Saw Seasick Steve in Manchester. Weirdest gig I've ever been to. Very disciplined audience except for drunk Family of Chav. Steve great BTW #
@charlesfrith Inland Empire – so bad the only good bit was watching the people walking out and hoping against hope it would finish quick(er) in reply to charlesfrith#
Great post on closure of Borders on Oxford St and the non-effectiveness of 'Free' by super Dave Trott http://bit.ly/uAg8m#
Halfway between creative working and working creatively. Are you simply the things you like or are you more? Can you be more creative by changing what you do? Random acts of senseless beautality. That's what I'm interested in.
Manchesters, Manchesters, so much to answer for. This was a key week in the title race as the Manchesters strode further away from the chasing pack. Of the five teams below them only Chelsea picked up any points.
After the cake and blowout of the 'festival' period, we present our predictions for the rest of the 2011-12 Prem season. Will it be the year of the Manchesters or can anyone else mount a serious challenge?
Is my TV going mad or what? When Stringer Bell suddenly moves from Baltimore to London, changes his name and gains employment at the Metropolitan Police you know your telly's gone mental.
The apocalypse is upon us if the videos at BUG are any indication. Burning houses, check, dead people on telephones, check, appalling Glasvegas video, check. Oh and a top Monster Truck video.
A win is a win and all that, but that's about it. Mainly because, with a shocking lack of skills, midfield influence, possession and tactical nous, it's all that Engerland can realistically take away from this game.
What do you give the man who has somehow alienated everyone? Aside from playing badly, public drinking, smoking, whoring and pissing in the streets, what has Wayne Rooney done for us recently?
If ever there was a completely convincing argument for World Cups being about teams rather than individuals, this was it. The evil mincing machine that is Jochim Loew and his Germans do for the chaotic brilliance of Messi, Tevez, Di Maria and pimp superstar Diego Maradona in the game of the tournament so far.
Football Italia
Home of all things to do with Italian football. But obviously in English. Forza Italia eh?
Premier League Form Guide
Worth checking out before you diss your favourite team (or their opponents) prior to that vital match. The form guide gives you details of the last 6 Premier League matches.
The Swiss Ramble
Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity seems to be the maxim here as Mr Swiss gets all financial on the arses of the footy clubs. Cogent, readable analysis of football’s financials with some neat bootkicking too.
Music
Black Market Clash
Fantastically completist list of everything The Clash ever did in their lives ever. And it’s on Mac.com. I went to loads of these gigs and they were Clashtaculous.
Charles' Archived Music Press
Our friend Charles has literally gone blind scanning in and digitising pretty much every issue of every music paper ever. Possibly. Fabulous archive of great music writing.
Dubspot
New best friends in the music field, these guys provide class music making education along with top news and info. From round the New York way. Worth checking their YouTube service too.
Songs From Under The Floorboards
Constantly surprising and personal selection of music from the past of one Andy Wake. From Joy Division to The Three Degrees. What 6 Music should be.
The Discourse
The Cluetrain Manifesto
Excellent manifesto that clearly defines a better way of looking at digital media
What Consumes Me
What happens when marketing meets culture. It’s tempting to say it can’t be pretty, but this site is full of great infographics and interesting stuff.