The Mighty Boosh Live

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, 26/11/08.

The Boosh have been together almost ten years now, so it has hardly been a meteoric rise, but for a comedy duo to play an arena tour is still mighty impressive.

The question on most fans lips was, however, would the pairing of Noel Fielding and Julian Barret’s unique style of psychedelic, irreverent story telling translate to a stage that even the biggest of rock bands can disappear on? Read more

20 Years at the Forefront of Fashion

The Clothes Show Live 2008

It’s coming up to that time of year again where 500 leading fashion and beauty brands and thousands of shopaholics come together in style to celebrate the return of the Clothes Show Live. Read more

The Legend of the LBD

Audrey Hepburn

Coco Chanel introduced the first ‘LBD’ in 1926, of utterly simple design. Her fashion took the 20’s by storm with fresh, updated, new ideas, the usual being simplistic neutrals, with the LBD breaking the mould. Read more

My Life with M.E.

As always Ellie, a bubbly West highland terrier, greets me with excitement, jumping up and giving me her paws, demanding a belly rub. Lynn laughs and manages to pull her away. It is early on a Saturday and there isn’t the usual buzz of activity in the house. Once Ellie is satisfied she has been given enough attention we settle at the table. Read more

Alan Kelly and the Dogs of Tralee

My friends seem to think old music became old because it had been done to death.

The songs somehow got so tiresome people stopped doing it and forever put it in the category of overdone, “I’m sure it was interesting at the time, but we’ve moved on since yesteryear, we want something original.”

I disagree. With the ever more familiar repetitive nature, bands that look like they’re sponsored by top man and a ‘whacky’ name to be a real band are constantly hailed as the new ‘new’ by doing the same thing, at least that’s all I can hear. The same thing. Read more

20/20 the future of cricket?

England may have lost the winner takes it all $20m match against the Stanford Superstars but it can’t be underestimated the affect Twenty20 has had on the game of cricket not only in England but all around the world.

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Xperience rules, OK

Professional snowboarders, skateboarders and BMX riders entertained visitors to the Beaconsfield sight in Tynemouth recently during the Xperience 08 extreme sports festival.

Riders who are tipped to be the future of British talent displayed their technical skill and finesse with an indoor half pipe, skate park and an outdoor ‘real snow’ quarter pipe. Read more

Hitter is back but the Bomber is blown away

It was a tale of contrasting fortunes as Junior Witter and Danny Williams, two of the biggest names in British boxing, attempted to reignite their careers at The York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday.

Witter, 34, looked impressive as he knocked out Argentine, Victor Hugo Castro, in the third round, but Williams, 35, was woeful as he was humiliated by the unknown Pole Albert Sosnowski in less than eight rounds. Read more

Yuvraj fights the pain to punish England

A rampant India thrashed England by 158 runs in the first one day international in Rajkot on Friday. India posted a massive 387 for 5, the highest ever one day total scored against England.

In response, the tourists batted poorly, giving away cheap wickets as they were bowled out for 229. England captain Kevin Pieterson was gracious in defeat, admitting “They played super cricket, you’ve got to say well done.” Read more

Yuvraj Destroys England….Again

England were yet again humbled by India as the tourists fell to a 54 run defeat in Indore, in the second one day international on Monday.

As in the first game, it was the devastating Yuvraj Singh who dominated the match, taking four wickets and scoring 118 before being caught behind of the bowling of Stuart Broad. Broad ended with four wickets for 55 runs and batsman Owais Shah hit a knock of 58 but apart from that there was little for England captain Kevin Pieterson to shout about.

“We improved from the last game, lets hope we can improve some more,” said the England skipper, “we need the bowlers to take wickets and the batsmen to score runs.” Read more

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