I got my tickets for ESG and Mantronix (Bagley's, Sat night) but whilst searching for more info on ESG I found two bands of the same name - the other are a bunch of scary gangsta rappers not to be confused with the infamous Bronx electro-soul-funk-punk pioneers. This promises to be a really good night.

I spent the entire afternoon in Curzon Soho cramming in movies. I saw Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mama Too) and 24 Hour Party People. The first one is currently the second highest grossing movie in London, and is rare in that it's actually a thought provoking sex comedy about coming-of-age. With this and last year's Amores Perros, Mexico is fast becoming a film industry to be taken seriously.
I really enjoyed 24 Hour Party People, probably helped by the fact that I saw it in a cinema with a great sound system. I thought Steve Coogan was great as Tony Wilson, playing him as an idealist gone askew, or a 'prat' if you prefer. Some great music and great cameos too (Mark E Smith!).

Full marks for BBC2's Snooker coverage (which I caught by accident of course!), who opened the show with Jimmy the Exploder from the first White Stripes album! Apparently Mr Jimmy White had a bit of an outburst yesterday or something....

Feeling a bit flu-like today - I've obviously been out too much in the sunshine. I compensated for this by staying in, sleeping a bit, sorting out my mess of mini-discs (that explains why there's so much old stuff in the 'current tunes' list opposite!) and writing some new content. New reviews of Danish band Diefenbach and Godspeed You Black Emperor! are online now.

Amongst the obvious search words, recent site statistics tell me that some people found this site by typing "index of drunk girls" and "arab courtship rituals". I hope they were satisfied with the results.
Surprisingly I have quite a lot of time off this week, so I have no excuse for not getting the site updated. I may even stay in the odd night, although I have engagements with Teenage Fanclub, Jad Fair and Arab Strap tonight, and Do Make Say Think and the Rock of Travolta on Tuesday.
Apart from going to three gigs on Saturday I have spent most of the weekend getting my MP3s back in shape after a long period of neglect. I followed the advice of Wisdom Goof on our discussion page and I've been downloading like mad (well, as mad as a 56k modem will allow).

(and coming soon to the review pages - Godspeed You Black Emperor, Riviera, Diefenbach, the Feline Dream, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Ballboy, Joie/ Dead Blonde Girlfriend, Yo La Tengo, Solex - so much material in fact, that the eagerly awaited (cough) record review section may be on hold for a while)