Know Your Enemy "Like most creative musicians, Matt Friedberger is not a fan of Radiohead and most of their chart busters ... Matt has not heard the Radiohead song about Harry Patch, but if he did, he is sure he wouldn't like it. No doubt Radiohead...

Second time lucky? It's very much swings and roundabouts for my friend Ali - on the one hand his novel The Girl With Glass Feet narrowly failed to make the shortlist for the Guardian's First Book Award, but on the other congratulations are due for its...

Kart beat Aching hands, aching arms, aching legs - I'd forgotten that karting could be quite so gruelling on the body. The occasion was my brother's 30th, and despite initial trepidation and a crippling hangover I surprised myself in the heat,...

(Field) music to my ears Good news for all right-thinking fans of erudite British guitar pop: Field Music's hiatus is over - and how, with the release of a double album, Field Music (Measure), scheduled for 15th February. Also spotted on recent...

The rise of the machines JAPANDROIDS / 4 OR 5 MAGICIANS / WILLIAM, LONDON MADAME JOJO'S, 27TH OCTOBER 2009 Tell someone you're off to Madame Jojo's in Soho for the night and they'd be forgiven for thinking you'll be spending the evening naked and...