Interesting programme last night by Derren Brown n, exploring the willingness of spiritual/New Age/alien-abductionist/evangelicals in the US to accept Brown (under assumed identities) as a possessor of spiritual abilities, which of course fit with their particular school. To his credit Brown did not …

I think I’ve mentioned that I’m playing this Sunday night with the G at the Listening Room, the Blue Blazer in Spittal St, near the Usher Hall.  His tunes are snappy and memorable.

The G is also running some classes which you might find …

I had to pass this on. I’m collecting some lyrics for the Out of the Bedroom site. Tommy MacKay sent me some for his song My Beautiful Ninja, which contain this wonderful rhyme (for which a Scottish accent is necessary to make ‘beer’ a two-syllable …

The Full Moon Club, in a spirit that was not entirely serious, gave out awards last night for 2004, including ‘Biggest Band Slut’ (Fritz), ‘Best Performer with any number of strings’ (William Mysterious) and ‘Best Import’ (Electra). With due gravity and humility I accepted the …

If you like abstract thought, take a dip into this: 120 intellectuals were asked ‘What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it’?'  The results are here at The Edge.org , and there’s a more accessible synopsis of some of them …