The thing about going to buy a piece of musical equipment in Denmark Street is that everyone around you is sneering at everyone else. Everyone. Managers, sales assistants, customers, couriers, repairers. Everyone is looking at everyone else, and thinking “Ha ha. You think that by buying that item, you're going to end up being famous.” I know I was doing it, 30 minutes ago, probably at about half a dozen people. And people were looking at me and doing it, including the guy who sold me the item. After loitering around there for a while, it starts becoming very funny. Not especially pleasant, but funny nonetheless.
Alright? I'm the technology columnist for The Independent, and have written stuff for The Observer, the Radio Times, The Guardian, Olive, Zeppotron and many others, on subjects as scintillating as crumpets, Morrissey and data centres. I've written a book about wasting time on the internet called FWD This Link, and another called The Next Big Thing which is a history of things that seemed like a good idea at the time. I sometimes go on the radio, too.
I've been in so many terrible bands I've lost count, but these days I play with Scritti Politti, Gentlemen's Agreement, Keith John Adams and occasionally Frank Sidebottom. There's more information about me here. Sorry about that.
I've been in so many terrible bands I've lost count, but these days I play with Scritti Politti, Gentlemen's Agreement, Keith John Adams and occasionally Frank Sidebottom. There's more information about me here. Sorry about that.
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