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Who put the bomp (in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp)?

Showaddywaddy, eh? I thought that Romeo Challenger was a great moniker and I remember always getting singer, Dave Bartram, mixed up with "Mr" Roy Get-It-Together North off of The Basil Brush Show. It's...

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And the sickest joke was the price of the medicine

Haha! I've been feeling quite dizzy for a few days now and have been experiencing a dull ache in my chest for most of today. I can never get an appointment at the doctors' surgery, and even when I do,...

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Walkin' about with a head full of music... or perhaps not

Who fancies a 32gb Samsung YP-P3 mp3 player for the bargain price of £149.99? I fucking do. Back in mid-August, my beloved Creative Zen Vision M bit the dust so I reluctantly began the search for a new...

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Your groove, I do deeply dig!

I always knew that the main bassline of Massive Attack's 1991 classic, Safe From Harm, had been borrowed from a much older track, but I never really knew which. And frankly, I never could quite get...

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He will knock four times...

Well... I really enjoyed The Waters Of Mars. Looking forward to the next episode!

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Let's hit opening time down on Vaccination Street

Sky "Two Jags" Clearbrook I got a letter from the government the other day... well... my local GP's surgery, to be more accurate. I opened it and read it, it said I was "at risk". Yes, seemingly I am...

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Smiling with electric faces...

Brightdancing? Fucking shitedancing*, more like. I know that Alex Chilton, as a member of Big Star, has proved hugely influential on the likes of Teenage Fanclub and er... others, but I'm totally sick...

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The sunshine... throwing me a lifeline

Tuesday 1 December 2009. It's 7.35am and it's totally, utterly freezing. But just look a this sunrise. No fancy techniques applied to this, just a 7MP Fuji Finepix pointed out the back window looking...

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The Croppers will never get custody - he's a loony and she's a man...

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I want to gouge my eyes out...

Sigh. I haven't been myself of late. I don't know why, but I find I am being gripped by an ever-increasing rage at repititious, televised guff. Yes, it's fair to say that I'm always profoundly pissed...

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Put 'em in your mouth and suck 'em

So, the power of Facebook and Twitter are demonstrated yet again... Like many things, they probably have as many good points as bad, so whilst Twitter may given a voice to many a discontented Iranian...

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Bad times

Yesterday, I did something which I can't go back and change; something I've since come to deeply regret... Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I watched Justin Lee Collins' Head Or Tails on Five. I know, I...

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Dundee bukkake parties...

... or "Why might the Queen have been seen using binoculars on 30 April 2009?" Not my words, ladies and gentlemen, but those of some intrepid Googlers who've landed on Avenues and Alleyways recently....

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Let's all make a bomb

After about two months of running myself into the fucking ground, I've finally got a bit of decent time off work. So fucked have I felt that, whilst I may have been doing a little bit of this and a...

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Hands up in the air, lay down your arms

You Got The Love... it's one of those rare songs which [1] keeps coming back time and again, [2] people never seem to tire of hearing and [3] doesn't fall into the category marked "irritating" because...

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Twin peaks

It's been a busy old time for me since Christmas and a time during which a couple of my aspirations have been realised. In early February, I passed my driving test. Until recently, I've never really...

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Geronimo!

I'm so looking forward to seeing Matt Smith as the new Doctor tomorrow. I know he's going to be great. My oldest daughter is adamant she will hate him, but I am quick to remind her how devastated she...

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9764 Jeopardy Lane

Aye. Enjoying the new job, thanks for asking. In spite of the suggested drudgery in the accompanying picture, the daily drive through the M80-40mph-average-speed-roadworks isn't too bad either; it kind...

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What chance have they got against a tie and a crest?

Of course, everybody knows that tact and diplomacy are important qualities to possess for anyone wishing to enter the delicate world of international relations. With that in mind, many of those...

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Thick Jack Clot sits in the stocks and gets pelted with rancid tomatoes

Yes... so where was I? Not many posts this year, I guess. But maybe quality is better than quant.... ah.... best not finish that sentence. Yep, it would seem that 2010 has been my busiest blogging year...

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Unkempt on Monday, but kempt on Tuesday

1992 on Icerink Been a while. For those regular visitors who continue to land on this post from February 2009 after searching for Icerink Records, I have a wee treat for you. Uploaded to YouTube by me...

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Heavily peppered fillet steaks

1993 on Icerink For fans of this post and that post, here are all of Icerink's 1993 releases gathered together for the first time. The remaining tracks from 1994's "We Are Icerink" compilation coming...

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They were Icerink

1994 on Icerink Okay, after the singles in 1992 and 1993, came Icerink's swansong; the We Are Icerink compilation. Five of the tracks had been released previously on the singles, but there were another...

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There's always someone somewhere with a big nose who knows...

You may not frequent this blog as often as you used to. That makes two of us. However, I'm still trying to decide whether shite like this is flattery or a downright fucking liberty. Compare and...

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