After over twenty five years in the British Entertainment Industry, Popular Music Division, Manchester’s punk scene survivors The Fall still haven’t developed what record company fat cats might call a Signature Sound. Sometimes they could be a 60’s garage punk relic, at others an over-amplified, over-amphetamined 50’s rockabilly group. Some songs suggest 70’s German experimental…
The name Fountains of Wayne might sound familiar for two reasons. Perhaps you remember them from the two critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful late 90’s albums, where they mixed irresistible guitar pop hooks with uncommonly witty and surprisingly sympathetic descriptions of the quietly desperate lives of various suburbanites. Or maybe you’ve seen a garden furniture…
Two and a half years ago the composer Richard Thomas asked me to help with a Battersea Arts Centre workshop of his un-finished epic, Jerry Springer The Opera. I thought it would take a couple of months. We didn’t expect a National Theatre run, or a West End transfer, and we certainly didn’t expect to…
Lord Melvyn Bragg has flung open the gate of terrestrial television’s last remaining temple of culture and welcomed in a former heroin addict who sometimes physically attacked his own audiences, and whose only chart hit was accompanied by a video depicting him murdering Kylie Minogue. Tonight’s South Bank Show features the Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave.…
Joey Burns has been biding his time. To see his group, Calexico, delivering their enthralling fusion of twangy guitars and widescreen soundtrack atmospherics live, often accompanied by a Mariachi band in traditional costume, one wouldn’t assume that such an explosive performance was the result of patience. But for over a decade, the rhythm section of…
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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FBC, finalgear.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Idrie, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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John Robins, Comedian
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter