April 2011
2 posts
Why have I never heard of the Name Of The Year... →
Quadrophenia Taylor FTW
January 2011
4 posts
In My Collection The Carpenters Sit Next To... →
tomewing:
They don’t write ‘em like this any more! OR SO I THOUGHT.
“I’ve just been to a record shop and bought 21 CDs,” declares The Vaccines singer Justin Young down the phone from Aberdeen, where they have been on tour.
He is trying to dispel the suggestion, raised by their raucously infectious 84-second debut single Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra), that they are obsessed with The Ramones.
21...
PUT YOUR IPOD ON SHUFFLE AND THE FIRST SONG THAT...
tomewing:
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fannybaws:
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
God, don’t I wish.
The Sundays, “My Finest Hour.”
Well goodness me.
The Drive By Truckers - Let There Be Rock.
Fuck yeah, I can TOTALLY live with that.
Buggles - Johnny On The Monorail. Unnecessarily cryptic if you ask me.
The Pixies - Planet Of Sound. Good, looking forward to hearing lots of new...
December 2010
1 post
A football limerick I just came up with whilst...
When Bolton and Blackburn last met Mark Davies would rather forget They brought on Muamba Who dribbled round Samba And scored in the back of the net
November 2010
1 post
“The Scissor Sisters are named after a sexual position. Interestingly,...”
– David O’Doherty, on Never Mind The Buzzcocks on 18th Nov 2010, which featured Peter Jones as a guest. O’Doherty was struggling not to crack up as he told the joke.
While I’m on the subject, this series of NMTB has been really really funny. And there’s some great lineups...
October 2010
4 posts
“A ridiculous non-word made up by marketing people who think the term ‘e-mail’ is...”
– Urban Dictionary: e-blast (via jonathan-deamer)
Weird, straight after seeing this, I received an “e-blast”, having never previously come across the word.
Watchtomewing:
everygreatsongever:
marathonpacks:
This is easily in my top 5 Belle & Sebastian songs, and this performance really brings out the song’s latent dusty C&W vibe, which is equally as potent as the strummy Greenwich Village original. And I love when Stuart instinctively, and gamely, mimes a pitcher’s motion on the “affects his speed” line (Stuart would not make an effective...
September 2010
1 post
Obituary for George Blanda, one of American... →
July 2010
1 post
Fabio Capello is Postman Pat →
May 2010
1 post
Come Party With Lady Gaga →
tomewing:
What I like so much about this Caitlin Moran piece is how it’s a mix of so many diffent elements of music journalism - there’s something for everyone! It’s kind of a rockwrite buffet: I’m-with the band tale-telling; interesting theorising; a Smash Hits-y sense of absurdity; framing the piece in the journalist’s personal response but also with a fannish sympathy and curiosity that...
April 2010
1 post
February 2010
6 posts
Blue Lines Revisited: Last FM Paths →
1. Pick an artist.
2. Pick an act in the “Similar Artists” suggestions.
3. Do the same for their “Similar Artists”. (Not picking an artist you’ve picked before, if possible)
4. Repeat until you have a list of 10 artists. See how far away you can end up.
For instance:
Coldplay -> Radiohead…
I got Motley Crue -> Guns N’Roses -> Aerosmith -> Bon Jovi -> Bryan Adams...
Is the NFL doing enough for concussed players? →
83. (It's because I don't have a land line, I... →
tomewing:
aceterrier:
(via maura)
45. I’ve never felt older.
I’m torn on this. On the one hand, “generations” are the analysis equivalent of horoscopes and if I never see the word “millenial” again I’d be very happy. On the other hand, I’m delighted to see a research firm actually turn its findings into something engaging people can do as this has been a hobby horse of mine for a while.
(I...
Gervais is still making money out of that show, it... →
Shackleton's scotch found buried under the... →
If anyone feels like buying me a bottle, I’d be extremely grateful :-)
January 2010
2 posts
December 2009
1 post
November 2009
2 posts
Here's THE GAME: Grab the book nearest you. Right...
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elharrington:itskelseyyo:phoebejeebies:thisisdiamond:babywhalesforsale:drawingtheline: vibinbby:mr—smith:haileyyy:precarious-peace:raineyday:without-words:...
September 2009
9 posts
aceterrier:
Panjabi MC ft. Jay-Z, “Mundian To...
The heartwarming story of how Tahiti qualified for... →
WatchLos Campesinos! are one of my favourite British bands of this decade, and I think this is brilliant. They’re announcing their new member, to replace Aleks, who left the band in June to return to her studies.
"My life revolves around toast" →
tumblrturns:
World Champion open water mentalist Keri-Anne Payne tells the Guardian about the exact nature of her carbohydrate intake.
”I’m lucky - the second open-water swim I did, thousands of jellyfish were stinging me everywhere” - not exactly my definition of “lucky”
August 2009
3 posts
Andre the drunk giant →
(via curiouslypersistent)
July 2009
3 posts
Truck Festival founder, Robin Bennett's 20 Step... →
courtesy of Drowned In Sound
“Kele Le Roc - Retro. Ber-limey Kele, those puppies of yours really do respond to...”
– The Vids Are Alright
May 2009
3 posts
Kaci Battaglia - Crazy Possessive →
Just a 20 second sample, but enough to whet the appetite - this will be one of the hits of the summer.
Sneak preview of the Calvin Harris-soundtracked... →
April 2009
5 posts
Italy's Serie A to copy Premiership and break away →
This is more bad news for club football. Serie B clubs are in as much financial danger as our League One and League Two clubs - possibly more so when you consider some of the attendances. The global clubs (the Premiership big 4, the Spanish two etc) are sucking all of the money out of lower league football.
So here’s a suggestion… this Saturday it’s the last weekend of the...
A salary cap for the Premiership? →
I disagree with the comment that it wouldn’t work if it wasn’t introduced simultaneously across Europe. Right now, the English clubs are dominant. Premiership clubs have plenty of turnover and a cap linked to that would be a wise move. The English clubs would still be able to attract the best players and would still be considered a threat in European competition.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/aaron... →
Aaron Curry, tipped to be one of the first college players picked in this weekend’s NFL Draft (where the Top 5 players picked can earn upwards of $30m contracts) talks about his marriage proposal, his pre-draft visits to teams, his plans for draft day itself, and why he’s taking one young leukaemia sufferer to New York with him.
He seems like a wise head on young shoulders....
Free music - Amanda Blank single →
I saw Amanda perform in London about 18 months ago and thought she was amazing. Can’t believe it’s taken this long for her to release a single. It’s a good ‘un though.
