...today's front-page Daily Star headline. British journalism - best (and most surreal ?) in the world. This "All Tomorrow's Parties" thing. I must admit, I wasn't keen. Same venue, some of the same faces, perhaps even the same ruthlessly inefficient staff - but, a B&S-inspired event without any members of B&S ? One can't help but be reminded of the lame Police Academy sequels - tragically lacking Steve Guttenberg's easy charm, unconventional good looks and masterly comic. Timing. However, Joss threw his kitten amongst the vultures when he dropped the following names like so much confetti:

Stereolab Laika Tindersticks High Llamas Plaid Salaryman

Which means it's more akin to a Police Academy sequel written by Donald Barthelme and PG Wodehouse, starring Chris Morris, Steve Buscemi and Janeane Garofalo and directed by Hal Hartley, David Hare, Hartley the Hare and Dave Lee Travis. All a bit futurist avant-retro neo-bonkers for a double-decker bus to be appropriate this time though; monorail to the coast, anyone ? Erlend Hammer signed off a debut post with:

and the next vi-de-o was by Belly.

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