He's attracted to 'ethnically diverse ladies' emotionally, but they don't make him erect?

I'd heard he had a tendency to talk bollocks, but that's taking the biscuit.

He really likes his penis.

I wonder if he has a tiny KKK outfit for it? He probably has.

And he probably calls his penis 'Dikkk'.

And The Grand High Wizard on special occasions, natch.
Seriously, who could ever take the KKK seriously when they name their top guy that?

He, like all men, needs to take it out for a pi-SS.

I'll get my coat..

If it's gonna be that long then why not use proper words? But I guess the real question is does any one (other than me) really care anymore?

Call me bias but the new Boyzone album is sounding pretty good.

Sampler

Following on from "We Ae The World" and "Everybody Hurts", the latest single to raise money for Haiti victims....

Shane MacGowan and Friends 'I Put A Spell On You'

The "friends" are:


Vocals:
Shane MacGowan
Nick Cave and singer
Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream)
Glen Matlock (The Sex Pistols)
Chrissie Hynde
Paloma Faith
Eliza Doolittle

Guitar:
James Walbourne (The Pretenders) also drums
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Johnny Depp

Bass:
Cait O’Riordan (The Pogues)

Hammond Organ:
Carwyn Ellis (Colorama)



Spoilered just in case you want to play the guess the person game.

I'm waiting for Cowell & Co to step in and help Chile.


Hang on, what's that? Not quite as big a story in the media as Haiti for JLS and Leona Lewis to "care"?




Lazy bastards.

Or for Gordon Brown to ask Cowell to do it in mutually beneficial pr stunt.

Supergrass to split

That really sucks.

Johnny Depp?

Which one of these things is not like the others?

Achtung Baby best album of the past 25 years.

Full list without slideshow

125 Moby, Play
124 Prince Paul, A Prince Among Thieves
123 The Hives, Veni Vidi Vicious
122 LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
121 Queens of the Stone Age, Rated R
120 Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
119 Green Day, American Idiot
118 Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!
117 The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
116 Against Me!, New Wave
115 OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
114 Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
113 Danger Mouse, The Grey Album
112 Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights
111 Teenage Fanclub, Bandwagonesque
110 Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
109 The Chills, Submarine Bells
108 Fugees, The Score
107 Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head
106 Fiona Apple, When the Pawn Hits...
105 Massive Attack, Mezzanine
104 The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs Vol. 1, 2 & 3
103 M.I.A., Arular
102 Queen Latifah, All Hail the Queen
101 Blur, Parklife
100 Kanye West, Late Registration
99 PJ Harvey, Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
98 Johnny Cash, American Recordings
97 Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
96 The Roots, Things Fall Apart
95 Soundgarden, Superunknown
94 Jane's Addiction, Ritual De Lo Habitual
93 Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole
92 Jay-Z, The Black Album
91 The Smiths, Strangeways, Here We Come
90 Elliott Smith, XO
89 Basement Jaxx, Remedy
88 Jeff Buckley, Grace
87 The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
86 TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
85 Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly
84 LL Cool J, Radio
83 Steve Earle, Guitar Town
82 Dr. Dre, The Chronic
81 Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
80 The Fall, This Nation's Saving Grace
79 The Breeders, Last Splash
78 Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
77 Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded
76 OutKast, Aquemini
75 Björk, Post
74 Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out
73 The Pogues, Rum Sodomy & the Lash
72 Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams
71 Oasis, Definitely Maybe
70 Pearl Jam, Ten
69 The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
68 Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
67 Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
66 Arcade Fire, Funeral
65 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
64 The Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin
63 R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction
62 U2, The Joshua Tree
61 Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
60 Fugazi, 13 Songs
59 Belle and Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister
58 DJ Shadow, Endtroducing
57 White Stripes, Elephant
56 Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92
55 Hole, Live Through This
54 Dinosaur Jr., You're Living All Over Me
53 The Cure, The Head on The Door
52 Kanye West, The College Dropout
51 Rage Against the Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
50 Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt
49 D'Angelo, Voodoo
48 Elliott Smith, Either/Or
47 Portishead, Dummy
46 N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton
45 Pixies, Surfer Rosa
44 Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill
43 The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die
42 Green Day, Dookie
41 Pulp, Different Class
40 Tricky, Maxinquaye
39 Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
38 Run-DMC, Raising Hell
37 Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
36 The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy
35 R.E.M., Automatic for the People
34 Beck, Odelay
33 Björk, Debut
32 Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
31 Massive Attack, Blue Lines
30 A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory
29 Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
28 Radiohead, The Bends
27 Nirvana, In Utero
26 Guided by Voices, Bee Thousand
25 Nas, Illmatic
24 Metallica, Master of Puppets
23 Daft Punk, Discovery
22 Eric B. & Rakim, Paid in Full
21 Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
20 My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
19 Jay-Z, The Blueprint
18 The Strokes, Is This It
17 De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
16 Pixies, Doolittle
15 Hüsker Dü, New Day Rising
14 Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique
13 Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
12 OutKast, Stankonia
11 The Replacements, Tim
10 Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral
9 Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted
8 PJ Harvey, Rid of Me
7 Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction
6 Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
5 Radiohead, OK Computer
4 Nirvana, Nevermind
3 The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
2 Prince, Sign O' the Times
1 U2, Achtung Baby (yeah, really)

Considering some of the albums that it beat - particularly The Smiths, Public Enemy and Prince - that is a pretty shocking result.

That's the funniest thing I've heard in a while.

ooooo Zoo statioooon
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I don't dislike Achtung Baby. Although I did sell it after I first bought it. And then bought it again! [/IT Crowd] No, but seriously, I did.

Either way, I certainly don't agree that it deserves the highest of placings, but it certainly deserves a place in the Top 50. So, I shall quietly discount the #1 choice. Well played, Mr Nelson.

