Google have got pictures of my house…and probably yours.

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I wasn’t much of a Smashing Pumpkins fan, although a passing interest in a couple of their videos gave me some sort of trigger when I saw that the lead singer Billy Corgan was releasing a solo album - ‘The Future Embrace’, and I’m always one who will listen to anything once. Its a cool [...]

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I’m unclean a libertineAnd every time you vent your spleenI seem to lose the power of speechYou’re slipping slowly from my reachYou grow me like an evergreenYou never see the lonely me at all
I…Take the plan, spin it sidewaysI…FallWithout you, I’m NothingWithout you, I’m nothingWithout you, I’m nothingTake the plan, spin it sidewaysWithout you, I’m [...]

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…after an excellent trip, loads to catch up on! Seattle is a lovely place, great countryside framing a lovely city, the weather was pretty good (warm most days, with one day of rainy weather). The food was great, and my flights there and back were near perfect (getting upgraded BOTH ways does help a bit). [...]

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especially if you happened to be trapped in a cinema and forced to watch the new Vin Diesel film - The Pacifier. I shouldn’t be so harsh really, it was indeed very funny - if completely predictable in its script and ending. Its a disney film, so you cannot expect too much off the beaten [...]

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Series of BMX riders ripping it in Moscow…great photos (from flickr)

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this is the new Nokia phone - the N91 - which is being dubbed, the IPOD killer. Now, since I have learnt to hate my IPOD (battery life, scratches etc) - I would definately be early in the queue for one of these babies. Now, if any marketing people, or PR people at Nokia (or [...]

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and neither could I - as Shepherds Bush Empire was absolutely packed last night for Turin Brakes only date in London on their short UK tour. This was timed to coincide with their third album - Jackinabox - which was recently released - and reached number 5 in the charts.

Our seats weren’t superb - we [...]

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This is an absolute beauty of an album - really a great example of how to take people on a musical journey. Sawnhey has long been regarded as one of the most creative of young asian artists in the UK, and this album is a superb snapshot of his talent. Opening with some gentle, relaxing tracks [...]

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I’ve polished off a good pile of movies recently - and forgot to mention them all - so heres 4 of them, with very quick reviews.

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