It's such a shame that it has a spray can squiggle on it. Not least because such artlessness seems totally at odds with Beardley's own work.

How to be a Retronaut is a superb compendium of old snaps and views. It's required reading in my personal blogosphere. Last week The Retronaut people published some really rather wonderful pics from Brighton Beach in 1906 that live here. Take a look.

On the topic of Brighton past, I must also commend you to Brighton Bits. It's a lovely little local blog with a yen for local history.

Back to the present, Brighton's a hub for new music and up and coming bands. And local band, the Muel, released an album last week. They've posted some tracks on MySpace. I particularly like the second track, Roller. Incidentally, yes. That is the steel drum you hear.