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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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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A D Ward, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com