Mark Dixon

Got the culture sport on, 1 Oct 2007

Douglas Coupland gets the geek culture spot on with this book, but unfortunately, the story just isn't very good. A bit of a missed opportunity.

Best Stereophonics Album, 19 July 2005

If you're new to the Stereophonics, you may not have heard their debut. They didn't get huge until 'The Bartender and the Thief' came out. If you haven't heard it, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it as its by far their best album.

Its quite a raw and rocky sound, but the phonics have never been able to match the raw energy of this album. The songwriting is open and honest and guitars loud. Anyone who saw Live8 will testify that 'Local Boy in the Photograph' went down a storm and thats the kind of album this is.

If you've ever liked a Stereophonics tune and you don't have this buy it now.