CLUB . . . You're wrong and you don't even know it !

There's a free party at the Custard Factory, electro in the main room, beats and breaks outside and drumnbass in the kitchen...

Paul said he will be at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath tomorrow from 7.30.

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Paul says he will be celebrating his birthday on Saturday afternoon at the Coach & Horses. I don't know if eating is customary here or not or whether its purely solid drinking.

The weather forecast for Saturday is Heavy Showers but at 11 degrees it won't be absolutely freezing and the visibility will be good.

I'm going to Lisbon, you should come too.

I got flights for £33 return and am stopping in this rather nice looking hostel for €20 per night.

I'm going to Lisbon, you should come too.

I got flights for £33 return and am stopping in this rather nice looking hostel for €20 per night.

I'm going to Lisbon, you should come too.

I got flights for £33 return and am stopping in this rather nice looking hostel for €20 per night.

I'm going to Lisbon, you should come too.

I got flights for £33 return and am stopping in this rather nice looking hostel for €20 per night.

I'm going to Lisbon, you should come too.

I got flights for £33 return and am stopping in this rather nice looking hostel for €20 per night.

I'm going to Lisbon, you should come too.

I got flights for £33 return and am stopping in this rather nice looking hostel for €20 per night.

I'm going to Rome in May if anyone fancies the italian Sónar.

www.dissonanze.it

I'm going to Rome in May if anyone fancies the italian Sónar.

www.dissonanze.it

And it is Bank Holiday. Therefore staying in is prohibited by official decree.

It's my birthday. David is not invited.

And it is Bank Holiday. Therefore staying in is prohibited by official decree.

Expensive I know, but looks very good.

http://summersoundsystem.gatecrasher.com/

£120 for a weekend ticket

Also looks good, Very good in fact and a damn site cheaper than Gatecrasher. £30 for the weekend ticket.

http://www.dottodotfestival.co.uk/

Its also on in Notts, but I would prefer to go to Bristol as its a city I have only visited once?

What does everybody think? I'll put it in a poll.

And it is Bank Holiday. Therefore staying in is prohibited by official decree.

Expensive I know, but looks very good.

http://summersoundsystem.gatecrasher.com/

£120 for a weekend ticket

Also looks good, Very good in fact and a damn site cheaper than Gatecrasher. £30 for the weekend ticket.

http://www.dottodotfestival.co.uk/

Its also on in Notts, but I would prefer to go to Bristol as its a city I have only visited once?

What does everybody think? I'll put it in a poll.

And it is Bank Holiday. Therefore staying in is prohibited by official decree.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

It will be hot and sunny and there will be nice beaches with plenty to bars and oodles of things to see and do but it will no doubt be hell and I'll be wishing every day I was back at work in Burton or trudging through the rain to the Country Girl for a night huddled under the heaters whilst people yell global socio/political doubleplus truths down my ears.

Still, I shall write and let you share in my misery.

Why would you go and see the Zutons in Manchester when you could go to Barcelona and check out this:

Antipop Consortium (US)
Asstrio (K-Industria/ES)
Basquiat Strings (UK)
Bass Clef (Blank Tapes/UK)
BC vs JC featuring Darren Emerson (UK)
Ben Watt (Buzzin' Fly/UK)
Blackjoy (FR)
Boys Noize (Boysnoize Records/DE)
CaboSanRoque (ES)
Camille (Virgin/FR)
Chacho Brodas (Del Palo/ES)
Chloé (Kill the DJ/FR)
Christopher D Ashley (Sunday Best/UK)
Diplo (Mad Decent/US)
DJ Key (Funky Noise/MA)
DJ Mehdi Vs. A-Trak feat. Kid Sister (FR-US)
El Guincho (Discoteca Océano/ES)

Why would you go and see the Zutons in Manchester when you could go to Barcelona and check out this:

Antipop Consortium (US)
Asstrio (K-Industria/ES)
Basquiat Strings (UK)
Bass Clef (Blank Tapes/UK)
BC vs JC featuring Darren Emerson (UK)
Ben Watt (Buzzin' Fly/UK)
Blackjoy (FR)
Boys Noize (Boysnoize Records/DE)
CaboSanRoque (ES)
Camille (Virgin/FR)
Chacho Brodas (Del Palo/ES)
Chloé (Kill the DJ/FR)
Christopher D Ashley (Sunday Best/UK)
Diplo (Mad Decent/US)
DJ Key (Funky Noise/MA)
DJ Mehdi Vs. A-Trak feat. Kid Sister (FR-US)
El Guincho (Discoteca Océano/ES)

