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"Night Goat" - Melvins

"It Took The Night To Believe" - Sunn O)))

"La Stanza Di Swedenborg" - Vanessa Van Basten

"Dole" - Vanessa Van Basten Post-rock doom-core from Genoa, Italy. I am obsessed with this track, since hearing it a couple of weeks ago. I've ordered the VVB album "La Stanza Di Swedenborg". Should arrive in the next few days. Can hardly wait!

1) Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975) 2) Novocaine for the Soul - Eels (1996) 3) Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las (1964) 4) Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes (1954) 5) Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (1971) 6) My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels (1963) 7) Respire - Mickey 3D (2003) 8) Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1986) 9) (I know) A Girl Called Jonny - Rowland S. Howard (2009) 10) Baby Mine - Alison Krauss (1996)

1) There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths 2) Underpass - John Foxx 3) The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get - Morrissey 4) Say Something - James 5) Lips Like Sugar - Echo And The Bunnymen 6) Two Worlds Collide - Inspiral Carpets 7) Wicked Game - Chris Isaak 8) Sketch For Summer - The Durutti Column 9) True Faith - NewOrder 10) Around The World - Daft Punk All but 2 of these artists come from the same UK county of Lancashire; six of them from the same city! The Smiths / Morrissey: Manchester John Foxx: Chorley (near Manchester) James: Manchester Echo & The Bunnymen: Liverpool Inspiral Carpets: Manchester The Durutti Column: Manchester New Order: Manchester Weird.

"Down Under" by Men At Work. What's to like about it? I've always been mystified. One of the most tiresome and charmless records I was ever subjected to. Just at the point when The Police were starting to become irritating, what should come along but a cheap Australian imitation of The Police. Just what the world needed? I didn't think so at the time, and nothing much has happened since to change my view. The idea that the guys from MaW have been swimming in guitar-shaped pools off the back of their dreadful one-hit wonder is one I'd rather not contemplate. Clap them in irons, I say. Shame nobody did it before they had the chance to record this abomination.

Red Leicester cheese atop three poppy and sesame seed thins.

1) Hunted by a Freak - Mogwai (2003) 2) Amoeba - Adolescents (1981) 3) Terra Firma - The Young Knives (2007) 4) Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen (1987) 5) Mermaid Love - Man Or Astro-Man? (1993) 6) Still Fighting It - Ben Folds (2001) 7) Shark in the Water - V V Brown (2009) 8) Ya Mama - Fatboy Slim (2000) 9) Kids - MGMT (2007) 10) Little Lion Man - Mumford And Sons (2009)

1) Unguarded Moment - The Church 2) Red Pony - The Triffids 3) I’m Stranded – The Saints 4) White Unicorn – Wolfmother 5) Come On Come On – Little Birdy 6) Rush You – Baby Animals 7) I Was Only Nineteen – Redgum 8) Bombora – The Atlantics 9) Treaty – Yothu Yindi 10) Lights Of Manos - Orianthi* *She's too damned gorgeous to be actually playing that guitar herself, right?

Pitiful attention whores.

And if any misbehave, you could always threaten to "Beat On the Brat with a baseball bat". That should capture their attention.

Ramones it is, then. There are plenty to go at though, apart from Blitzkrieg Bop; "Do You Wanna Dance?", "Rockaway Beach", "Surfin' Bird", maybe. Then, when they've worked themselves up to heights of giddiness, "I Wanna Be Sedated". (Or "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" ) I would probably give "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" a miss though.

I know where the Jokes thread is, mate. But sometimes a joke works better when it's slipped into the conversation naturalistically. If you put up a sign saying "Listen, people: I am about to tell a joke", it can lose its impact. Anyway, the "Doctor" gag which started off that joke-athon was a "Random Thought" at the time. We probably all knew we were posting on the wrong thread, but, hey, as acts of rebellion go it wasn't the most bloodthirsty, was it?

Lucky, that's a disappointingly defeatist attitude. How are today's kids going to develop better taste if we don't help them by challenging the mediocrity they currently have foisted upon them? Do we want to be a part of the solution, or a part of the problem? I agree with Uncle Joe: ... ...like Blitzkrieg Bop!

My 7 yr old son and 11 yr old daughter love Blitzkrieg Bop. Other favourites amongst my kids: "Shortnin' Bread" - The Ready Men "Istanbul" / "Whistling In The Dark" - They Might Be Giants "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen "Welcome To The Monkey House" - Animal Magnet "Ace Of Spades" - Motorhead "Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga "I Predict A Riot" - Kaiser Chiefs "This Town Aint Big Enough For Both of Us" - Sparks "Remedy" - Little Boots "Antmusic" - Adam & The Ants "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" - Ian Dury & The Blockheads "Pretty Vacant" - Sex Pistols "Spin This Web" - The Adult Net "Rock Lobster" - B 52s "Take What You Take" - Lily Allen Still, not everybody's kids can be as cool as mine.

