"Cough Cough" - Everything Everything

Had a great day on Sunday at Jodrell Bank seeing Johnny Marr and New Order. Fab venue for a gig, great atmosphere and really well organised - of course helped by the superb weather! Johnny Marr's solo stuff really isn't doing it for me although the Smiths songs he played went down a storm. New Order were as ever excellent, and the light show and projections onto the Lovell telescope were amazingly good. Will definitely look to see who's on there next year - think they've had Elbow, Weller and The Flaming Lips in the past?

Last night's Game Of Thrones. Wow .... just wow. Having not (yet) read the books I never saw THAT coming - took me a good 30 mins to digest it properly afterwards! Outstanding stuff - easily the best thing on TV by a country mile for me.

Am on it (Jodrell Bank)! Also off to see The Gaslight Anthem in March 28th, got tickets for Jake Bugg at the Empress Ballroom way off in November as I missed the 53 Degrees one due to work. Saw Everything Everything a couple of weeks ago - fantastic gig by a great band. Don't think they'll be playing venues as small as Academy 2 for much longer!

Yep, me too. Off to Band Of Skulls tonight, then Orbital on Friday too....

Saw Jack White at the Empress Ballroom last night - fantastic. All female band (The Peacocks) who were superb, and he played stuff right through his back catalogue from The White Stripes, through the Raconteurs and Dead Weather to his solo stuff. Great venue too, looked to have been done up since last time I went. Great night all round!

Went to see The Civil Wars at the Apollo last night - breathtakingly good. Did a fantastic version of 'Sour Times' by Portishead too. Great stuff.

Got tickets to see Jack White at the Empress Ballroom, The Civil Wars at the Apollo and Orbital at 53 Degrees - looking forward to them all! Great new album by The XX out now too, just a shame that they've not yet announced any gigs in the North-West yet.

The Look Of Love - ABC

I though Avatar was poor when it came out - great effects but it's just a complete rip-off of Dances With Wolves set in space. The Dark Knight Rises is excellent though.

Grinderman - No Pussy Blues

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Catch The Sun - Doves

Oh hell yeah - cannot f*#king wait!

Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart

Cast - Free Me

Another plus vote for Prometheus. As mentioned before there are some big plot holes but overall it's a good film. The 2 hours flew by, and on IMAX and 3D it looks incredible. If you're thinking it's going to be a horror film like Alien, or an all out action film like Aliens you might be disappointed - it tries to be a bit more cerebral than that and on the whole succeeds for me. 8/10

Nice one, enjoy! Seen them about 4 times over 20-odd years and they've always been good. Was tempted but I've cleared June's schedule in anticipation of the 3rd coming on the 29th ....

Jamie's Italian in Manchester, really good food and surprisingly decently priced. The building itself (the old Midland bank on King Street) has been renovated but sympathetically and without losing its character. They've even made a function room out of the vault! I hate to say it because the man himself can be a bit knobular - but it's "pukka".

U2 - With Or Without You

Couldn't agree more. Last night's episode was awesome - that good that I want to watch it again tonight! I've seen much worse films than that single episode, and the series as a whole is pretty much the best thing I've seen on TV. My wife has read the first 3-and-a-half books, and while they offer much more depth and there are some extra flourishes to the story it generally follows closely.

New Order - World In Motion

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - The Smiths

The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton

The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve