I've recently been reminded of the genius that is Bang Bang It's Reeves and Mortimer, by a fellow Vic and Bob devotee. But, having acquired the series on DVD, I realised how under-rated this great comedy sketch show was. It...
To put it in the mildest and least controversial terms, it's been a rollercoaster past week or so. What with the threat of redundancy and an uncertain future casting a shadow over more pleasant moments such as fantastic birthday presents...
It's hard to believe but Madonna is 50 years old today! It only feels like yesterday when she was cavorting around singing about holidays and being a virgin. So a very happy birthday to the Material Girl and this week's...
First of all....it's my mum's birthday today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!! on a sadder note, the mood of T in the Park was darkened today as news came out of a stabbing in one of the campsites.... more news of...
Hello again! One whole zoomin' week later! Today I'll be at my favourite village café, reflecting and savouring a busy week. Such a pleasurable, self-educating and balancing thing to do. It makes all the difference to how we see and...
THOUSANDS of music fans descended on T in the Park today as Scotland's biggest music festival kicked off. More than 85,000 people are expected to attend this year's festival at Balado, Kinross-shire. The three-day event, now in its 15th...
What, when and where? Arguably this small island's biggest festival in terms of fan loyalty, certainly Scotland's; 180 bands, 12 stages and 80,000 fans lucky enough to grab gold dust tickets during the 43.2 seconds they were on sale; T...
Dan Thomas wants to be touched. Don't we all?...
Right, I'm sticking with Single File as the name for my weekly singles review. Unless I change my mind next week...anyway, here are a selection of this week's new releases reviewed by yours truly. And they will be rated against...
The week's odd stories just keep getting better....
Peter Guy reflects on REM' s perfect opening, enigmatic statement of intent....
Alan O'Hare explains why Up is possibly REM's most important record to date....
Stanley Truck argues the case that the three-legged dog should have been put down....
With 28-years of tracks to choose from this was always going to be a toughie......
Mike Chapple reflects on one of Liverpool's greatest gigs....
Andy Kelly reminisces on cider-enhanced star jumps and REM's most life-affirming record....
A Getintothis favourite is back, back, back....
Summer 2007 has been a wash out - and like some giant ironic pop joke - Rihanna's Umbrella has soundtracked every miserable minute. Here Getintothis celebrates 10 other pop pearls dripping with brilliance. Feel free to leave your own...
You know the way you meet a new friend and it's minutes into the conversation when they ask - 'so what music you into?' It is the most awful question to ever be asked - immeasurably worse than, 'Did...
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