Upon the ritual hour, they meet beneath the trees

Brrrr... rubbish day. But! You can download a free EP by Moon Wiring Club here:

http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/3723/

And you should, because he/they are really rather wonderful. The finest purveyor of hauntological sounds not on Ghost Box, by my reckoning.

If you like that, head on over to www.blankworkshop.co.uk and see what else Mr Hodgson and his eerie animal-faced singers have to offer.

In unrelated news, I recently interviewe Eve Myles from TV's Torchwood/Doctor Who. And what a very lovely lady she was too. You can read that at the link below, if you like.

http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=eve_myles_interview_exclusive#comments

The Fear

THE FEAR
Richard Curtis is apparently writing an episode of Matt Smith’s first year of Doctor Who.

I guess this is good news. He’s a big name writer with his own fanbase and a string of hits to his name. He co-wrote Blackadder fer fecks sake, and it’ll get the press interested. Buuuuut…

He also wrote Love Actually – one of this decade’s more tedious mega-hits. A movie drowning in sentimentality, Little Englandisms and tedious stereotypes.

I’m deeply excited about season 5, thrilled about Matt and Karen and the bits and bobs that I’ve heard, but this gives me a mild case of the collywobbles. C’mon Dickie, make it a good ‘un.

THE FEAR REDUX
Warning: A big bastard spider after the jump. But a big bastard spider named David Bowie…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6150060/Rare-yellow-spider-named-after-David-Bowie.html

THE “R.I.P. SWELLS, YOU WERE ETERNALLY WRONG BUT FUNNY” QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Curse you. Morrisons. Only two letters away from Morrissey, the Lord Voldemort of shit pop.”

- - From The Quietus: http://thequietus.com/articles/00120-black-sky-thinking-swells-on-topshop-playlisting-rotted