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CAR2D2

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After a spate of breakins in the company car park, some employees took the issue of automotive security way too seriously...

Chester French

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Tonights Chester French gig at Botanique's Rotonde was short, around 45 minutes, sweet and highly enjoyable. And with only 60 ish people in the audience, they managed to do what much bigger bands have failed to do here, and got the denizens of Brussels dancing en masse. Meanwhile yours truly did his one man mosh pit impression, pogoing along to the beat like some kind of demented dancing bear. The only track of theirs I'd heard before was She Loves Everybody which I aquired courtesy of a free download . I'll put that to rights later when I give the album I bought after the gig, Love the Future , a spin. Not a bad buy for 5 euros, signed by the dude with the mike. The band were formed by Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach at Harvard University in 2003 and are named after the sculptor Daniel Chester French, who among other things designed the statue at the Lincoln memorial. A piece of trivia for the geek files - Chester French were one of the first bands to promote themselves

Todays video is brought to you by the letter 'B'.

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Brighton seems to be a musical Mecca in Britain at the moment. Brakes, British Sea Power and one of my favorite bands of the moment, Bat for Lashes. They do like the letter 'B' in Brighton. Check out this video of the band from the David Letterman show. Natasha Khan has a great voice and Two Suns is a great album.

The Hangover

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Every once in a while a movie comes along that makes you laugh like a drain from start to finish. Old School was the last film to hit all the relevant funny bones, so it's apt that the latest injection of mirth should come from the same stable. The Hangover is the story of the stag party to end all stag parties, a lost groom, a tiger a chicken and iron Mike Tyson. Throw in roller girl herself Heather Graham, some excellent totally un-PC gags and a funny as feck script and you're on a winner. Warning, don't drink while watching this or your beverage will shoot out your nostrils as you roll around the floor laughing your socks off. Highly recommended.

Breakfast Of Champions

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In search of petit dejeuner this fine Brussels sunday morning I googled my way to this fine breakfast emporium at Place Luxembourg, Le Pain Quotidien. A basket full of lovely breads, a selection of spreadables (jams, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) and a soft boiled egg washed down with a coffee. Aahhh, now on with the day!

Tickets To Ride

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I think I'm gonna be sad, think it's today... Well I was a bit on Friday night when I failed in my attempt to get a ticket to see the excellent Yo La Tengo at Botanique. Not wanting to maintain a maudlin mood for too long, and to avoid future disapointments of a giggish nature, I decided to get one step ahead of the game and purchase some concert tickets. First up next Tuesday is Chester French . I noticed they were playing Botanique, checked them out on-line and having discovered they have a good rep, decided to check them out. I came across The Dirty Projectors listening to their collaboration with David Byrne on the indie compilation Dark Was The Night . Any band favoured by Mr Psycho Killer has got to be worth a punt, as is the aforementioned compilation, which is most excellent by the way. Rounding off this little trilogy of musical delight is a subtle harmonic band from blighty. Quiet, introspective music from the godfathers of folk... Only kidding, I'm sure Motörhe

Brutal Legend

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Hmmm Brutal Legends...Gratuitous violence, check. Jack Black, check. Large breasted floozies, check. Fantasy setting, check. Lemmy, I gotta have me that game when it comes out.