will Young has been invited by The Queen to perform some karaoke in her garden on June 3rd.Oh, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, Brian Wilson and the remaining members of Queen will also be there. The... AC/DC Competition!To celebrate the re-launch of the Carling Apollo Hammersmith as one of London's largest live music venues, AC/DC will be playing an extremely rare and exclusive gig on Tuesday 21st October 2003.For one night only, Carling will be bringing Angus Young... Very popular with Shoreditch typesGot 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 readersMorrissey MeltdownMorrissey is curating this years Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall... it's on from the 11th to the 27th of June, and there will be full details at rfh.org.uk/meltdown/. For now there's just a lovely picture of Morrissey, with a ruddy great shooter.... Arrr! Piratey adventure from Folkestone Harbour this weekendMe and the wife are going on this!The Grand Turk set to sail from Folkestone Harbour!The Grand Turk is probably best-known in Britain for her role in the 'Hornblower' and other films and television series. The ship has been a regular visitor to ports... RE: Arrr! Piratey adventure from Folkestone Harbour this weekendBin there, done that, thisarvo. Shame there wasn't any wind to actualy 'sail' but nonetheless was a great sunny afternoon 'at sea'!Malice Box QuestI made this, it's a game, all part of promoting a new book. The game goes live on 15th of Jan AFAIK, though you can register now. You can win a holiday and things by answering questions,following clues, and wiggling your way round a little google map... Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)First off, huge trouble at the quiz at The Ship last night - the wife and I were on different teams, as we had friends with us. It was looking like Clare's team was going to walk the mini quiz with a straight ten out of ten, and we'd got one wrong, s... I must have something more interesting to write about than php?Um, no, perhaps not.I got a new hard drive at last, after all the problems I had with the ibook and having to send it back, I didn't rush into getting another backup job, but I saw a bargain at Maplin Seagate 500GB FreeAgent, and it seems to be worki... Pictures and a report from the Folkestone Triennial launch weekend<a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11326/11326/Psst+wanna+buy+a+Tracey+Emin+">My report and pictures from the Triennial launch</a>, wasn't it great?Britney Spears is playing the O2!Register here on the 02 site, would not have thought there's much chance of getting tickets for this when they come out on the open market...This is hot, even get me in don't have it listed yet, but nme says (and the got it from the sun) that the gig... This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?Who I would like to come to Folkestone (again in some cases):The Cure (ha!)The Magic NumbersSuper Furry AnimalsDavid Devant and his Spirit WifeBelle and SebastianSuede (maybe they'll get back together soon)This is not for Zoo Thousand / ZOO9 is it? T... High Speed Rail Link services from Chartham to LondonThere will be... none. Chartham is not far from Canterbury, and the existing peak services will continue. It's not so important to us now, a village location would have its own benefits, but here's a round up. Currently there's a choice of three trai... Surveillance societyBad Google street view, you can't be monitoring us the whole time! I'm glad people with the moral fibre of the Evening Standard are standing up to Google.I went to Paddington at the weekend. It wasn't my destination, just a stop off on my way to Exet... KISSplus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden.... Blur<strong>Reading</strong> warmup, got very drunk on <strong>vodka red bull</strong>s, fell in a bush,and you can see me on the <strong>South Bank Show</strong> Special that was filmed there. Off to <strong>Reading</strong> the next day.New OrderPissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mon... The Temper Trap in ManchesterThe Temper Trap in Manchester tickets The Temper Trap celebrate Christmas with a one-off show at the beautiful Koko in Camden. The Australian band returns for a full UK headline...VALENTINES!We are posted as having a Cabaret for Valentines Night but thats changed.<br /><br />A fantastic gourmet evening. 