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Hey guys, you should get in tough with Lee "Deyzer" Dey on here. Not sure what his user name is these deyz, but search "shutterspeed" and you'll find him.

Tolbooth Wynderers: Howard Robertson, Baines, Ivanovic, Cahill Sterling, Arteta, Ramsay Dzeko, Bojan, Sturridge Begovic, Kompany, Fletcher, Boyd ANDY ROBERTSON

Oh, for fuck's sake...

The forthcoming third album from The Xcerts. The lead single is fantastic.

I'm not sure what it is, but I just cannot stand Twin Atlantic. Awful.

Some interesting points here. I currently have three amp set ups (I need to sell some stuff!), and each set up has its merits. First up is a JCM900 head and a 4x12 cab. Big, heavy, inconvenient, yet pretty iconic. Interestingly, even when I played the Barras, I still had it set to run at half wattage. Other than recording, I never use it at full wattage. Second is an ENGL Thunder 50 and a Mesa Boogie 1x12. This is ace, and is the sound that I had throughout the first Curators album and gigs. However, it's not hugely versatile, and I do like the reverb options of the JCM900. However, now that I'm an old married man I bought an Orange Tiny Terror combo plus extension cab, and it's that set up that I have been using since. It's loud as fuck, fits in the boot and I can't see when it would not be suitable. Even without the cab, I really like how it sounds. I don't entirely agree with the statements above about it not really mattering what you play through for gigs. In my experience, the exact opposite is true. A shit amp will sound shit, regardless of what you run into it. I remember playing a festival where you had to use house amps and I just couldn't get the sound I wanted. If your guitar sound is really important to you, try to use your own gear if possible, or at least make sure that the house gear is good (e.g. The Moorings). I am terminally allergic to modelling amps for live sound. Every single time I've used or heard one, it has sounded poor. Fine for demoing, but that's as far as it goes for me. Basically, being a gear snob is lame, but you do need decent gear to sound good. Anyone want to buy a head and cab? ;-)

Super Mario!

Or swap for a nephew.

It's the Manics for me. I was utterly obsessed as a teenager, and have a ridiculously expansive collection of stuff from 1989 up to and including Everything Must Go. The Holy Bible is my favourite album of all time (I've got three copies) and my Motown Junk single rivals my Generation Terrorists double vinyl picture discs for pride of place. The Faster/PCP double A side 7" is just flawless etc etc etc. I was OBSESSED. However, they are pretty shit now and have been really since TIMTTMY. I bought Futurology after reading so many positive reviews (I'd tapped out entirely after KYE), but it's just meh. I wish reviewers like Simon Price (whose "Everything" bio is outstanding) would review the record the Manics actually made, rather than the one they wish they had. 1990s FTW.

Watched the film adaptation last night. There's a really good 90 minute film in there, but as it stands it's overlong and occasionally a wee bit forced. Film in "good, but not as good as the book" shocker.

What did the existentialist German car say? Warum warum

Camie, there's a wee mistake in your line up. You seem to have a Hull defender at left back who isn't Andy Robertson.

And Andy Robertson has just scored for Hull!

This just gets better and better! (I am aware we can still throw this away...)

Bwahahaha!

Very pleasing events at Ibrox. VERY PLEASING.

Is there an Ab-Music league at http://fantasy.premierleague.com ?

I recently bought Snowpiercer on a whim, and I really enjoyed it. I await the translation of Part 2...

Pretty dull friendly at Easter Road, but Telfer and Connoly are going to make some fullbacks shit their pants this season. Decent goal too.

Where do I queue up to buy a Hyde top? That's ace!

I...I....I'M overcomplicating things?! *faints*

I'm getting married tomorrow. That's pretty fucking ace-ic from my point of view!