Broken Family Band and Cardiff City

Just seen the BFB at the Spitz in east London and have to say it was good 'un. Top band!

When I left to go out, Cardiff City were trailing 0-1 to a League Two bunch of cloggers in the Carling Cup.

Mentally preparing for a humiliating defeat, I was ready to bang on about how the cup was a complete waste of time as a competition on my return, but now I've come home to see that we've won 2-1, I'd like to add that it's a vital, important and prestigious cup.

Offline coming up: Thurs 29th Sept

I've been working my nuts off to get this bill together, but it's looking like a good 'un - check out the bill! Oh, and if you fancy coming down - GET THERE EARLY - because it's first come, first served on the door (and FREE, as usual, natch).

OFFLINE Thursday 29th Sept, 2005
The Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 7pm - 2am. FREE!

SPECIAL GUEST:

The legendary "Mr Nice" himself:
HOWARD MARKS
Author, pro-drug advocate, drug smuggler and counter-culture icon.

LIVE BANDS:

THE MESSENGERS OF GOD - Brixton's finest dark country/pedal steel combo » website
HELEN AND THE HORNS Country/jazz quirksters - one of John Peel's faves!
JC001 virtuoso rapper, human beat box, "World's fastest rapper" (Guinness Book of Records)
BLIND LEMON + MYO Brixton's finest soul jazz combo

CABARET:

VIC'S CABARET CORNER (10:30 -11:30)
Another hour of angry/funny/ranting/political poetry and stand up hosted by VIC "I'm More Brixton Than You" LAMBRUSCO - plus the usual load of DJs still 2am.

More details here: http://www.urban75.org/offline/club.html

Today's records:

Once again, Fopp Records got the better of me and I left their Cambridge Circus store £40 lighter after buying:

Magic Numbers
Arcade Fire
The Editors

and on a prog rock whim:
Caravan: Cunning Stunts

followed by the headshaking majesty of
Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak

urban picnic!

Just spent a delightful day in Dulwich picnicking with the urban75 massive on a little known patch of green which affords fabulous views over the whole of London.

Here's some pics from the day:








More pics here!

When 'finding' turns into 'looting'...

These pics from the dreadful flooding in New Orleans have done the Internet rounds, but the message bears repeating:



White people "find" food....





While black people "loot" grocery stores.

Depressing, isn't it?