I’m not a massive Ken Livingstone fan, but it’s the lesser of too evils as far as I am concerned. Too bad, “BoJo” got in.

On the one hand I am impressed by the record turnout in London, 45% is no mean feat. On the other, it concerns me that this turn out has much to do with the presidential style campaigning of the London mayoral elections and the personality war that it has become (or was always intended to be when Tony Blair kicked it all off again).

The real danger of voting on personalities is that people willingly vote for people who amuse them more than the other candidate. Ken Livingstone is less amusing, being quirky but seen as autocratic and a bit socially inept. Boris on the otherhand, is admired as a student pin-up, amusing like a typical un-PC grandad and at best, a bumbling Etonian fool. However, this view of BoJo (better nickname than BJ?) has a large part to play in his electability - we ignore his worst traits. Like his obvious racism. His blatant homophobia.

On same-sex marriage -

“If gay marriage was OK - and I was uncertain on the issue - then I saw no reason in principle why a union should not be consecrated between three men, as well as two men; or indeed three men and a dog.” or “Gay marriage can only ever be a ludicrous parody of the real thing”

On Africans:

On Africa in 2002, when Blair visited Congo: “No doubt, the AK47s will fall silent and the pangas will stop their hacking of human flesh, and the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles to see the big white chief touch down in his big white British taxpayer-funded bird.”

Maybe I should just lighten up, but I just don’t see the funny side.

I got done over, properly, by taking part in that illegal but addictive game of filesharing. After downloading the new Death Cab For Cutie album, Narrow Stairs, I listened 2 or 3 times in the background. Whilst not being that sold straight away, I did keep coming back to one track, I Will Possess Your Heart. Why? It was the only what that was actually by said band!

Apparently some prankster uploaded a German bands album and changed the track names to trick us fools into thinking it was them. His voice is kind of similar, but the tunes suck. Read the full story on mtv.com.

Don’t miss this one. One of my favourite bands, The Loyal Few, are playing a free gig in Brick Lane, London at 93 Feet East on Monday 28th Apri, 2008. This is going to be a great night, with The Lost Levels playing too and in a fantastic venue. Check The Loyal Few out on Myspace, Facebook, Flickr and last.fm! Oh and there is a bus being organised from Norwich too….

Glue did an amazing piece of interactive work for Adidas last year,

and I thought I would post a demo of it on here (sorry Nick, you were the only head I could find.)

Watch it here or if you like, create your own story here.