jonty84

I was thinking about the crazy frog today, and how absolutely EVERYBODY i know absolutely fucking detests it! Surely there must be something we can do! I don't understand how so many people can hate something so much and yet it can still get to number one and people are still buying it! Who the fuck is buying this record? Is it the 15 year old single mothers who hang around outside McDonalds on Union Street on a saturday in Burberry? Please, please, please somebody come up with a backlash to this that can be made public, before I, and I suspect millions of others around the UK have a nervous brakedown the next time the fucking advert comes on during the break in Hollyoaks! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mike

I was under the impression this would be about Doherty and not Carlish. From what I saw, it seemed to be an hour of the seriously fucked up Carlish staring down the camera. He clearly had serious problems and I actually ended up feeling really sorry for him when he was trying to get Doherty and his boss to let him hang out with them, and Doherty's boss just told him to fuck off. The fact that he went into a two week depression after that one saga was really sad to watch. Doherty just came across as a malicious little wanker, a pseudo-intellect who obviously thinks that writing admittedly good lyrics and taking crack makes him a muso - the part where he slagged Carlish off from the stage and dropped the mike stand on him made me cringe - Doherty was essentially the ringleader of the playground bullies, and his fans just the pathetic sidekicks. What attracts people like Kate Moss to people like Doherty is beyond me. Its a shame because with the Libertines he and Carl made some awesome music. Mike

'after a night they'll never remember, comes a day they'll never forget' - dude, where's my car Ironically the tagline manages to fit more wit and humour in than in then 90 god-forsaken minutes of the film.

Yeah, we had an experience at Drakes that meant we spent more on drink than we earnt. Bit like that bit in the Blues Brothers: Bar owner: "OK, so your fee for tonight was $200." Belushi: "Yep" Bar owner: "And you guys.....you guys drank $300 worth of beer" Belushi (to Ackroyd) : "Get in the car and start her up"

I thought Optimo was awesome. How come there was only one of them there? rumour has the other was in Dundee on Saturday night playing a set. I didn't see their opening set but by the sound of it it wasn't that good. Hot Chip had one or two decent tunes but the guy with the guitar was a total waste of time, the whole Devo-impersonation didn't work, mostly because they were wearing baseball shirts and naff sportswear. Akufen was quality, loved the stuff he played. Excellant nite, bargain for 5.50! Cheers, Mike

1) When I was 14 I fell off a rope swing, dropped about 15 feet, stuck my arms out and both them snapped at once; on my left arm the break was so severe it pierced through the skin. I kid you not. Queue an operation and 6 weeks of "hillarious" slapstick moments involving not being able to use either arm properly. (Yes, I could wipe my arse) 2) I was swimming in a pool in Bangor (crap seaside town in Co. Down) and has a snorkel with me. Being a stupid 12 year old I took the rubber mouthpiece off and put the plastic tube in my mouth. I then went under water with said tube in my mouth. A vacuum formed in the tube, forcing it up into my mouth, through my soft palette (the roof of my mouth) and through my nasal cavity. 1" diameter hole in my mouth and wasn't able to breathe through my nose till the hole healed totally. And the funniest part is, I wouldn't even consider myself accident prone. Mike

For anyone who has problems getting decent ear plugs for either practice or gigs, your days of worrying for your 'aural' health are over. Recently I managed to get a pair of 'Gunfenders' in a shop in Belfast, these are earplugs obviously designed for shooting, but they work extremely well in both practice and in gigs. In my experience really good ones cost 15/20 and the cheap foam ones just cut out all the sound. These are made of rubber and fit perfectly in your ear, and basically cut the volume by 20 decibals, which at high volumes is the different between comfortable and damaging. I found an online link to get pairs for 2: http://www.gct.org.uk/sales/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Miscellaneous_21.html Third item down on the list. I've invested in three pairs and they're excellant. Cheers, Mike PS: Lol reading that back I've just realised I sound like I'm trying to flog it on QVC. "And thats not all, buy today and you'll also get 5 extra tubes of DD-7!"

Can anyone give me a tip on new music? Sort of run out of ideas and I'm trying to put together a good mix cd of music, and as always happens on the internet I can't think what to get. Anything whatsoever folks. Cheers Mike

Anyone heard their new single 'Bleeding Through'? Saw a live version from SXSW on MTV2 and wasn't that impressed. Loved 'Freedom Fighters' though. Oh and does anyone know if the Lemon Tree gig has sold out?

I love 'Banquet', think its an awesome tune. The video's nothing special, although I love the drum sound on the actual tune. Allegedly they're not very good live. I'll get to see them at Oxegen

Fucking hell' date=' thats outrageous! I also heard a rumour it was produced and animated in France? It's about time they started making some new episodes...it wouldn't be the same though Anyway, I've got a link for a 2.2mb video of the intro as well - windows media player - classic moments include the chief getting blown up in his safe, and Gadget handcuffing the fake boss at the end....ahh to be a kid again..download below.... Intro Video Cheers Mike

For those of you who watched a lot of tv in the late 80's/early 90's as either a kid or an adult, right-click and save the below link. You won't be disappointed. 1.1mb, High quality too Link Cheers! Mike

I reckon its a good thing. Mean Fiddler organise festivals like Leeds and Reading by cutting corners wherever they can, and jacking up the prices on everything - things like 3 a cheeseburger and not allowing people to take bottle caps into the arena are just bullshit, petty ways to get people to spend as much cash as possible, and at the end of the day they pay the artists and staff, and take the money and run. Having said that, this takeover will probably not affect the ticket prices, organisation or food and drink prices at Mean Fiddler events in the future, if anything they'll go up. Mike

Visage - Fade To Grey

Do you, like, watch, like, too much Saved By The Bell, or, like Beverley Hills 90210....'cause that shit is like soooooo 1991, and, like wasn't Mr Belding just rad?! Whatever!!

Nah its about time. The Black Album was a masterpiece of production but everything after that was a letdown or just shit. 'Load', 'Reload', 'Garage Inc.' and especially 'St Anger' were all very very poor. Out of five consecutivealbums only one was good. Now as much as this is Metallica's fault, the producer will definitely have had a lot to do with it. Compare that to the trio of 'Ride The Lightning', 'Master of Puppets' and '...And Justice For All'. All far better than the most recent four. Bring in Mutt Lange or the original 'Tallica producer (Ramussen or whatever hes called) and lets get back to the fucking rock! Mike

To be honest, I first heard 'I Predict A Riot' on Zane Lowe's show in December of last year and thought it was fucking awesome. Superb chorus. So I was loving them for a while, then I heard 'Oh My God' and felt let down. EXACTLY the same build up to the chorus' used in both songs, and its just such a crap song. I was so pissed off, thought the next single would be brilliant, especially cause a mate incorrectly informed me that 'Little Thoughts' by Bloc Party was actually by the Kaisers just after I heard 'I Predict A Riot'. Mike

...oh no i must say I would be shitting myself about that gumpy. Considering her Dad was a bald, solid looking fucker, I'd be about 100 times more worried about a beating from him. I'd still piss on his car though.

my top 10: the roots - the seed 2.0 (phrenology) the juan maclean - by the time i get to venus (dfa) alter ego - rocker (alter ego) razorlight - stumble and fall (up all night) the libertines - can't stand me now (the libertines) the ordinary boys - talk talk talk (over the counter culture) daft punk - aerodynamic (remix from 'daft club') black strobe - the abwehr disco (chemical sweet girl ep) daft punk - da funk (homework) metallica - fade to black (ride the lightning) Mike

I'm sure this one's been asked before but it never grows old.....what's the best gig you've ever been to, when and where was it and why? To start us off, mine was probably Metallica in the RDS in Dublin in 2003, simply because I'd waited 6 years to see them and they were fucking marvellous. Mike

my ex was considerably younger than me when i was 18 and one afternoon i was in her bed not wearing very much. Her dad fucking hated me and came in without knocking, took one look at me and said 'i think its about time you got dressed and left'. He looked fucking furious. So i said 'ok' and thought he would leave the room.....wrong......i had to get out of the bed pretty much billy bollocks and get dressed in front of him whilst he made sure i left. i then said 'bye' to my ex and made my way down the stairs. he followed me down and said 'if i catch you in bed with my daughter again you're for it, and i'm not joking'. its ok though coz i got him back by pissing on the side of his car one night when i was hammered. fuckin dick.

quality drummers: Lars Ulrich (especially Master of Puppets and Justice for all...) John Bonham Tre Cool (check out his speed and fills on Kerplunk and Dookie - fuck yeah - plus he's absolutely note perfect live) Jose Pasillas Reni from the Stone Roses - in my opinion the best British drummer of the 1990's by a long shot - see him live on Blackpool '89 gig and you'll see why - check out his skills at the end of 'I am the ressurection' - fucking outrageous Mike

christ. do me a favour and put Collins on the hitlist too. If I'm going down, I'm sure as hell taking that motherfucker with me.

Lol the old Phil Collins admission once got me dumped by a girlfriend - honestly - and I do believe it was responsible for the troubles starting in Northern Ireland.* But yet, god damn it, I still love it. And I know for a fact there will be other people out there who love it. But you won't admit it. Bah. Mike * = Joke

christ on a bike, i could go on forever but... you can't hurry love - phil collins down under - men at work that tune from the o.c it must be love - madness little lies - fleetwood mac everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears about 50% of my music taste is, in everybody elses' eyes but mine, shit.