I actually bought this album for it's cover - don't laugh - this is the second time it's worked for me! Wacky, downbeat yet uplifting, Lemonjelly.ky is great to listen to at work, though sometimes I wonder what kind of subliminal messages I'm recieving. Some people may find some of it a bit too sweet, especially the baby-rap in "Homage to Patagonia".

Pot smoking parents and cross-dressing kids. .

Game Con 2002, December 4-5

I can't tell you how much I love this "compendium of retro grooves". A totally spot-on mix of funk and northern soul. Some obscure tunes from well known people like an amazing "B" side from a 1966 Bowie, and the funky title tune from Donovan (yes, really - another "B" side) and some well-known tunes like All Along the Watchtower done by the Brothers and Sisters, a great version of Sunshine of your Love by Long John Baldry or a totally hip take on The Mighty Quinn by Bob Miller and the Millermen. It also features Dancing in the Moonlight and that tune from the Levi's "Twisted" advert.

Very, very funky and loads of Hammond organ. What more could a hippy chick want?

Groovy, man.

Zero 7. Dead sexy and completely gorgeous. What else can I say?

"Bliss, bliss and heaven... it was gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh...Oh, it was wonder of wonders... And then, a bird of like rarest spun heavenmetal, or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now... "

A Clockwork Orange homepage and a Nadsat dictionary (the slang used in the film)

Our work at Creature Labs has often been presented as an example of player-created narrative, which is really just a poncy way of saying there's no story but the game lets people make up their own stories. But somewhere there's a middle ground between full-on sandbox entertainment and the linear narrative constructs in movies and books. Pause & Effect - the art of interactive narrative is by a working artist, Mark Meadows, and looks at the history and context of narratives and how they relate to this "holy grail" of games design.

We haven't heard from Talvin Singh for a while, which is a shame, because I like this Indian bhangra/drum'n'bass fusion thing he's got going on with Soundz of the Asian Underground.

Tonight's the big night. The six month anniversary of Creature Labs' (plus special guests) Monday Night Poker session celebrated with a £20 buy-in. I don't play every week, so I was lucky to get a place in what looks like a packed house and consequently am also prepared to burn £20. Still, you never know...

Won't hurt to brush up though.

Boozoo Bajou. Total mellow, dubby goodness. Night over Manaus is a great mix of bossa nova and a gorgeous hot and humid jungle vibe. Satta means Relax in Jamaican patois. Love it.

From Redstone Press. Includes classics like The Exquisite Corpse plus a variety of quite interesting parlour word games.

By Taschen Press. Excellent, large photos in colour.

Blur's Damon Albarn's virtual band Gorillaz offers up a mixed bag on G-Sides. I love the familiar tracks "19-2000" and "Clint Eastwood" but I can't say I was all that taken by any of the others.

The CD features videos for Clint Eastwood and Rock the House. It annoys me that they auto-load, though.

Various Artists

A good collection of new Latin mixes, most with a mix of samba, house and traditional Latin. Interesting and upbeat. Play it at your next Carnival party.

"Pressure - not as easy as it looks. "

Another one back for a second series is BBC Two's The Office. Ricky Gervais plays the hilarious pointy-haired boss every Monday night.

It gets better and better. Check out this massively multiplayer online strategy game made by my very good friends at Nicely Crafted Entertainment.