Blogwatch

Welcome...

That Difficult Second Blog - a kindred spirit (well, kindred Jesus & Mary Chain fan) finds it impossible to stay away from the blogging fray, for which we should all be thankful

A Journal Of The Men In My Life - My Boyfriend Is A Twat meets Girl With A One-Track Mind (via Smaller Than Life)

... and a couple more, both of whom triumphed at this week's Manchester Blog Awards, courtesy of another newbie to the SWSL blogroll Manchizzle:

Yer Mam! - named as Best Arts And Culture Blog, a site whose author James has a bit of a thing for The Long Blondes (understandably, I might add)

The 43 - named Blog Of The Year and consisting of brilliant travel writing with a difference

Meanwhile...

Girl enjoys / endures her first book signing session.

Elsewhere...

Jonathan has been busy, taking in gigs by The Lemonheads, The Young Knives and British Sea Power.

Simon offers us the inaugural Sweeping The Nation Covermount CD entitled Be My Babies, featuring 21 songs which all incorporate the distinctive drumbeat from The Ronettes 'Be My Baby' in some form or other.

And finally...

RussL gears up for this year's Going Deaf For A Fortnight challenge / endurance test, as pioneered by Pete last year. Will it become an annual West Midlands tradition? Only time will tell...