7 courses of really amazing food. Live romantic music.Daniel LyonsThe Sinden presents the world premiere of a new musical drama DANIEL LYONS. Written by BAFTA award winning author Roy Apps from his best-selling children's novel. Music by Steve Pusey.Oliver in LondonOliver TicketsOliver is the new spectacular musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Starring Rowan Atkinson as Fagin, the musical features a sensational score full...Lone Star Comedy ClubHurrah, back again at Lanterns! Tom Price, Pippa Evans, and headline Ian Cognito. Newcomer to be confirmed. SOLD OUT now, get in quick for next month!... Monsters of RockAC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. m/... MadonnaPlus Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys, but not the rumoured Wet Wet Wet. My first concert, went with a friend from school and some friends of his dad. Sounds a bit weird now. Got the t-shirt, programme, every bit of junk going...... WolfsbaneFound the ticket now! I went to the gig on my own, then got the last train up to Rugby, where I was staying for college. Can't find details anywhere online. Much stage diving, one of my favourite gig.sLove / HatePlus my first time (of many) of seeing <strong>Atom Seed</strong>, and a couple of other bands. Happy new year!Bruce ForsythCharity comedy thing, cool as, lots of names present, including <strong>Ian McKellen</strong>. <a class="tag" title="Search for Bruceyness" href="http://www.clarkeology.com/wiki/bruce+forsyth">Search the blog</a>, I must have written this one up...Revolting Cocksplus <strong>Godflesh</strong> and <strong>Bomb Everything</strong> (AKA) <strong>Bomb Disneyland</strong>. Got a video of this gig, <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/13089/Me+stagediving">you can see me stagediving on it</a>.The Beta Band<blockquote>Tonight's venue is crammed with indie's brightest and best, all happily expectant</blockquote> according to the review in the <strong>Independent</strong>, that's me in particular to which they were referring...The Beta BandNME Brats show, lovely write up: [quote]Flash forward a few years to the Beta Band in January 2000, at an NME Brats show. I don't really remember much, other than that I was with a big group of my gigging mates in the upstairs bit, we were all trolle... McAlmont and ButlerFree thing through work, a gig for competition winners originally billed as being <strong>Paul Weller</strong>, actually turned out more interestingly as these guys and also <strong>Space</strong>Green DaySome special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song.DrugstoreClub Maker night. <strong>Thom Yorke</strong> performed with Drugstore, and <strong>Michael Stipe</strong> was in the crowd. Support from <strong>The Bigger The God</strong> and Groupie and double gin for a pound.Essential FestivalSuper Furry Animals, Kula Shaker, Menswear, Echobelly, Marion, Chumbawamba, Bis and more... missed David Devant, but I did trek there with 16 people in my bus.... Phoenix FestivalI clearly remember <strong>David Devant</strong> and <strong>Holy Barbarians</strong>, <strong>David Bowie</strong>, <strong>Sex Pistols</strong> and <strong>Foo Fighters</strong> too I think, must have seen a lot more though...ToyahCaberet, hosted by Lee Hurst, with TV Smith, Dave Spikey, Pooka, Crisis Twins and almost certainly the Raymond and Mr Timpkins revue. Not sure this date is right, thought they were all on Fridays...Bushplus Placebo. Not sure I actually went to this, I remember feeling really ill at the previous day's gig, think I was out for a few days with something like flu or glandula fever...... Live Music - The MercurialsLive Spanish/jazz music from the Mercurials at Tim's Vino & Tapas, 3a West Terrace, Folkestone. o Time: from 8:00pm. o Admission: free - priority seating given to diners. o For further information or to book a table please call 01303 249... Highlights of new graduate work 2005 Kent Institute of Art and DesignSurrey Institute of Art and Design and theEcole des Beaux Arts, ValenciennesA selection of work from students completing their BA (or equivalent) at these three institutions made by independent curator, Clare Smith... Drawing for and from SculptureGroup exhibition of sculptors' drawings, curated by Anthony Heywood and Peter Fillingham, in conjunction with the Public Art Research Centre, Kent Institute of Art and Design.DAVID GRAY - SOLD OUTTrained as a painter at the Liverpool College of Art, David Gray eschewed art for a career in music. Since then, he has had three UK No.1 albums and won the prestigious Ivor Novello Award twice - in 2001 for his breakthrough single ‘Babylon’ and ... MenswearA radio one show, was billed as Longpigs and Fluffy and Menswear were surprise headliners. The glory days of britpop! They got in big trouble for swearing live on the radio. Think I have the day right, let me know if you know better...... NME Brats Tour<strong>Stereophonics</strong>, <strong>Asian Dub Foundation</strong>, <strong>Warm Jets</strong>, and <strong>theaudience</strong> (<strong>Sophie Ellis Bextor</strong>)<br />Keane in BrandonKeane in Brandon tickets Keane announce a series of UK concerts as part of the Forestry Commission Tour.See Keanelive in stunning forest settings at Bedgebury Pinetum, Westonbirt Arboretum,...