Archive for February, 2007
Why the Weakened Team Mr Wenger?
One of the benefits of Chelsea’s multi-million pound backing over recent seasons has been to revive the ailing League Cup after several seasons of decline. With trophies at such a premium, teams are forced to take the tournament seriously again, and we only have to look at what winning the competition meant to Manchester United [...]
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Tags: arsenal, arsene wenger, chelsea, football
52 Week CD Challenge – January
After realising that I had bought I relatively meagre amount of new CDs over the last twelve months I decided to set myself the challenge of getting something different every week for the duration of 2007. Here is a review of January’s selection:
Week 1: Pulp – This Is Hardcore (1998)
I really wasn’t sure what to [...]
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Tags: album, cast, elbow, indie, muse, pulp
Window on the World
Has the BBC’s desire to break down the barriers between itself and its audience gone to far? When I was in Coventry with my mate Matt the other day we passed the new BBC Coventry and Warwickshire studios. Both of us being radio nerds we pressed our faces keenly against the massive glass front hoping [...]
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Tags: bbc, coventry, radio
Brit Awards 2007
With everyone’s favourite music industry shindig taking place tonight I thought it would be wrong not to make a few wildly inaccurate predictions:
British Male Solo Artist
Will Win: Paolo Nutini
Should Win: Jarvis Cocker
British Female Solo Artist
Will Win: Lily Allen
Should Win: -
British Group
Will Win: Arctic Monkeys
Should Win: Kasabian
British Album
Will Win: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People [...]
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Tags: brit awards, radio, tv
Snow
When I got up this morning I was genuinely excited to see a generous coating of snow on the ground. Coming from Cambridge, which has just about the lowest average rainfall in England, snow of any kind is quite an event and I did feel a bit like a child as I stood just watching [...]
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Tags: snow
When Will I Be Famous?
Last night I was flicking through the channels on our television with my house-mate Dave and my friend Matt when we stumbled across Graham Norton’s latest show ‘When Will I Be Famous?’. Ordinarily this would have been the perfect excuse to reach for the off-switch and go and play a bit of Pro, however I’m [...]
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Tags: graham norton, tv
