National Grime
"SOD BECKHAM" inscribed on the back of a Spanish Catalonian truck, southern stretches of the M25.

Harbinger of Spring
Two foreign looking gentlemen strolling eastbound on the hard shoulder of the M26.

Current Spins
St Anger: Metallica [***]
Why does one of Lars Ulrich's Toms sound like he is hitting an empty paint can? Average output from the former greatest band in the world. Still, deluxe edition contains a DVD of the whole album performed live... not bad.

Fallen: Evanescence [****1/2]
Stunning, but gets a bit too "Linkin Parkish" on fleeting occasions, which at the moment is terribly unfashionable.

Everything Must Go: Steely Dan [*]
Please just go away now. Bland effort from the duo that once brought us "Reelin' in the Years", "Black Friday", "Babylon Sisters", "Show Biz Kids", "Peg", "Hey Nineteen", "Bodhisattva", "Bad Sneakers" etc etc etc etc etc... get the message?

For Those ABout To Rock: AC/DC [***1/2]
Pleasant surprise after all these years. Readjusted the theory that nothing beyond "Back in Black" is worth listening too.