Feb
4
The Beeb ponders open source . . .
February 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
An e-Mail from the depths of Novell, the world’s second largest open source company, wings its way to me on the day Microsoft Windows Vista is released; the author has written to a bunch of folks in his department . . .
Apr
4
One Two Three Four
April 4, 2006 | Leave a Comment
One Two Three Four are yet more offspring of the superfecund Hamburg scene. Their fans like to compare them to the Libertines which is reasonably accurate but I’d say this bunch are mired a bit further in the past than them — the Kinks is a more accurate comparison. It’s hard to get excited about […]
Nov
4
Interview with Carole Tongue
November 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Carole Tongue was an MEP for 15 years spending time between her constituency, Brussels and Strasbourg. For two of those years she was also deputy leader of the UK Labour Party in the European Parliament. She is an advocate of Charter 88 who campaign for a written constitution for the United Kingdon by 2010, has […]
Aug
4
Interview with Des Brownlee
August 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Uncle Pauly spoke with Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and, at the time, the youngest MP in Holyrood. The interview was conducted just a month after the July ’05 London bombings.
Apr
4
Toten Hosen
April 4, 2005 | Comments Off on Toten Hosen
In compiling my Kraut Pop guide I wanted to introduce any English-speaking music fans to a narrow slice of German popular music. Keeping each section succint and to the point was my aim but the thing about the Hosen is that they’ve been there and done it all – two paragraphs ain’t gonna do them […]