>Apologies for my Q & A's<

Advantages: A sense of achievement when finished
Disadvantages: professionalism - out the window

...a 1982 robot on stilts; rotating similar to a head of an electric toothbrush. In my pocket I will have a little electric toothbrush of my own. 57. What do you think about before you go to bed? Did I check the fire alarm battery? Did I clean my bed sheets? I can?t get that damn ?Hamlet? advert tune out of my head. Where has that Penelope Pitstop poster gone? My electric toothbrush is very similar to Peter Crouch doing his robot dance after he scores. Did I answer all those 700 questions in that weird Q& A; for my adoring Ciao public? No brain cells were harmed while answering these questions. Thank you for reading....

1st2thebar 01.08.2007 · Read review
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A Review Of Q Magazine

Advantages: 200+ LP reviews every months
Disadvantages: Biased towards certain artists and genres

...Q was founded in 1986 to match the existing monthly glossies, Vox and Select, and to provide a grown up alternative to Smash Hits. Here is a breakdown of items and regular features in a typical issue of Q. I have rated each aspect out of 5. SPINE MESSAGE ------------------------ A cryptic message in tiny font on the spine. It used to have something to do with the cover star, but lately the message can relate to anyone featured in the issue. A recent one read: "Lulu, Cerys Matthews, the Hamiltons". It turns out they have all been guests of Cable TV, a BBC Wales chat show hosted by Stuart Cable (ex of the Stereophonics). A small Q&A with the Stereophonics featured a question about Cable's sacking. Get it right and printed and you win whatever electrical item is on offer that month. Headphones and DVD players have been up...

waynehorrigan 25.05.2004 · Read review
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Q&A for the Ciao Cafe

Advantages: Killed a bit of time
Disadvantages: Boy am I indecisive

...it but they're only little and impossible to resist. 30. Shoes or Bare Feet? Shoes. I hate feet, not sure what it is, i've never liked feet, they freak me out and I cant do anything to avoid the things! Even if I dont have shoes on I have socks, i'm like my dad, all the rest of my family like bare feet but not me and dad. This Q&A was designed and developed by Coolaskaha. I spotted a few other members who had done it so thought i'd give it a go, i've become quite fond of the challenges. This has shown me one definate thing, I cant make decisions! such simple choices and I find them difficult, i'd hate to see what happens when I have really big choices to make, good job i'm not Prime Minister eh! Thanks for reading, see you soon! Oh- P.s, the criteria isn't exactly appropriate but I couldnt publish without it!...

piggypine 29.04.2007 · Read review
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Q the music......

Advantages: The album reviews - an essential read (and free CD this month).
Disadvantages: Music news a bit out of date...

...Q Magazine must be one of the most easily recognizable publications around, with its big white Q on a red background in the top left corner. From its launch back in 1986 there has been 197 issues and it has now become Britains biggest music magazine. Over the years its journalistic style has changed, some times to keep in line with current trends and also to appeal to a wider audience. It has recently undergone a minor facelift in an attempt to make the reviews easier too read. FREE CD ******* have only just managed to get hold of a copy of the December 2002 issue as the shops have either being sold out, the copies have been mangled or the free CD had been pinched! This free CD features "the best tracks from the best albums from 2002". To be honest it is a very good compilation, including Moby, David Bowie, Badly Drawn Boy, U2...

scruff 25.11.2002 · Read review
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Q and A - 2009

Advantages: fun to answer, interesting insight
Disadvantages: makes me think i am strange, have i completed this before?

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ilusvm 20.12.2008 · Read review
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Q&A for those who like me are a bit nosey.

Advantages: Trying to get the brain functioning again
Disadvantages: Food, see review as to why?

