Modern Media Review | Patrolling the mediocracy

MMR #20: Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. Or is it?

How funny is Frankie Boyle? And if he is, why is he on BBC Two when Mrs Brown’s Boys is prime time BBC One? Has anything changed since Jerry Sadowitz didn’t make it in the mainstream? Can anything shock you now? Robin and Sean talk bollocks for breakfast. Contains timechecks.

MMR #19: ASMR: That tingling feeling

Podcast: Wake up, it’s the 21st century! When people rubbing their hands clock up more YouTube views than Ed Sheeran (figures not verified). Yes, it’s ASMR. Not sure if you can dig nine minutes of pickle chewing or half an hour of keyboard typing? Then you’re in the right place, with Robin and Sean. Contains triggers.

MMR #18: John Lee Hooker and Word Is Bond

Podcast: Is the TV music doc a shagged formula? Can we get Keith Richards in and is he actually black? What way up do you play and are you in a non-ego zone? Can you find out watching John Lee Hooker: Boogie Man and Word Is Bond? Robin and Sean give it a try. Contains bum notes.

MMR #16: Buying a pint in the cashless society

Podcast: Do you wave a card in the general direction of the bar, or hand over a tenner? Folding fans are being left behind – and the elders can’t get their Parker pens to work with their banking apps. Robin and Sean count the cost. Contains loose change.

The Brexit Party: let’s get this party finished

20 Apr 2019 Robin Gibson

Nigel Farage’s new party has carefully pre-selected its candidates. Presumably they thought they could sieve out the wonky veg and present a sane line-up. But given they’ll be beneath the Farage banner that’s a bit optimistic.

Britain’s Favourite Takeaway: will the celebs ever escape?

11 Apr 2019 Robin Gibson

It’s a C-list humanitarian crisis in here. The captive slebs have had their guts crammed with sweets, chocolate and crisps and now they’ve had to scarf down chips, pies, burgers, kebabs and parmo in one sitting.

On tour: The Doors. The Dan. The Dead. Dead or alive? Who knows?

3 Apr 2019 Misty Whyte

British music mags, once a seething pit of pathologically antisocial vibes, are now a library of wistful epistles to the last century. Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Neil Young and the bloke who mowed the lawn at the place Led Zeppelin recorded Houses Of The Holy (really though). You name it.

Britain's Favourite Crisps: Ben Ofoedu, Vanessa Feltz, Basil Brush by Rowan Tallant

MMR #15: Britain’s Favourite Crisps – Wotsit all about?

29 Mar 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: The celebs are back on Channel 5 with Britain’s Favourite Crisps, in the series that’s turned into a cult. Dom Joly, Vanessa Feltz, Basil Brush and all that lot, holed up in the studio, chewing fatty snacks. Robin Gibson and Sean Gollogly crunch the numbers. Contains salt and vinegar.

Mail Online: Descent Into Hell by Rowan Tallant

MMR #14: Mail Online: Scrolling to the bottom of the barrel

24 Mar 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: You browse the Sidebar of Shame every day? You know Vogue Williams, Lauren Goodger, Carol Vorderman? You like fights in Wolverhampton, nipple removal (in Wolverhampton) and Brexit? Who doesn’t? Well, no one, and some people, on MailOnline. Robin and Sean scroll right down. Contains fake tan.

Letter from America, part six: So you’re getting divorced …

17 Mar 2019 Ben Diamond

So you’re getting divorced. That European chick, huh? She was never right for you. She didn’t speak your language and she didn’t share your values. She didn’t like your bitter beer, your shepherd’s pie, or your Led Zeppelin.

1 2 3 … 8 »