"Hunted By A Freak" - Mogwai "Amoeba" - Adolescents

I'm so glad I don't have to do "dating". My mate Jeff is down-hearted, because he messed up a blind-date again. It was all going fine until, during the meal, she said "So, what's your pet hate?". With a second's thought, he replied, "It doesn't like having things shoved up its backside".

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I wouldn't believe that. Apparently, 83% of statistics are just made up on the spot.

Mrs. Fitter was concerned that my God complex was getting out of hand, and advised me to visit the doctor. He asked me how it all started. So I told him, "In the beginning, there was darkness..."

I visited the doctor last night, and told him I felt like a moth. He said "Sorry; you need to be at the Mental Health Unit. It's just down the road from here". I said, "Yeah, I know. I was on my way there, but then I noticed your light was on".

Continuing the theme of football rivalry / hate-songs; at Leeds, we also habitually sing this ditty, to the tune of "Que Sera Sera": When I was just a little boy, I asked my mother, "What should I be? Should I be Chelsea, should I be Leeds?" Here's what she said to me... "Wash your mouth out, son, And go get your father's gun. And shoot the Chelsea scum, Shoot the Chelsea scum" WE HATE CHELSEA, WE HATE CHELSEA,etc. All in fun though, you understand?

Who's been telling you all this, then? Sounds like he/she is confused, or deliberately trying to misinform you. The first statement ("only Germans refer to them as Man U") is patently untrue. Loads of people, here in the UK and abroad, refer to the Red Menace as "Man U". It is perfectly common, normal practice. We at Leeds regularly sing, thousands in unison, "We hate Man U and we hate Man U, we hate Man U and we hate Man u, we hate Man U and we hate Man U; WE ARE THE MAN U HATERS!!!" The tendency of rival fans to refer to Man U fans as "Manure" is only recent and has nothing whatsoever to do with the Munich aeroplane crash, (which occurred in 1958, incidentally). It just happens that, since the world and his dog refers to the club as "Man U", it suggests a fairly obvious pun to those who dislike Man U fans. Man U >>> Manure. It's not a giant leap. But it has nothing to do with the Munich plane crash. Plane crash = 52 years ago "Manure" nickname = Having been a supporter of one of Man U's fiercest rivals for thirty odd years, I have only noticed its use within the last couple of years. It works much better as a written pun; its increasing popularity results from its use in football fans' Internet forums. Now, there are fans of other clubs (including Leeds and, most probably, Liverpool) who refer to Man U fans as "Munichs", which is a clear reference to the 1958 plane crash. But such "fans" are only a very small minority, probably comparable in number to those Man U fans who have displayed Turkish flags to gloatingly remind us of the two Leeds fans stabbed to death in Istanbul before our UEFA Cup semi-final match with Galatasaray 10 years ago. So, this "unpleasantness" between fans of rival clubs is not all one-way traffic, you know? You can't reason with these people. Having said that, I often refer to Man U/their fans as "the Scum". Lately, to the tune of "Blue Moon" we have sung "One-Nil, We beat the Scum One-Nil, We beat the Scum One-Nil", etc. It's just a bit of fun; regard it as a term of affection, I say! I have enjoyed friendships with supporters of Man U. It isn't always easy, but manageable, as long they don't mind being referred to as a "Scum fan", or "Scummer". As one of those football fans who does use pejorative nicknames for Man U and their fans, I might be open to accusations of bias; you'll just have to decide whether or not you believe me when I assert that there is no link - direct, conceptual or otherwise - between Munich and "Manure". There is a strong case for citing the Munich crash and its romantic sequel (their recovery, in the 60s, under the mentorship of Munich-survivor Sir Matt Busby, to become the first English club to win the European Champions Cup) as major contributary factors towards the football media's longstanding and nauseatingly sycophantic love affair with Man United. This, in turn, is the source of some resentment from those who don't particularly like the view from up Man U's arsehole. Journalists and commentators frequently refer to "United" as if no other club employed this suffix, (even when they are playing against another "United",) and refer to their stadium as "the Theatre Of Dreams". That's pretty pukesome, even if, like me, you begrudgingly respect the club's achievements.

You're joking, aintcha? I remember Cheval Noir venturing a positive opinion of Kajagoogoo; without doubt the most repugnant pustular blemish that ever pulsated on the backside of pop. However, I agree with Mr. Noir's recommendation of Gregory's Girl here. Splendid film.* (* I never use the word "movie".)