I assume this'll be playable by those of you not connecting to teh intarweb via a .uk ISP, or, at least, I hope it will: Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant on Chain Reaction.


Also, and completely unrelated: I have no idea if this is the 'official' video or what (it looks as though someone pointed a video camera at a television screen, if you ask me), but I would just like to shout out to Galaxie 500's 'Tugboat', which is probably one of my favourite songs ever. (By which I mean Top 100, at least.)

I started the week in Belgium, and I will end it in California. The intervening days have been spent at home, but there hasn't been much chance to pack for my Saturday morning plane.

To be fair, that's my own fault. For instance, Philip and I went to a great gig tonight: Sheryl Crow at the Scala, with its capacity of something like 700. I think the setlist would have benefited from some album tracks, but it was all about The New Record and The Singles and, honestly, that was fine. I'd not heard 'Leaving Las Vegas' for, well, I'm not sure how long, but they played it, I started thinking back to uni and about the video, and I couldn't wait to YouTube it. And here it is:Meantime, Petridis ain't feeling the Feeling.
Oh, dear.

Philip and I went to see Morrissey tonight at the Roundhouse. It was okay. I can't say much for the new songs, but 'Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself' sounded particularly lovely. 'Death of a Disco Dancer,' too. Though I've seen him at least 5 prior times, this was my first time seeing him in the UK. In many respects it wasn't that much different, but 'Irish Blood, English Heart' clearly resonated with the crowd in a more visceral way. I'd give the gig a 3.5 out of 5, which is about as much as I would have expected. It's never going to be as amazing as the first time, is it? And, as the quality of the new material decreases and drags down the average, well, you take the good with the bad. Still, apart from transport delays, a nice night.

Oh, and apparently Moz supports Barack Obama. Down with 'Billary', says he.

In other news, how strange to come home to find out that Heath Ledger has died. And how exciting to find out a new Spiritualized album is just a few months off.

I can't remember if I put it on my list for last year -- I suspect I didn't, as I don't own it; it was originally a soundtrack-only release -- but this morning in the gym, I was reminded yet again of how much I love Take That's 'Rule the World'. There is nothing more you can ask of a power ballad.

Did I tell you I'll be seeing Ms Minogue later this year? (I don't suppose we'll see David Tennant dancing in the audience for that, but here he is, along with John Simm, chatting with good ol' Jools in support of lovely Astrid. Information: charming.)

After a night's stopover in snowy Chicago (Ethiopian for dinner, followed by bowling in Lincoln Square; Target, Marshall's, and Jamba Juice today), I have arrived in LA. It's not quite 48 hours since I left London, and I have spent at least half that time en route to or from airports (LHR, ORD, MDW, LAX) or in the air, perfecting my carbon footprint. Good times.

Still, it was great to see friends, and I'm happy to report that the hotel here has a reasonable complement of cable channels. Which is to say both HGTV and TLC.

I may not be having much luck downloading Hope's eviction on Saturday night, but at least there's What's With That Decked Out Christmas House?I'm going to see her July, you know. Wowowowow.