I went to see one of my best friend's band play at Moho Live in Manchester tonight and very very good it was too! They played in Camden last week but just thought I'd give them a bit of a plug here as they've got quite a few gigs around the country coming up if anyone takes a liking. They're an instrumental rock band with similarities to bands like Explosions in the Sky or Mogwai, and although I may be a bit biased, I have to admit they are absolutely awesome live. (Particularly as they are accompanied by some awe-inspiring and atmospheric visuals.)

This is their album press release/statement from their record company.


I know a couple of you like this sort of stuff so if anyone's interested here are their links.

GNSD website or listen on Myspace.

(I'd recommend the tracks Don't fight the fire, f*** the arsonist, Everyone comes to life, and their new single Paul.) All their stuff is available to download too.)

Shameless plug over.

Mmm, wonder who'll take their place...

Not sure where to put this without starting a new thread, so I thought here was as good a place as any, Free 16 track compilation download from SPIN Magazine.
Pretty interesting collection.

Not sure this counts as news as such but Pitchfork are doing a Top 200 tracks of the 90s. As pointless as it is, the links to the track do provide a good excuse for some nostalgia.

Bonus points for this and this

Nice to see Flagpole Sitta get a proper recognition, it bears repeated extended listenings to.

Anyone remember those My Bloody Valentine re-mastered/deluxe CDs that were due out? Yesterday?

Well release date has been put back to at least March 2011! Whoopee fucking doo.

We used to wait (The Wilderness Downtown). An interactive Arcade Fire video.

LOVE this. Just whack in the postcode of where you grew up and let it all unfold. Best viewed in Chrome.

So we finally reach the top 20 today. Not a bad list in all, although it is from a decidedly American point of view. This line form the piece about Beck's "Loser" got me though, Great as they are, even the biggest overground U.S. hits on this list bear little resemblance to what credible music sounds like today. I literally have no idea just what credible music is supposed to be now. Indie-playlist with a folk tinge?

Anyway, it's not bad as stupid lists go and it has given me the opportunity over the last few days to listen to some songs that I hadn't heard in a while.

Next year, The Flaming Lips are doing a tour just playing The Soft Bulletin, supported by Dinosaur Jr playing Bug and Deerhoof playing Milk Man.

Sounds good. £45, but so tempting.

Not news but I didn't know where else to put it, how Tori Amos changed Mick Foley's life.

Michael Jackson overtakes Freddie Mercury in NME's greatest ever singer poll The NME has changed.

There don't seem to be as many women to vote for as men, and half of said women are utter crap. Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Adele?! But no Eva Cassidy?

The Foo Fighters being hilarious.

Foo Fighters' Food Finders?

Amanda Palmer goes on tour

James are doing something a little different this year.

Mercury Music Award nominations announced

Adele - 21
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys
Everything Everything - Man Alive
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam
Gwilym Simcock - Good Days at Schloss Elmau
James Blake - James Blake
Katy B - On A Mission
King Creosote and Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
Metronomy - The English Riviera
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy

Of them, I've only listened to Anna Calvi, PJ Harvey and Metronomy, all of which I like a great deal. Polly Jean would be my pick, though.

I can report that the Everything Everything album is great. The only other one I've heard is Elbow, which is also great (obviously)

I've been hearing many good things about the King Creosote/Jon Hopkins LP, might need to check that out.

From ones I've heard, Elbow is far and away the best album. James Blake will win it though.

Yes, it is very good - the perfect combination of lush electronica courtesy of Hopkins, and introspective folk from Creosote.

http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/sets/...ote-jon-hopkins

I almost bought the Everything Everything album for a mere £3 in HMV the other week. Might well have to follow up on that...


Sounds a marvellous combo. I rather like King Creosote, and I'm already keen on Hopkins' work too - I shall have to make investimagations.

As far as I'm aware, I haven't heard anything by Everything Everything, so all I think about when I hear their name is a joke that Jim Bob out of Carter USM said on Twitter to the effect of: "Strange that Everything Everything sound like Everyone Everyone."

Yeah I picked it up for £4 online on a whim as I had some singles from iTunes free downloads which I liked a lot. They're not going to change the face of music or anything but they've got some damn fine tunes.

'Muppets Show Theme' music video unveiled by OK Go.

Different, but anything featuring Statler and Waldorf gets my vote.

REM split.

Cheers guys, you were amongst the very best.

I hope my friend Jo isn't crying too hard tonight.

Yep, they were one of the all time greats. Even though I'm not terribly fussed about their post-Bill Berry stuff (I like it fine, but I don't listen to it as much as the other stuff) that run from Murmur to New Adventures Hi-Fi is pretty stunning.

Ten years too late, as far as I'm concerned. They did some good stuff, but not so much recently - it got to a point where new REM albums were less of an event and more of inevitable occurance.

See ya hippies.

I enjoyed their two recent albums. More consistent than most of the stuff before it. Having said that, I can't remember what they were called, so they can't have been all that memorable.

Edit: Accelerate and Collapse Into Now. Terrible titles, but good albums.

I got to see them live about 3 years ago and they were just astounding. I think it's a real shame that they've split, but they had a very good run.

I can't profess to having been a huge fan, but 'Automatic For The People' has been on regular rotation since I bought it (from the second time on, admittedly - I just didn't take to it during those first few listens). It was a wise second attempt, for 'tis a near faultless album. I also still have a lot of love for 'Reveal' (despite its weaker mid-section). Much of their output since then has been fairly so-so in my opinion. I have yet to hear anything of their pre 'Out Of Time' oeuvre.

In news probably only exciting to me on this forum... At The Drive-In have reformed.