THEATRE MONKEY
Apart from industry stalwarts such as The Stage’s online presence, decent and independent theatre websites are few and far between. www.theatremonkey.com is one of those rare exceptions. Claiming that “what theatregoers tell you, the box office staff do not”, it caters to the needs and comfort of the paying customer and has for the fifth year running dished out such awards as “Starship Enterprise Septic Tank (for going boldly where no show has gone before — and landing us all in the sewage) to Acorn Antiques for daring to introduce a top seat price of £65 plus booking fee” and the London theatrical event of the year — “the resurgence of the West End”. Elsewhere, there are insider tips for theatregoers on how to get cheap tickets, various top fives and a theatre dictionary.
www.theatremonkey.com

BLOG OF THE WEEK
All MP3 blogs want to share their delightful wares with the world, but finding one with the music we want can be a tiresome task. Not any more, thanks to the MP3 blog aggregator www.elbo.ws. If you want to hear something by a particular act, simply enter them into the keywords box. You can then listen to sample tracks that have been chosen by bloggers and, perhaps, find a new artist that you will love and cherish. The site, laudably, tries its best not to upset artists by giving their work away, and points punters to online shops to buy the things they listen to.
www.elbo.ws

PODCAST OF THE WEEK
Everyone is getting in on the podcast act. Even terrestrial TV stations such as Channel 4. Famed for his daily e-mail news updates or “Snowmail”, Jon Snow now produces his “More4 Snowmail” podcast every week. His alternative take on the week’s news has already looked at whether cannabis is just harmless fun or the gateway to psychosis.
www.channel4.com/news/podcasts