Music Room *It's fully soundproofed*

[citizenED]

And a nice little number from Billy Bragg to keep you going through the night

[giggirl]

I'm just leaving for Glyndebourne to see Carmen. If you see someone in full evening dress in Lordship Lane, that's mee. Say hi.

[giggirl]

Britney Spears sounds bad. Now I know that's not really a surprise but, really, it's worse than you think. Go on, have a little listen.

http://www.snarkygossip.com/2008/08/20/how-does-britney-spears-really-sound-you-might-be-surprised/

[citizenED]

Sometimes overlook just how brilliant this is:

Bjork - Venus as a boy

[Brendan]

Back on reggae I stumbled across this cover this morning.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Simmer Down

[Jah Lush]

Brendan, check for the original. Far superior. Written by Bunny Wailer if memory serves me right and recorded when they were still calling themselves the Wailing Wailers.

The Wailing Wailers - Simmer Down

[Brendan]

Yeah I know. It was one of the Wailers first EPs. It always takes me back to deeply stoned days on beaches in the Transkei listening to an old ratafarian's clapped out tape player.

I quite enjoyed the Bosstones take on it though. They are one of those bands that always show little respectful Homages to their roots in their videos and songs. Like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVhBrSGjgYw

Which is a bit specials or is that just madness?

[Brendan]

Speaking of covers. how's this take on

[Brendan]

And while I'm at it I just really enjoyed this.

PiL & SPK

[Brendan]

[Jah Lush]

"If you don't want to f*ck me baby, baby f*ck off."

Wayne County & The Electric Chairs - F*ck Off.

[Brendan]

tooon!

[Brendan]

I'm feeling loud and angry

[Brendan]

Oooh and:

[citizenED]

Heard this on the radio this morning - love it.

Radiohead - Creep

[david_carnell]

Given all this talk of impending doom:

The Doors - The End (with Apocalypse Now intro)

[Brendan]

Yep we're all pretty much fucked.

It's the End of the World as We Know It

[giggirl]

Is it just me or are The Pogues getting more Christmassy than turkey and tinsel?

How many nights at Brixton did they do last year? Did anyone from the forum go? Is there a view as to whether they might add the Saturday night? I would quite like to go but would prefer the Saturday.

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/932291?camefrom=CFC_UK_BUYAT_beatthetouts&brand=uk_partner

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=search&referral_id=eshotlond&interface=amg&search=pogues&referral_id=tw_uk_buyat

[Keef]

I'm giving it a miss this year, it's fun usually, but every year gets a bit dull. Plus last time, Mrs Keef and I had a row and pretty much acted out our own Fairytale in New York!

[Brendan]

I went last year and as it was my first pogues gig I found it well worth it. They are of course a complete mess but it was good none the less.

[Keef]

Couldn't say it better myself, it's just I've done 2004, 2005 (the best I've seen), was in Australia for '06, did 2007 (the row night), so think I'll wait til next year now... Plus I'm at Brixton for Biffy Clyro that same week, and I can't be arsed going twice.

[Jah Lush]

giggirl Wrote:

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> Is it just me or are The Pogues getting more

> Christmassy than turkey and tinsel?

Yeah! Christmas comes but once a year and so do the Pogues.

[giggirl]

OK now I'm about to expose my mean streak. Here's a news story that made me pee myself laughing this week.

http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/39250

Basically a nobody band at Reading called the FFs got mistaken for the Foo Fighters. Yeah right. The Foos are so gonna cut short a US tour and pay air-fare just to play a tiny nothing stage at Reading. So a crowd of about 3,000 showed up all dizzy with anticipation and on came the poor old FFs to a very mean reception. Well that was so gonna happen. But here's where it gets freaky. After bottling off the FFs, the crowd actually hung around for the next band and bottled them off as well. For the love of God why would they do that? Was it a slow day? In my mind's eye I'm seeing the scene from the Life of Brian when Brian gets followed home and abused by his "followers". I'm sorry but that really cracks me up (I told you I had a mean streak).

The funniest thing of all (for me) is that my friend Paul actually used the C word and called them all a bunch of mean-spirited Cs. My friend Paul NEVER uses that word so that alone sets me off and just the memory of it made me laugh out loud on the 176 this morning.

Finally, if you believe the NME report, shoes were thrown at the stage. How freakin pissed off/stoned do you need to be to throw your shoes at someone and spend the rest of the day barefoot?

[citizenED]

Great story Giggirl; the psychology of the mob, I fear.

Have some of this instead.

The Big Exit - PJ Harvey

[giggirl]

That's fantastic CitizenED. I like a bit of Polly in the morning.