Bad Cover Versions
Perhaps having only just recovered from hearing Creep turned into a soul ballad on X Factor, Radiohead fans should gird themselves for more misery here – as first Peter Gabriel then Jamie Callum turn their back catalogue into bland mush. With categories including "jazz funk kills kittens" and "rampant foolhardiness", Bad Cover Versions collects the very worst offenders in musical history for your displeasure. A common strand is pop stars attempting to become more credible by covering their cooler contemporaries – a tradition that stretches from Mika's murdering of Massive Attack's Teardrop to Olivia Newton-John's massacre of Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire. We're also treated to the final word on the Who's My Generation by pop princess Hilary Duff, who sees fit to change the line "I hope I die before I get old" to the more accessible "I hope I don't die before I get old".
Sorry I Haven't Posted
Starting but not sticking with blogs is as common a guilty phenomenon as starting but not finishing the novels of Sebastian Faulks. And so, the worldwide web is full of personal blogs that have lain dormant for weeks, months or even years. Occasionally though, these blogs spring back to life, inevitably beginning again with an apology for not posting for so long. Here, digital artist Cory Arcangel curates and reposts a collection of the finest inspiring apologies/excuses from across the internet by bloggers who have discovered they have better things to do with their time – from people who have been too busy "working on my Queen musical" or their "Megan Fox Sim" to recovering from heart attacks to preferring to use their spare time sunbathing and washing their car.
Blog roll: Stage
News of rereleased original cast musical soundtrack albums.
Fabulously funny reviews of Passion, Paint Never Dries (AKA Love Never Dies) and other West End hits and flops.
Bard discussions including his finest stage directions and his best female characters.
A Leeds theatre group chronicles the production of space travel show for kids.
A critic's life from the perils of restricted view tickets to the "flip flop paradigm".
The Barbican's snack menu and other pressing matters discussed.
What we learned on the web this week
Where good ideas come from
Mike Tyson thinks Earl Grey sucks but toast has a purpose
A secure way to search the internet
Dr Seuss coined the word nerd
When the Pet Shop Boys went mini
People who became nouns
Where to search for the phrase "I cheated on my wife"
The taxonomy of rap names
Shia LeBeouf can't pronounce epitome
The worst gig of Bill Hicks's career
How Shazam works
What Europe looks like to Americans
