No Rock And Roll Fun

ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE SOUND OF THE CROWD: If we were part of the UKIP, we'd probably break off from hyperventilating about seeing foreign people and homosexuals in the street to bang on about how Europe's now launching an all-out attack on our tinnitus and ruining the fine old British tradition of going deaf. But, since we're not mad, we'll merely observe that this is the last week for anyone to raise points about plans to limit noise at work, under the European Directove 2003/10/EC. Now, if you're wondering what all this has to do with music, the new rules will cover all workplaces - including clubs and venues - and, generally, turning the noise down a little is probably a good move all round. We kind of wish these rules had been in place when we started going to gigs.