Last night a DJ spoiled my night

(Well, not last night - that was the Jason Byrne gig. Tuesday night.)

A trip to the Jug Of Ale to see Maximo Park had proved futile, the gig having already sold out and no tickets being available on the door.

Cursing ourselves for making the mistake of underestimating the appeal of devilishly tuneful Geordie art-punk, and all those - including half of Editors - who did not, we opted to stay around for a few cheap pints. Amidst much talk of Birmingham's highs and lows, as well as of the flagrant disregard bishops seem to hold for the considerable effort involved in the preparation of a trifle (it's a long story), an enjoyable evening was salvaged from the wreckage.

Until, that is, the DJ - who in sartorial terms appears to worship at the altar of Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi - decided to round the night off with ver Park's 'The Coast Is Always Changing', just to remind us of what we've been missing. Yes, cheers for that.