Looks good.

http://www.3wishesfaeryfest.co.uk/index.htm

Why would you go and see the Zutons in Manchester when you could go to Barcelona and check out this:

Antipop Consortium (US)
Asstrio (K-Industria/ES)
Basquiat Strings (UK)
Bass Clef (Blank Tapes/UK)
BC vs JC featuring Darren Emerson (UK)
Ben Watt (Buzzin' Fly/UK)
Blackjoy (FR)
Boys Noize (Boysnoize Records/DE)
CaboSanRoque (ES)
Camille (Virgin/FR)
Chacho Brodas (Del Palo/ES)
Chloé (Kill the DJ/FR)
Christopher D Ashley (Sunday Best/UK)
Diplo (Mad Decent/US)
DJ Key (Funky Noise/MA)
DJ Mehdi Vs. A-Trak feat. Kid Sister (FR-US)
El Guincho (Discoteca Océano/ES)

Looks good.

http://www.3wishesfaeryfest.co.uk/index.htm

Paul wants people to go and watch the Zutons in a forest in Nottinghamshire. It's £26 plus a booking fee of another fiver. Not sure if I actually like the Zutons or not and if I do whether I actually like them enough to pay £31 + accomodation costs to see them.

Anyway you might....

Why would you go and see the Zutons in Manchester when you could go to Barcelona and check out this:

Antipop Consortium (US)
Asstrio (K-Industria/ES)
Basquiat Strings (UK)
Bass Clef (Blank Tapes/UK)
BC vs JC featuring Darren Emerson (UK)
Ben Watt (Buzzin' Fly/UK)
Blackjoy (FR)
Boys Noize (Boysnoize Records/DE)
CaboSanRoque (ES)
Camille (Virgin/FR)
Chacho Brodas (Del Palo/ES)
Chloé (Kill the DJ/FR)
Christopher D Ashley (Sunday Best/UK)
Diplo (Mad Decent/US)
DJ Key (Funky Noise/MA)
DJ Mehdi Vs. A-Trak feat. Kid Sister (FR-US)
El Guincho (Discoteca Océano/ES)

Looks good.

http://www.3wishesfaeryfest.co.uk/index.htm

Jamie Jones, Tristan Da Cunha, Jamie Anderson and Adam Shelton playing some minimalist tech house at the Rainbow Warehouse...it will be full of attractive ladies.

Reggae and house music on the Friday night, The Enemy, Art Brut and some Senagalese Bongo Man Dude and other WOMAD type stuff on the Saturday.

There is a plea for people not to bring alcomohol to the festival??? Where's the fun in an alcohol free misic, or is the plea in order that they can sell more over priced rip off britain festival beer??

Reggae and house music on the Friday night, The Enemy, Art Brut and some Senagalese Bongo Man Dude and other WOMAD type stuff on the Saturday.

There is a plea for people not to bring alcomohol to the festival??? Where's the fun in an alcohol free misic, or is the plea in order that they can sell more over priced rip off britain festival beer??

At Lickey Hills Country Park, 10.45 until 11.30am under the old Scots Pine to the right of the playground. Then on to buffet and beer at the Wildmoor Oak Public House, Wildmoor Oak near Catshill.

If six and half hours solid drinking at the naming ceremony followed by more alcohol at the Paul and Kezza's house isn't enough for you, there is further drinking opportunity later in the evening. My mate Neil (who some of you have met at different festivals) is getting married to Amy (who I don't think any of you have met) at the Custard Factory tomorrow. Tim and Gemma (who most of you know) are coming up from Lowestoft and Matt (former fellow cock basher with a bald head and upwards) is here from Japan for the wedding.

Reggae and house music on the Friday night, The Enemy, Art Brut and some Senagalese Bongo Man Dude and other WOMAD type stuff on the Saturday.

There is a plea for people not to bring alcomohol to the festival??? Where's the fun in an alcohol free misic, or is the plea in order that they can sell more over priced rip off britain festival beer??

Free, in London (well, its not going to be in Brum now is it!)

features

CSS
Jimmy Cliff
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
Dub Pistols featuring Terry Hall and Rodney P
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis
Trojan Soundsystem
Beardyman
KY
Bassekou
Kouyate

http://www.risefestival.org/

Does anyone coming to see some folktronica bands at the Bar Academy? £7

www.transgressiverecords.co.uk

My Bloody Valentine (also better than the Cocteau Twins) are headlining!

