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I'm liking this a lot. Nice name change, by the way, wazzack!

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity One track in and it's sounding pretty good.

The word 'dogging' means something completely different in Britain, I would suggest doing a Google search, but on this occasion, to protect your innocence, I suggest you don't. Still, timbits, thanks, because it made me laugh.

Honesty is the best policy. As the NME will sadly find out soon. Geoff Travis was absolutely spot on, and picked up on the exact same Mercury Music Prize/Antony & The Johnsons demographic debacle that I highlighted at the time. There's something puzzling and very desperate about NME's current agenda. It certainly doesn't sparkle with wit and sincerity like it used to.

One of my own, so no need to quote. Again for pictures from the gig without the need for passwords or 3D glasses then look on the link below: Midlake - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, 9/11/06 (that's 9th November) Early November clatters the warning bell for the onset of winter, and nowhere in southern England will feel the pinch as maddeningly as Portsmouth, and more specifically, its shivering seaside neighbour Southsea: blood groups come in three popsicle flavours round these parts. And it is Southsea, the landlord of the Wedgewood Rooms, offering viewings of its heated des res venue for

Taken from our website. But should you want to see it in glorious technicolour and see pics from the show then click the link: Flaming Lips - Bournemouth International Centre, November 5 2006 with nice pictures

Click the link beloew, and then click on the 'Listen Live' link: Radio 1 Wayne's chatting away right now.

Used to play quite a bit, got a mixer and everything, even two decks, although I believe most DJ'ing is done on iPods these days - well especially by people with tiny jackets and dirty trainers in Shoreditch and Hoxton. Not done it in about a year or so, but I recall someone asking me for Kelis' Milkshake last time. Which I had and played. Hurrah for me! Unfortunately, Wolverhampton ain't in my backyard, so my support will have to stay limited to a 'good luck' and a 'hope it goes well', unless you expand. So, good luck and I hope it goes well.

Rather good, as Pitchfork agreed, in a clipped melancholic manner

James Holden - The Idiots are Winning

'Tis terrible, and terribly overrated in my opinion. Somebody said it best when they commented that she sounds like a 4 year old girl who has overdosed on Calpol. PS: I like Bjork

Two words about my funniest memory of the film: Huey Lewis

Don't do it to yourself. I thought I'd give it a second chance yesterday and after about 40 seconds I had to take the cd out - the woman inside my hi-fi was having a seizure. I opted Devandra Banhart's growl instead. NP:

All to fire happy memories of last night: Robert Gomez, Fionn Regan and Midlake. Gig of the year.

Would over the phone be ok? No worries Rich, I'm picking the bits I want on cd. It's cheap as anything in the shops.

There is no redeeming quality for that album, it sounds like a Zaireeka style experiment involving two cds. One of Walt Disney orchestrated incidental music, the other of my niece's first few words. Congratulations on opening my ears to John Martyn, and his missus (who sounds quite butch at times) though. I'm liking both Stormbringer and The Road to Ruin - the first a bit more traditional and the second a bit more free-form and loose. Just finished: NP:

One of favourite albums and performers of 2006.

Skygreen Leopards new one.

This be good y'all.

I have been watching this on BBCi, and was very impressed with The Good The Bad & The Queen - it seems as though Albarn has grasped his old Kinks-friendly nettle, only this time mixed with a some devilish African percussion and skanking bass melodies. Will be intrigued to hear how the recorded material sounds, as I believe the album has been produced by Danger Mouse. I witnessed the above after initially watching ten minutes of Kasabian. Man alive, are they f**kin terrible or what? A four-piece band expanded in the live arena to a five-piece band and backed by a philharmonic orchestra

Our site has an interview with Cansei De Ser Sexy, they're a pretty wild and wilful group and their outrageousness in lack of caring comes across in a pretty funny chat. Particularly the bit about babywipes.