2008-11-28UTC06:45:26What bands would you like to see play Folkestone?Interesting and mysterious, someone has a reason for asking in this thread what bands would you like to come to Folkestone..? Anyone care to chip in? Being at least vaguely realistic, I nominate The Magic Numbers, Super Furry Animals, David Devant an... 2008-11-28UTC06:40:35This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?Who I would like to come to Folkestone (again in some cases):The Cure (ha!)The Magic NumbersSuper Furry AnimalsDavid Devant and his Spirit WifeBelle and SebastianSuede (maybe they'll get back together soon)This is not for Zoo Thousand / ZOO9 is it? T... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11767/This+page+only+gets+responded+to+every+few+months%2C+but+I+could+run+a+poll+on+the+home+page+if+you%27re+interested...+Who+should+play+Folkestone%3F"><img alt="This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?" src="http://static.flickr.com/95/254850902_0122217ed3_m.jpg" /></a>2007-07-21UTC09:51:54Quiz actionDidn't go see the band in Hythe last night, did the quiz at The Grand instead. It's an easy one, so though we did quite well, we didn't do well enough. We dropped six questions out of 36, two on our vital joker round, so no meal for four prize for us... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10340/Quiz+action">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-10-07UTC04:08:32Popex redesignWas planning to have my redesign of popex live today, but there are 8 minutes to go before I leave, and it's not ready, had all sorts of computer issues today... do I hurl it live before five? I think that's the best way, pick up the pieces after the... 2005-06-08UTC12:25:51Best Gigs EverHmm, having no joy tracking down the full 100 of Time Out's best london gigs chart they did last issue, but prompted by a thread on PopExcellent I've had a think about my top five gigs... I'm sure I'll think of more later and strike these out...1. Bl... 2005-05-10UTC10:40:01Pub golfAs part of my round up of the weekend, as I am reminded different bits of it at different times, here is the order of drinking of the pub golf in Exeter on Saturday... we played some real golf first, some pitch and putt anyway, and I thought I did av... 2004-06-30UTC01:32:27No-one told me Stokey would be like thisWorking from home again today, and there's someone playing Metallica out in the back garden (downstairs or next door), what's that all about? I don't want to put my stereo on as it'll look like I'm competing with them. I thought it was all new agey r... 2003-12-03UTC07:30:24Belle and Sebastian @ London AstoriaWell, this is the day we've picked, hope it's a good 'un...2003-12-03UTC09:53:36Is this a virus?Spotted a few of these in the logs, seems to be someone legitimately requesting a page, and then their browser is scanning the server for some other stuff, looking for a weakness I guess... so why would the browser do this? Is it a virus, or some sor... 2003-11-14UTC02:32:00Belle and Sebastian Tickets<a href="http://www.wayahead.com/livegigpopex/price.asp?filler1=livegigpopex&code=91951">London Astoria</a> just went on sale <a href="http://www.wayahead.com/livegigpopex/price.asp?filler1=livegigpopex&code=91951">here</a>, get in quick! 2003-09-28UTC10:25:24More Belle and Sebastian TicketsBelle and Sebastian @ City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Tue 2 Dec) [info / details]Belle & Sebastian @ Astoria, London (Wed 3 Dec) [info / details]Belle & Sebastian @ Astoria, London (Thu 4 Dec) [info / details]Belle & Sebastian @ Astoria, Londo... 2003-09-24UTC09:41:42Belle and Sebastian ticketsLets see if I can do the same trick I've done with The Darkness, by reposting all Belle and Sebastian dates up here as they go on sale...Belle And Sebastian @ USHER HALL, EDINBURGH (Sun 14 Dec)More tickets on my ... 2003-09-24UTC09:41:07Lucas ArmsLucas Arms is a great pub, if it wasn't in Kings Cross I'd go there more. Gig was good, packed out, they are a bit like Belle and Sebastian, but they're tighter live. The support I saw was Sister Vanilla, aggressive girl fronted indie, a bit frighten... 2003-09-24UTC09:10:46My brane hurtsSaw Camera Obscura last night, they were good. I think. Drank quite a lot. My main impression is that while it is fair to compare them to Belle and Sebastian, they seemed much tighter live than them. They, than, them, that sounds clumsy, can someone ... 2003-09-22UTC06:48:36Oyster Card PARANOIATalking about the weather seems to be a tradition on the weblogs, I've seen a lot of people have links to "times they've mentioned the weather" etc, how odd. Anyway, where the bloody hell did that rain come from? And me without a jacket today. It pla... 2002-04-24UTC10:48:54Glastonbury, Sold Out!Ooh, Glastonbury has sold out... anyone know where there are more tickets? Wayahead have none now. Isn't the lineup supposed to be confirmd when all the tickets are gone? Oh, apparently Ticketweb have none either. Anyway, thisis the lineup, as swiped... 