by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | Music
My consistent obsession with imposing a decimal format on my annual music buying is, as it turns out, a good opportunity to gauge my commitment to keeping this blog updated. A quick glance at the dashboard shows that, since my Albums of the Year 2011 post I’ve...
by admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Music
If you’re as old as me then you probably remember when all the music died. Not Don McLean’s rambling nonsense about…. I have no idea what American Pie is actually about. I mean the 80s when home taping killed music. Do you remember when there used...
by admin | Mar 10, 2009 | Birmingham, Politics
I went to Barcelona the other day. It’s very nice. I know it is ridiculous to compare one of the premier cities of Europe with Birmingham but I have a feeling I’m going to do it anyway. The most immediate difference I noticed is the fantastic use of public space. This...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Media
Clearly the reported mutiny of Bangladeshi border guards is not really something to laugh about but the story seems to include some humourous points. The Guardian reports how the insurrection occurred :- “The rebels wore red bandanas and sprayed bullets into the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2008 | Media
When writing a news story there are certain ingredients that through fate occasionally come together to create something truly odd. If only you could combine:- Otters Chariots Shotguns Wellington Boots Oh great, someone has already done...
