Culture picks

THX1138

THX1138 suggests

Fleet Foxes at the Roundhouse in late Feb

Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

http://tinyurl.com/73sr8v

Slumdog Millionaire (Don't listen to Clive it's great with a V cool soundtrack.

MIA paper planes from the Soundtrack

http://tinyurl.com/8te6fw

Grace Jones at the Roundhouse week after next.

Pull to My Bumper

http://tinyurl.com/7h4ydu

Full 12" version

Joaquín Cortés at the Roundhouse in late Feb

http://tinyurl.com/8gfaov

The New Animal Collective Album

Merriweather Post Pavilion

http://tinyurl.com/a7fdde

Bluish from the album a masterpiece of melody & harmony.

Kind of Blue 50th anniversary gig at Ronnie Scott's this week

http://tinyurl.com/8cpjog

Miles Davis- So What

http://tinyurl.com/9tvf5f

Perfect.

Burnt By the Sun at The National Thearte

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/burntbythesun

Well that's what I'm up to the next month or so, with an Arsenal match or two thrown in.

Paul B

I certainly fancy seeing "Slumdog Millionaire" and despite Winslets vomit inducing acceptance gush at the Globes, "Revolutionary Road" appeals. Must see;- Mickey Rourkes "The Wrestler" Cruises "Valkyrie" Sheens "Frost/Nixon"

On the TV front, I cannot see beyond tonights opening editions of 24 season 7.Jack is back, nuff said.

Art- looking forward to upcoming Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery I believe.

Music: Looking forward to seeing Richard Thompson at the New Theatre in Oxford.

Sport: 6 nations , we`ll see if Johnson can turn England round. Can Murray win a `slam - I think he can. However, the Ashes completely dominate my thoughts, anyone got a Lords Test or two they don`t need/want?

THX1138

And How could I forget

Frost V Nixon

http://tinyurl.com/6d6s53

Peter Morgan's brilliant play transfers from the Donmar to the big screen with great success thanks to fine performances from the original actors Frank Langella & Michael Sheen & masterful directing from Ron Howard, a must for all you polticos out there.

THX1138

Paul B thanks for heads up on Jack B just dashed down & set the Sky+, also I love Richard Thompson must get tickets.

Dad's Gonna Kill Me. (Dad is Baghdad)

http://tinyurl.com/8kz4rr

The best song about Iraq & from a GI's POV.

"At least we're winning on the Fox evening News". Great line

I read an Interview with Richard Thompson he got the idea & the slang from reading GI blogs, before the Pentagon started banning & censoring them all.

Still some good reading at

The Blog of War- Blackfive

http://www.blackfive.net/main/2006/09/the_blog_of_war.html

Not as good as it was though.

Sean

it was brilliant on stage (Frost Nixon). Let's hope it translates to film.

THX1138

Sean- It does, in spades