Less than 24 hours since my first proper blog and already I'm upsetting, informing and generally making an impact. It's tough being, well, me.

Woke up just before 4pm (I am so rock - \m/), after going to bed just before 9am, and being woken up at various times due to work phonecalls. Spent the following 3 or 4 hours answering e-mails, responding to outspoken people on here, chatting with Callie and attending to various online bits and bobs.

Ended up leaving the flat just before 8:30 to arrive at Shepherds Bush Empire for 9:15 to catch The Electric Soft Parade and The Cooper Temple Clause, playing their New To Q gig. The former put on a fairly good show, but the audience didn't seem to want to get into it, probably 'cos they were all Coopers fans. So that meant the latter came across much better, probably because at the end of the day they are that bit better and are more likely to hit the dizzy heights of success, in my humble opinion. Third time I've seen them in the last month. Highlights for me were 'Let's Kill Music', 'Amber' and 'Filmmaker'. Watched the set sitting next to a nice guy called Gordon who said he works for Xfm. Another contact in the business to add to the list I guess.

I got into the gig courtesy of Gordon and Paul Kramer, one of the main men behind the forthcoming Hit Sheet music industry magazine. I may aswell tell y'all that I am looking after their website, and although I'm doing so for free I think it's a good move for me because it doesn't require a huge amount of work and is already starting to open doors. Anyway, we'll see how it goes. Paul showed me a mock-up of the magazine and it's looking very nice. First issue is out in a week's time, I believe. Apply for a free sample issue by following the instructions on the messageboard, although to be fair on them (a start-up business), only do so if there's a chance you might actually subscribe.

Listened to Mansun's 'Six' album on the way to the gig and on the way home. How on earth I forgot to play this record to myself in the last six months or so I will never know. It is just amazing.

(Yes, Mansun fans, it's true: OFFICIAL WEBMASTER IN 'NOT LISTENED TO SIX FOR MONTHS' SHOCKER!)

Anyway, since I got back a couple-a-hours ago I've been online for a bit, eaten some nice egg fried rice, updated a Crackout web page, spoken to Callie online and on the phone, chatted about general trivialness and my ex-beard with John (The Red Queen), and found out that ITV Digital sadly have stopped the naughty channels, although Channel 4 have been kind enough to allow E4 and Film Four to continue until May 24th. Why the rest of the channels don't do this (surely they'll make more than enough money from people watching adverts on their channels to cover whatever ITV Digital should have paid them) I do not know. Then again, I do not really care because we have Sky Digital too. We are spoilt.

Right, time to take out my contacts, do some work, watch TV from tonight on video, and watch the sun come up, which is starting to happen quite early, now that we're approaching summer.

P.S. Tim Hill ('culturedgoat') - I saw you dancing to The Electric Soft Parade like a mad hamster. Just thought I should say. Enjoy The White Shites tonight (Thursday - each to their own I guess).