Posts by Back Bone Shiver
I don't advocate violence...
The story about guy stabbed blah blah blahNot funny really but c'mon.Karaoke has a lot to friggin answer for.Bleedin X-Factor and it's troglodyte devotees piss me off.It's proper shite. With all the great music that's out there new and old, countless TV hours wasted devoted to this rehashed new faces/stars in their eyes clapped out/claptrap no soul Simon Cowell funded/rewarded for being mediocre a
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If only X-Factor....
had the same ending... Man killed for 'hogging karaoke' A Malaysian man has been stabbed to death for refusing to stop singing and hand over the microphone at a karaoke bar, police say.Full Story.
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Remembering Richey
Just noodling found this on the guardian website, it's a really good article and sums up very closely how I felt about the Manics. In truth I'd lost interest by the time he disappeared but when they first came out I was like a rabid dog when it came to their music, loved it.Anyway...The Guardian's obituary of Richey Edwards, the guitarist and co-lyricist of the Manic Street Preachers, evidently...
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The Hives and Cyndi Lauper Xmas Song
Clearly, the Hives are a bad influence. Legendary singer Cyndi Lauper has joined the Swedes for a special Yuletide single, A Christmas Duel, and let's put it this way - the song isn't dainty."I bought no gift this year," singer Pelle Almqvist begins, "and I slept with your sister." Lauper then does him one better, finishing the call and response. "I bought no tree this year and I slept with you...
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The Jesus Lizard Reunite!
Some ten years after they called it a day, the glorious noise rock clusterfuck they call the Jesus Lizard will reconvene for a series of shows next year. Yep, all of 'em: the classic lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, and Mac McNeilly will hit the road on what the band's label Touch and Go calls a "fleeting reunion." The only date announced thus far is an appearance at the All ...
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Musicians urge copyright change
'A video message on behalf of 38,000 UK musicians has been sent to Gordon Brown urging him to back an extension of their copyright protection.The musicians, many of whom have worked with major artists, say they risk losing their income under current laws.Performers' copyright runs out after 50 years but for composers and authors it extends for 70 years after their death.The European Commission is
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Alice Cooper - Hail Hail - just don't mention the 80's
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This morning has been an Alice Cooper morning.Just catching up on my mails and the news chillin' to Alice.Early Alice is cool. Three Reasons Why1. In a 1978 interview with Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan stated, "I think Alice Cooper is an overlooked songwriter". 2. The Flaming Lips are longtime Alice Cooper fans and used the bass line from "Levity Ball" (an early song from the 1969 release Pretties for
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Locating MOG account...