Pieces of 2008 |
Yes it's that time of year again, to dig out the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation DVD and ponder the Really Great Pop Songs of 2008. Sadly 2008 was the year of 'Credible Pop', a distinctly ir...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:53:00 GMT |
Ach! Der lieben! |
Four Beheadings and a Casserole (15)
This Richard Curtis-scripted rom-com snuff movie is only loosely based on that German cannibal story. For one thing, there are four uptight English victims (play...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:19:00 GMT |
What gauge strings do you use? |
As I've got nothing better to do, I thought I'd chip in on the alleged NME led furore surrounding the fact that Katie White of the Ting Tings, shock! can't play her guitar properly or tune it! Now I c...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:02:00 GMT |
Smells like below par television |
Grohl Reversal (MTV 2)
Foo Fighters frontman suffers permanent neurological damage as a result of some freak rock-related accident. This leads to a severe case of 'Reversal Syndrome': Dave talks, wal...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:36:00 GMT |
I Love Stuart Maconie |
"But it's a really great pop song!" Aah, the mantra of music snobs everywhere. In other words: whilst saying it's good, I'm still somehow denigrating it by calling it pop. And be under no illusions, ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:54:00 GMT |
World music |
The Crown Jools (18)
Post apocalyptic drama. A freak jazz explosion wipes out most of the population of Britain, including the monarchy. Due to his lizard-like form, one of the few survivors is Jools...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:37:00 GMT |
Punning on Empty |
Pasteur and Sauce (Biography Channel)
Bawdy 19th century romp following the misadventures of French scientist Louis Pasteur (Eric Cantona). Louis runs his own bordello/bacterial research facility in ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:35:00 GMT |
Extra! Extra! |
Just a brief one to keep the public's appetite whetted along with a link to the show that inspired it. I see it going out in a double bill with Spacemen 3 Men and a Baby.
Reed All About It
Searing Fle...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:32:00 GMT |
Reality TV hell |
Ballroom Blix
Wholly unsuccessful Strictly Come Dancing spin-off, this time hosted by ex- UN weapons inspector Hans Blix, and Blixa Bargeld of Einsturzende Neubaten and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds fam...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 13:58:00 GMT |
Ha ha Stu! |
Time for a couple of 24 spin-offs:
Bauer Grapes (BBC 3)
Maverick CTU agent Jack Bauer takes time out from ignoring protocol/being tortured in order to realize a lifelong ambition: owning his own viney...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 15:54:00 GMT |