2002-01-31UTC05:18:04Belle and Sebastian tourBelle and Sebastian's official site reports a TOUR! This is QUITE EXCITING!They play:April 1st Edinburgh Usher Hall April 2nd Manchester ApolloApril 3rd London Brixton AcademyClick here to get your tickets!If it sells out in the next five minutes I'l... 2002-01-23UTC02:46:07Lovely lovey isobelLovely Lovely Isobel out of Belle And The Sebastians was in Waxy's Little Sister, the pub on the corner of Wardour Street and Lisle Street last night (22 Jan 2002), about 7 O'Clock, and so was I!We weren't there together though, she was with some act... 2001-12-11UTC11:55:05Lord of the Rings ReviewDo you remember the last time you heard applause at the cinema? Seemed to happen all the time when I was a kid, whooping and cheering as the opening titles rolled up the screen. This was Hampshire, so possibly it was the wonder of electricity that pe... 2001-05-15UTC03:52:46Another one bites the dustIndustry sources report that Amen have also cancelled all their UK tour dates...So, are we going to have a sweepstake on who will be the next to announce it? Belle and Sebastian anyone?Also, what category would you put Amen in, are they "nu metal" or... 2001-05-11UTC02:02:56Belle and Sebastian DatesWith thanks to dedicated Stuart Murdoch stalker Idleberry, we have rest of the Belle and Sebastian English at last...Scarborough Futurist Theatre (June 26th)Preston Guildhall (27th)London Royal Albert Hall (29th)Cardiff St David's Hall (July 1st)Birm... 2001-04-26UTC02:32:00Belle and Sebastian tour datesNo, not the English dates, sorry, here are the Scottish dates that everyone else ran with a couple of days ago:Saturday 9 June - Dunoon Queens HallSunday 10 June - Perth City HallMonday 11 June - Dunfermline Carnegie HallThursday 14 June - Aberdeen M... 2001-03-16UTC04:34:35A gig for the cockneysIf you're not going to Kylie Minogue, Soft Cell, Westlife, or any of the other sold out extravaganzae in the capital, then I've got a lovely selection box of indie pop for you tomorrow. If you're near to East London.There are four bands play tomorrow... 2000-12-29UTC03:30:48Villain of the Year #6Macy Gray - rubbish, overrated and badly dressed. See also At The Drive In, Madonna, Belle and Sebastian, Badly Drawn Boy, and a cast of millions...These results will hopefully be posted on the site every 3 hours, starting on Boxing Day, and taking u... 2000-12-19UTC07:22:33Those nominationsYour nominations (for artist of the year, of next year, hero, and villain of the year) have been coming in quick and fast, but it'd be REALLY HELPFUL if you could say why you're nominating them...Send them to nominations@popex.com.So far we've had th... 2000-08-08UTC09:07:36Chart of Noise IIFor all punters currently playing popEx, here is the top ten bands:RadioheadTravisOasisBlink 182EminemBelle and SebastianBack Street BoysRHCPManicsBlurThis info was provided as a news story, as a punter asked... this chart will soon be available in t... 2000-08-03UTC10:43:47Snow Patrol and Belle and Sebastian live tonightIf you're in Dublin tonight, check out Richard Colburn from Belle and Sebastian will DJing and Snow Patrol and Estel (Mogwai, but girls, apparently) playing live at SCREAMADELICA, Temple Bar Music Centre. 7.30 til 2.30, 8.50 to get in, but that's pos... 2000-07-18UTC05:51:47More Tedious Stats...Who do you reckon the favourite band among new signups is at the moment? It's only ALICE COOPER!!! Here are the top 10...Alice Cooper TravisEminemDr DreAshRadioheadS Club 7WestlifeBelle and SebastianRobbie WilliamsA good turnout for the snakey one is... 2000-07-07UTC03:05:05Still haven't found what I'm looking forHere's a list of "what people where searching for when they found popex.com by accident", if that makes any sense...coldplaybomfunk mcsgirl thingatbbelle and sebastianjj72Eminemrichard blackwoodmadison avenuecraig davidMake any sense? No, good. It ha... 2000-05-25UTC09:45:46Kathryn Williams @ SpitzI went to see Kathryn Williams last night, she has a GRATE voice, if you like that Beth Orton sorta thing...The drummer from Hefner was one support, doing his solo acoustic guitar songy stuff. It would have been REAL funny if he'd just done a big dru... 2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaKaraoke as a warm up act? Or was it Franz Ferdinand? We went in late and missed all that, but a friend of a friend did get up and sing Lazy Line Painter Jane with the band.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-23UTC04:31:04Brixton Academy17.502008-05-23UTC06:07:23Ten RoomsNot a gig, a weird press conference thing. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2094/Ten+Rooms">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-18UTC12:48:08Camber SandsBelle and Sebastian etc, the forerunner to All Tomorrow's Parties. Got very drunk.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2106/Camber+Sands">Rated 3.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-09-19UTC10:48:59Manchester Town HallWent to both nights, but not the extra afternoon show they did. Shambolic, but fun2006-09-19UTC10:48:59Manchester Town HallBelle & Sebastian2005-11-07UTC09:29:52Union ChapelPaid 5x over the odds for a ticket, but we had to get in. Got in the aftershow too, there was just us and Jarvis Cocker there. Ooh did I drop another name?...