Archive for December, 2007
People of 2007
A selection of names and faces good, bad or otherwise who – for better or worse – will come to define 2007:
01 – Gordon Brown – finally gets his chance only to cock it all up
02 – Steve McClaren – nice chap in the wrong place at the wrong time
03 – Cadbury’s drumming Gorilla – [...]
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Tags: 2007
Thanks to Mr Marcus Evans, international man of mystery, Ipswich Town suddenly have a few quid to spend. So who’s been seen hanging around Portman Road…
That’s right, erratic former Newcastle winger Laurent Robert. Yes, we need a left winger, but preferably not this argumentative has been.
Thanks to Bobby Robson (Robert’s manager at Newcastle and [...]
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Tags: football, football championship, ipswich, jim magilton, laurent robert
1) The Pogues – Fairytale of New York (1987)
Without doubt the greatest Christmas song ever released, The Pogues ‘Fairytale of New York’ manages to achieve the usual feat of being both festive and cool. The classic Pogues sound of Irish folk fused with pure chart busting melodies provides the perfect backdrop for the story of [...]
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Tags: band aid, christmas, greg lake, noel gallagher, slade, wham!
Fabio Capello is the new England boss. Hopefully he cannot fail do better than the last chap. But what do we really know about our Italian saviour? Will he be able to get the best out of the ‘Golden Generation’? In terms of his man management style it is difficult to say, but from [...]
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Tags: england, fabio capello, football, football association
Focus on…Andy Bell
Tracking the song-writing of Andy Bell in four songs:
(1) ‘Vapour Trail’ – Ride (1990)
Ride’s early work is often said to be defined by the twin rhythm guitar playing of Bell and Mark Gardener, however in truth there was much more to the band’s sound than simply wacking their guitars up to ten and strumming hard.
‘Vapour [...]
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Tags: andy bell, hurricane #1, indie, mark gardener, noel gallagher, oasis, ride
Morrisons Christmas advert
Anyone else seen this advert on the television? It’s utterly terrible, but utterly brilliant at the same time. The selection of celebrities they’ve signed up is so brilliantly random*. I mean Nick Hancock for goodness sake!
And then there’s the soundtrack – a festive version of ‘Shine’ by Take That. It’s rubbish, but [...]
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Tags: christmas, morrisons, tv
