Blogwatch

Welcome...

Cultural Snow - named after a Haruki Murakami quote, this is the blog of Tim Footman, a Brit exiled in Bangkok and regular contributor to the Guardian's Comment Is Free.

Meanwhile...

Pete sets about giving Birmingham what it's been missing, and a great idea it is too. There's always been a strong sense of place about his site, but now he's going to go further and attempt a Diamond Geezer for the second city. Bravo!

Elsewhere...

RussL's Going Deaf For A Fortnight endurance test ends with a Motorhead gig.

Tim goes weak at the knees over Steven Drozd and Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips.

Mike posts his third "Trodicast" (it's the future, you know!).

Jonathan introduces us to the concept of "Cheap Week".

Alan dissects the lyrics to Rainbow's tight-trousered soft rock classic 'Since You've Been Gone' and finds them wanting.

Betty gets a new passport photo taken.

And finally...

The series that's had us all hooked: Bathmatwatch on Salvatore Vincent's Smaller Than Life...