... has been re-released and is available at what used to be called "nice price":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strictly_Business

Alongside Eric B & Rakim and The Jungle Brothers, old skool doesn't get better than this. Check it.

She's not the future of pop music, she's just a very naughty girl.

http://www.nme.com/news/florence-and-the-machine/49897

She's so busted! Clamped! , etc.

Everything about this seems wrong to me:

http://www.silverodyssey.co.uk/index.html

£380 a ticket for dinner and an "anti-gig" experience.

This is a joke, right?

A judge has lifted the injunction on the News of the World publishing a story about England's Brave Captain John Terry:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/29/premier-league-footballer-ga...

I wonder if he's related to this bloke:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/john-terry-voted-dad-of-th...

Another footballing role model, Ashley Cole, was today banned from driving after driving his Lamborghini Gallardo at 104 mph in a 50 mph zone. Magistrates were reported to have laughed when the solicitors acting for Cole (who reportedly earns £120,000 a week) asked for 21 days to pay the £1000 fine:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/29/ashley-cole-banned-speedi...

So, Blair isn't the only one having a bad day ...

The recent rise to prominence of Chris Smalling is a useful reminder that not all young footballers are "academically challenged":

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2319225/Man-City-prodigy-Nedum...

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/hodgson-predicts-b...

I know A levels are supposed to be getting easier, but I can't imagine that these guys have much in common with the likes of Rio Ferdinand and England's Brave Captain John Terry (other than playing the latest PS3 games, driving high-perfomance sports cars and being good at football).

BTW, I had to answer a maths question before I could post. It was easy enough though and Theo Walcott txt me the answer.

She's back in London (and a smaller venue than RFH last year):

http://www.nme.com/news/hope-sandoval-the-warm-inventions/49440

I know some of you will enjoy this.

Apologies for an opinion piece (and not about music), but I know that some visitors to this blog care about this stuff ....

Mick McCarthy's team selection against Man United last night was absolutely shameful. Unsurprisingly, the FA's initial indication is that it will take no action.

While I feel for the Wolves fans ("£42 to see the reserves"), the implications are far more serious for the Premier League.

The whole premise of any league system is that all clubs field the team with the best chance of getting the best result against every other team in the league. (It is not like 'sacrificing' a Carling Cup tie.) Otherwise, it's not a level playing field for all the teams in the league. Effectively, Man Utd were effectively gifted 3 points from kick off and every other club in the league has a legitimate complaint here.

Wolves should be docked points, and the match replayed. Won't happen of course.

Bit by bit, the self interest of the clubs are destroying *our* game. And those who are supposed to govern the game are letting it happen.

The Premier League - best league in the world?

I don't mean to start a fight, but I'm just listening to George Lamb, and finding his show quite entertaining. I used to think he was absolutely rubbish, but I now think I may have been wrong.

Has the world changed, or have I changed?

One of my co-workers asked me yesterday ... whatever happened to the Friday Afternoon Disco?

Did it get overtaken by Spotify, or was it stopped 'for legal reasons'?

As the Blog is turning into something of a Word community message board, with diverse requests for assistance ....

Anyone been to see the Peter Pan show in Hyde Park / Kensington Gardens? How good / bad is it, and is it worth the money? What ages is it suitable for? It seems to have had some very mixed reviews.

Next week, I'll be advertising a second hand mountain bike for sale.

I'm generally not a fan of broadsheet music journos writing deliberately provocative opinion pieces to elicit a reaction, but this just about nails it for me:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-stone...

... was terrific at the Barbican last night.

Not the best quality recording and taken from a different gig, but this should give you a flavour:

Anyone else seen DB on this tour and can back me up?

BTW, start spreading the news, Thom Yorke, Thom Yorke was sitting a few rows behind us. Hopefully, he was taking notes.

Not sure whether it's because it's seen as a bit too middle class or whether it's because a rival publication sponsors one of the stages, but I've seen no mention of Latitude on the blog.

Interesting line up this year. Anyone going and, if so, which acts are they looking forward to most?

I'll open the bidding with:

Phoenix
!!!
Datarock
The Vaselines
Amazing Baby
and, inevitably, The Passion Pit

This is rather exciting news:

http://www.nme.com/news/mazzy-star/45932

... and in case you need reminding how good she was:

Anyone else completely bemused by Wimbledon and the public hysteria surrounding players (British) and a sport that they don't seem to give two stuffs about for 50 other weeks of the year?

Meh.