Farina’s early nineties post-rock scene contemporaries Codeine and Bitch Magnet are hauling gloriously their brontosaurus bodies over the comeback coals, but Farina’s band Karate always stood out from the tranquilised hardcore crowd, with their diminished sevenths and jazzy licks.
Today he’s a born again acoustic troubadour, laying rewarding mid-west poetry professor verbiage over finger-picked traditional sounding tunes, not unlike that other bookish math rock graduate, David Grubbs.
Prick Up Your Ears describes small town soldiers departing for Iraq with commendable sobriety, in a folksy idiom that emphasises the their timeless circumstance.
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brighton Argus
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Meninblack, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk