Jamie

Well pointed out, that chant is horrendous, has taken the sheen off many a good night (most recently for me Green Velvet at Snafu. First times I heard it were in the Slam tent at TITP, probably around 1997/98. Rightly or wrongly I'll always regard it as a Weedgie thing.

Congrats to SNAFU, Mo used to work with us and took a big risk packing up his job to run his own nightclub. Me and his ex-colleagues are chuffed for him

Jesus! Mo looks even more evil than normal in that pic . I'll second Koolsville's sentiment, and most of the other folk on here in saying well done, and Snafu really deserve it. It's a highly impressive balancing act to retain the authentically underground programming of the The Pelican / Subway, but in non-skanky surroundings where, I reckon it is normally fairly quick to get served, and there's a really ice range of drinks. To make a success of being a live venue, & comedy nights, innovative magazine too, is even more impressive. As well as Mo & Amanda's hard work, tenacity and bravery I think they've got really good folk around them, as Steven says above. And the Dirty Hearts night seems to have been a masterstroke too.

As for not Snafu not being in the same being league as the Arches, I love the Arches too, but it's Weedgie-centric non-sense to say Snafu isn't in the same league.

I'd be there if I was in town . Will try and make it for December .

What's wrong wi' a bit o eye liner - are your lashes no' long enough?

Good choice of outfit. last couple of times I've dressed up it was Frankenstien's monster & the Grim Reaper (with a built-in Scream style mask) - both were incredibly hot and uncomfortable , but without the head gear the effect was completely lost ("who are you supposed to be" etc etc). Alex is scary, easyily recognisable, comfortable and carries a weapon - perfect!

Eggert Magnuson has always seemed like a prick to me, and this comment confirms it. anytime West Ham were getting beat last season he'd be seen in the stand acting like Commidus in "Gladiator" - squirming with disbelief and frustration that his plaything was getting beaten. Spoilt brat. How the fek did he make so much money out of Icelandic biscuits anyway?

These 4 places can't all be haunted...it must be YOU that's haunted, woooooooh!

Once in an old flat of mine on Urquhart road, me and my flatmate were leaving the flat to go home for Christmas - my flatmate was leaving earlier as he had further to go so I asked him to wake me before he left.

I awoke myself to a dark room with a face up close to mine - I thought 'fuckin weirdo, he could have put the light on' thinking it was my flatmate. Right after I awoke, it slowly rose and moved backward toward the door, disappearing through the door right before my flatmate knocked and came in...

I got dressed quickly and left soon after.

A similar incident happened when I stayed in St Peter St flats (opposite the bus station, incidentally). I awoke in the middle of the night to see someone sitting on the chair in my room. Again I thought it was my flatmate being strange but it slowly got up, and continued to rise through the roof.

And one time whilst on holiday in Lanzarote I woke up in the middle of the night to see a male figure dressed in 1800's army gear stood at the end of my bed. I fuckin cacked it that time and slept with the light on for the rest of the holiday!

I also heard whispering in the gents toilets in Drakes on the Castlegate when no-one else was in there.

Marj at the Lemon Tree used to say it was haunted by some old Captain or something, and if you rang the bell in "the Chapel" (often used as a dressing room - the one with the commemorative plaque, stained glass window & piano in it) it would summon and anger him and stuff would go missing etc. Not sure I believe in ghost but I like the stories.

Recently finished Into thin Air by Jon Kraukuer - an account of a fatal Everest expidition in 1996. Was recommended to me by a friend who only reads mountaineering / extreme endurance literature. Didn't think I'd be that into it, but it was very good. I'm hoping to read Kraukuer's Into the Wild before Sean Penn's film version comes out.

EPISODE 4 FEATURING GRUFF RHYS MEETS TONY DA GATORRA

Gruffy Rhys meets Tony Da Gatorra mashing melancholic melody with DIY Brasilian electronic-noise protest singing. While mixing sweet songs with electric beats and tweets, we sample typical Sao Paulo eats and treats. Our series host, Diplo, introduces Ira, the bassist from CSS, our guest presenter for this episode who guides us through the wonderful world of Super Fury Animals front man Gruff Rhys with the enchantingly enigmatic Tony Da Gatorra. Along the way we much on some Brasilian treats, including the infamous chicken hearts and go clothes shopping with CSS in Sao Paulo and Glasgow. Plus exclusive live music from the collaboration recorded on location in Brasil and the UK.

Trocabrahma Podcast Trocabrahma Podcast Episode 4: Gruff Rhys meets Tony Da Gatorra

* The fact I haven't a clue of what you look like is incidental.

That's him in his avatar.

Nice one, great to see Mark being remembered in such an appropriate way.

I go back a fair while, and early bands I liked were Twilight Zone and Gully Foyle. Later on I had a lot of time for APB, the Presidents Men and Alone Again Or.

Very recently it would've been the Staccato Set, Sidca & Nakt Insekten.

Currently I enjoy a lot of local bands (Copy HaHo, Kartta, Holy Folks, Spike Piledriver, No Pasaran etc), but my favourite, over the last 4 decades (almost) is Kathryn Sawers, without a doubt.

Kathryn Sawers isn't over 40 is she? Sorry Alan / Kathryn - just being silly, I know what Alan means. Good call Alan.

The most irritating mistake by far is when people credit Alanis Morisette for Joan Osbourne's "One of Us".

Yeah, that really gets my goat that one. I could kill people who disrespect Joan Osbourne in that manner.

Some of the Smiths singles possibly qualify for this - particularly Boy With The Thorn in His Side, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Panic, This Charming Man - most got decent chart positions and are easy to sing along to, whether "everyone" knows them I suppose is another matter.

It's actually called "You Can't Hurry Love". And it's by the Supremes.

I prefer Phil Collins' version.......only joking.

KLF - 3 AM Eternal & What Time is Love

Time Lords - Doctor in the House

Dr & the Medics - Spirit in the Sky

DeeLite - Groove is in the Heart

Kylie - Can't Get You Out of My Head

most 60s Motown

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

original version of Tainted Love

really is a question of where do you stop with this one...

Betty Boo - Doing the Do

Was that Del Franklin's band with all the cool keyboardy things? They were ace.

They certainly had cool keyboardy things, I didn't know Del Frankln had been in it, but he may have been as they'd been on the go a while before I saw them...Sharon / Del / anyone shed some light on this?

Another I really enjoyed the once I saw them were Toxic Effex.

Fuck, how could I forget The Downroads? Brilliant band.

Yeah I'd have them in my favourites too, plus

Real Shocks / Videos

AKA the Fox

Kitchen Cynics

The Little Kicks

Bill Ely & the Catnips

King Voodoo

Here's what the BBC reckon the team will be.

Scotland (probable 4-4-1-1): Gordon, Alexander, Weir, McManus, Naysmith, Maloney, Fletcher, Ferguson, Pearson, McFadden, Miller.

As for that strip, outside of the similarity to any other team (and I couldn't help but think it looked England's red number - far worse than any similarity to Hearts or Aberdeen!), it just don't look good to me, and why do teams need more than one change strip anyway? To extract more money from fans

EDIT: Just saw the BBC advert for the game, and it had Glasgow Mega Snake by Mogwai blasting over highlights of important goals in this campaign. Top marks go to the BBC!! Think its someone from Aereogramme (RIP) who has something to do with the soundtrack department at BBC now....

I heard a song on the radio the other day which sampled David Bowie's Let's Dance.

It was probably the most out of place sample I'd ever heard. Apart from the sample the song was inane Maroon 5 style sap rock, which I would have thankfully forgotten existed by now.

But the profiteering bastard that made it will probably have a hit almost solely on the basis of the Bowie sample. For that reason I'd put that tune (and I'm glad I don't know what it is called or who it is by) very high up in a worst 50 list.

EPISODE 2 FEATURING GILLES PETERSON AND BEN WESTBEECH MEET TITA LIMA

Gilles Peterson hangs out with young jazz singer and beats producer Ben Westbeech as he jams with Brasilian soul jazz singer Tita Lima. Ben and Tita hit it off together musically and we hear snippets from the rehearsal process plus exclusive live recordings. While in Sao Paulo, Ben spent a wad of cash at infamous record shop Erics Disco. Gilles finds out how important and influential Eric was in turning Far Out Records boss Joe Davis on to Brasilian music, which in turn inspired Gilles and helped to create a whole cross cultural scene in the UK. We also hear stories and exclusive music recordings from new Far Out act Zeep (aka Nina Miranda and Chris Franck from Da Lata and Smoke City).

EPISODE 3 FEATURING KING CREOSOTE MEETS ROMULO FROES

King Creosote meets Romulo Froes fusing Scottish folk rock with contemporary Bossa Nova. KC and his band visit the market in Sao Paulo, marvel at the pigs trotters and eat fruits you wouldnt wear. We meet independent Brasilian label Mondo Melhor records and new bossa singer Julio Bareto and hear about new bossa, samba and maracatu music in Brasil. King Creosotes band talk about how they found the collaborative process, and then get Romulos side of the story. Kenny from King Creosote learns a little Portuguese and theres exclusive live music from Trocabrahma gigs, recorded for the Trocabrahma podcast in Sao Paulo in May and the UK in July 2007.

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I attempted to buy one off this site, but it asked for a validation code which it said would be sent to my e-mail address. Got an e-mail from them, but it just says "Your Play-Digital account needs validating" - what gives?

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I just spent an extremely stressful three minutes buying tickets for their London gigs from Ticketmaster. Fuck them, their two minute count down and forgotten passwords! One happy daughter though and Xmas taken care of.

Not like you to swear Graeme - you must have been annoyed!