My Bloody Valentine (also better than the Cocteau Twins) are headlining!

Pohoda is Slovakian for relax and the festival is an attempt to create an atmosphere where revellers can chill out, let down their hair and unwind. Imagine a weekend at a spa but with the soundtrack of some of the world’s greatest acts.

Even the location is calming: an airport located at the foot of the Strazovske vrchy hills in the beautiful valley of the Vah River. The event amalgamates a variety of arts with sculpting, painting, dance, literature and theatre with music being the proverbial glue that holds it all together.

its in Madrid if you hadn't heard.

My Bloody Valentine (also better than the Cocteau Twins) are headlining!

its in Madrid if you hadn't heard.

My Bloody Valentine (also better than the Cocteau Twins) are headlining!

There is a free showing of comedy shorts at the Library Theatre run by the same people who put on the Telly Savalas does Birmingham and Cliff Richard's Take Me High.

Bar opens at 6pm, films at 7pm. Its free...

Does anyone fancy this festival:

http://bloomfestival.com/

Slightly on the dancey side I suppose but its only £85 and whiteboyswithguitars a lá Summer Sundae can get a bit boring.

Does anyone fancy this festival:

http://bloomfestival.com/

Slightly on the dancey side I suppose but its only £85 and whiteboyswithguitars a lá Summer Sundae can get a bit boring.

Does anyone fancy this festival:

http://bloomfestival.com/

Slightly on the dancey side I suppose but its only £85 and whiteboyswithguitars a lá Summer Sundae can get a bit boring.

I have reached a ripe old age for a monkey, yes I have. Whilst usually birthdays fall on a weeknight (boo!!) I am in the nice position of it being on a Friday. I think I will probably end up in a pub in town somewhere... suggestions?

Some bands have been announced, £100 inc camping. Early bird tickets have sold out.

SUPERGRASS * THE CORAL - ACOUSTIC SET * SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO - LIVE * ROISIN MURPHY * WHITEST BOY ALIVE * LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION * TOM BAXTER * KING CREOSOTE * OF MONTREAL * NINA NASTASIA * JEFFREY LEWIS * RACHEL UNTHANK * DENGUE FEVER

Da Summer Sundae!

and

Da Full Line Up

for current full line up

Hare and Hounds!

Dan not invited.

Hare and Hounds!

Dan not invited.

The Country Girl is looking for rounders teams to take part in their charity funday, is anyone up for a bit ball in the park action, this coming Sunday. We need 8 people for a team.

There will also be a pig roast and beer.

If anyone is interested I'll go and register a team.

Rounders appears to be a no no - anyone fancy going to Custard Factory to dance to New York Disco. Pendulum are also there.

Probably £15 on door.

There is also a Below Party at the Rainbow Warehouse, live music in the garden of the Prince of Wales, Sander Van Doorn at Godskitchen, a free Leftfoot with a french Hip Hop crew at the Hare and Hounds amongst other stuff that is going on this weekend.

Pay ridiculous amounts of money to see the godawful Morcheeba.

Pay ridiculous amounts of money to see the godawful Morcheeba.

Pay ridiculous amounts of money to see the godawful Morcheeba.

My Bloody Valentine to Headline Friday Night

Plus 5th birthday shenanigans and a line up that’s gonna rock your socks off!

Live Acts:

I'll be in my new home in eastern Iceland!

Friday is funny light show and parade day.
Saturday is fireworks day.
Sunday is Kerrangfest dat with the Levellers.

Hopeyfully they'll have some burlesque and ladies writhing around on tables singing 'beat me beat me beat me' again as well.

Hopefully people will actually turn up and watch stuff rather than arriving about an hour before its finished, complaining that this artsfest thing is crap. You know who you are.

Cor...

www.ellenallien.de

Cor...

www.ellenallien.de

Does anyone else fancy coming?

Does anyone else fancy coming?

Techno party disco hot! I'm going to Hamsterdam.

http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Does anyone else fancy coming?

Techno party disco hot! I'm going to Hamsterdam.

http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Does anyone else fancy coming?

Techno party disco hot! I'm going to Hamsterdam.

http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Does anyone else fancy coming?

Techno party disco hot! I'm going to Hamsterdam.

http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Does anyone else fancy coming?