...This Q&A was designed and developed by Coolaskaha and since Christmas, I have been trying to get my creative writing back in flow. My success to kick start my brain has so far been of little success as when it comes to writing a review I seem to keep drawing a blank. Then whilst browsing the site for inspiration, I stumble across this category and felt I could get my brain around this topic. Anyway, enough about my usual mindless dribble about the functioning of my brain, or should I say lack of it and on with the review writing. ♡ ¨?"°*♥*°"?¨ ♡ ♡ ¨?"°*♥*°"?¨ ♡♡ ¨?"°*♥*°"?¨ ♡♡ ¨?"°*♥*°"?¨ ♡♡ ¨?"°*♥*°"?¨ ♡ 1. ITV or BBC? This is I have to say is quite an easy choice for me after the wonderful Christmas viewing line up that we have been...

welshwickedone 03.01.2007 · Read review
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Queue up for this month's Q

Advantages: entertaining, funny, comprehensive, great free CD
Disadvantages: none

...Q is one of the biggest-selling monthly music magazines on the market. It's been around for ages now and its popularity endures. I've been a reader on and off for about 8 years, and I can say that this month's edition is one of the best I've bought. Q's writers are clued-up and funny. You can tell that they just love music - not just the latest 'must have' music, but music that's good whatever its genre. Sure, the writers can sometimes be arrogant, sometimes be sneering, and sometimes they get things mighty wrong (I always remember their damning 'it'll get nowhere' review of Oasis' What's the Story), but they make up for it with quality journalism, great in-depth interviews, hilarious mickey-takes and a slick professional style. Though there are several pages of the usual latest/reissue music, book, TV and film reviews, this...

sandrabarber 24.12.2001 · Read review
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Avenue Q-uite Brilliant!

Advantages: Wonderful lyrics
Disadvantages: Nothing special musically

...Over the three years of the show's run, everyone I know who has been to see "Avenue Q" has told me that I should go and see it because I would love it. Everyone from best friends to ex-girlfriends were telling me the same thing, so when I got the chance to check it out, I couldn't turn it down. It certainly says something for the show that of the people I went with, four of them had seen it before and were still willing to pay £20 to see it again. It is testament to how well people know me that I not only enjoyed the show, but also would happily pay my £20 and go again. Surprisingly, for all the hype, the basic idea is a simple one. "Avenue Q" is a snap shot into the lives of a group of 20- and 30-somethings who live on a section of a street called Avenue Q. They have their own struggles, many of them have no money, their jobs...

Soho_Black 25.01.2009 · Read review
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Q-Tip's Gettin' Up: The Renaissnace

Advantages: Consistent quality
Disadvantages: Little variation

..."The Renaissance" is the 2008 released from Q-Tip. This album is his third since staring his career as part of the Jazz Hip Hop crew, A Tribe Called Quest, who have influenced acts such as Lupe Fiasco today. 1. "Johnny Is Dead" For an introductory piece, this is a strong start as it gets you straight into some typical Q-Tip, smooth, jazzy Hip Hop. It is all good stuff and gets you into the right mood for what will follow on from it as his third release without Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White. **Four Stars** 2. "Won't Trade" The high standard of the early stages of the album isn't dropped on this one as you get another strong piece with Q going on some nice beats whcih have a soft sound, but with a stern beat to keep it in line with expectatctions of an East Coast Hip hop cut. **Four Stars** 3...

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Q v MOJO v UNCUT...Round 1

Advantages: Comprehensive coverage of chart bands
Disadvantages: A bit bland

...OK, so this is going to be a slightly different type of review: a three-way play-off between three of the main music magazines available today. So, an imaginative use of Ciao, or a cynical ploy to get more reads! Well, I’ll try to make each opinion independent and of value in itself, but the aim is that you will benefit more by reading all three. (Note: Round 3, which focuses on Uncut, is an update of an earlier op.) No doubt you will let me know if this experiment works, by your ratings and comments. (Fingers crossed!) I have read the latest (May cover date) issue of each magazine and have roughly tried to break each one down into its components. Number of pages devoted to each section, and the percentages calculated thereon, are approximate - so don’t sue me! Q THE MUSIC: Issue176 Price£3 Pages172...

Crazy-Christian 29.04.2001 · Read review
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