Monday, May 16, 2005

Worst Band Names Ever?

My good friend David Gladwin and I had a long email debate the other day about the worst band names of all time. He reckoned Prefab Sprout deserved the accolade, arguing that the negative vibes associated with these two words actually inhibited their chart success. My own nomination went to Hear'Say - what on earth was that apostrophe all about?

The best online discussion I have read about this vital issue can be found here

Thursday, May 12, 2005

6 May 2005 - Election Verdict

This year's General Election was the first since 1992 that I have not covered from Westminster but I continued to comment on the campaign through a daily commentary on the thisis sites and also through my newspaper columns. You can read my verdict on Mr Blair's underwhelming victory here, on the Newcastle Journal site.