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My Other Car's A Speedboat: Far Too Many DJs: Not Like A Virgin:

Author: Jonty Skrufff
Sunday, August 15, 2004
"My ex-wife didn't like boats so when we separated, I decided to get one. But this isn't a boat, it's a sports car. The propellers are on top of the water so the entire thing lifts off the surface." (Mixmag)

Mauro Picotto shows Mixmag round his new £350,000 speedboat.



"Normally I feel embarrassed Djing because I'm just playing other people's records. But that night I felt proud." (NME)

2 Many DJs star David Deweale admits he prefers playing live as Soulwax.



"At the very heart of Kabbalah is the idea that what you put out you get back. So I wonder what she gets out of that, because she is not a generous person. She is the Margaret Thatcher of pop. She has never thanked anyone who ever worked for her. Her vibe is you are lucky to work for me" (Telegraph)

An unnamed "senior recording industry executive and personal acquaintance" raises questions about Madonna's interest in Kabbalah.


"The thing about La Palma is we know it's on the move now. When it goes, the whole thing will likely collapse in around 90 seconds. It's a really worrying situation. It will almost certainly go during an eruption."(Guardian)

Professor Bill McGuire from London University's Hazard Research Centre warns that the threat of a giant mega-tsunami (which would devastate the entire Eastern seaboard of the US, North Africa and beyond) the next time the Canaries volcano erupts, is much greater than appreciated.



"It is alarming that there is no monitoring of levels of Prozac and other pharmacy residues in our drinking water." (Observer)

Liberal Democrat environment spokesman Norman Baker suggests reports that Britain's tap water is contaminated with Prozac mean the general public are experiencing "hidden mass medication".
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