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JoanOfArc · 0

it seems it sometimes doesn't it. all these vip's. ya know i mean look sting's walking! quick! roll out the red carpet so he doesn't have to touch humble soil with the soles of his feet huh. ok so lets turn that right on its head shall we. let's take the sex life of a football star. it's our business right? i...

JoanOfArc · 0

The law of probability is safe. Try try and try and you'll succeed (probably)

JoanOfArc · 0

And so the hell are we all needy. It's all a part of the human experience. The thing you got to understand about humans is that we're all needy.

JoeyOffTheStreet · 0

Born in the centre of the Universe, Newcastle upon Tyne, brought up in the arsehole of the world, Blyth, Northumberland and living in the UK's best kept secret, Berwick upon Tweed

smith765 · 7

curb your enthusiasm - Eight series in and still making me cry with laughter. Larry David wasted too much time on Seinfeld, he should have started curb a few years sooner. It's all pretty good on TV for comedies right now with Fresh Meat (the university years of an Inbetweener from the makers of Peep...

JoanOfArc · 6

get into my blog so i can't post anything

ArrGee · 0

A bigger venue but ticket prices are much the same (around £30). On sale Fri 23 Feb from the usual suspects.Tom RobinsonO2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London. Saturday, 27 Oct 2018 Could do with a few more of these 1978 replays of classic LPs. (hint hint) -- Edited by ArrGee on Thursday 22nd of Februar...

ArrGee · 3

Which name is featured in most Carols? (pub argument!)

Mark L · 9

Does anyone have any information about this snooker based short film, which also starred Mel Smith, Ray Winstone and Alison Steadman? Thanks.

ArrGee · 5

there's a debate on this question in London this evening - Friday 18th nov. I cant go. but anyway, I thought it an interesting question to pose to you guys. Is London Still Punk?

ArrGee · 0

Oddly enough I was in Sheffield (home of the Arctic Moneys) yesterday (and I haven't been there for nearly 40 years) while this was happening. What are the odds? Brian Top marks for not trying So kind of you to bless us With your effortless...

Derek The Dane · 15

I've recently been listening to two recent Scott Walker albums Bish Bosch and Soused( a collaboration with Sunn O). To say these albums are difficult or challenging is an understatement, but having got through Walker's Tilt and The Drift I'm used to Scott's little musical jokes. What doesn't kil...

JoanOfArc · 0

yeh I know lol and is speak from a fairly ignorant viewpoint. and I am aware of this. but I do wonder about stuff. Like all this EU and brexit stuff. I know mr Geldof is a remainer. so much so he's supporting lib dems I read, because apparently they're the only ones with the bottle to stand against brexit. we...

manatthetop · 0

Have to say what a great nite last nite in Belfast has not seen this wee band live in over 25 years and they did not disappoint. sold out over 5,000 at this gig. ANYONE OUT THERE THAT HAVE NOT SEEN THEM LIVE DO SO BE YOU HEAD UP TO THE BIG SKY

Noel · 9

Have been getting pi$$3d off with F1 fans who despite having a whole channel to themselves on Now TV to watch the dreary procession complain that they pay so much! It ain't even a sport! It's just driving a car, an activity a large amount of the population do on a daily basis without having to stop for a ty...

Noel · 4

The rest looks garbage, but this is a cracking Friday line up on the Pyramid Stage FRIDAYRADIOHEAD 21:30 - 23:45THE XX 19:30 - 20:30ROYAL BLOOD 17:45 - 18:45 -- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 16th of June 2017 08:58:56 PM

manatthetop · 0

So sad to hear of the evil that came to your town. RIP little one's. God bless you all

Tango · 4

[First date sold out immediately, so second date announced] Ordinarily I wouldn't bother with Tom, but seeing him perform this classic album at the iconic 100 Club for £25 is an offer I can't refuse! http://www.the100club.co.uk/tom-robinson-anniversary-show/ To mark the 40th anniversary of 2...

JoanOfArc · 0

So i've started a blog. one night i started jotting down a few poems on here and someone said to me why dont i start a blog. so i did. its more or less stuff i have already posted here but i plan to add to it as the mood takes me the stuff on there at the moment needs tweaking and stuff. but it is the result of stuf...

ArrGee · 1

http://shop.royalmail.com/david-bowie/david-bowie-first-class-stamp-book/invt/20160278

Jules · 16

A few less this year, and for the first time in many a year, no Rats nor GeldofThe Damned - Royal Albert Hall - The 40th anniversary with a reverse chrological set viewed at close quarters in the choir, felt like been in the band looking at the audience going wildElvis Costello - Palladium - Intimate solo...

Mark L · 1

had this on vinyl years ago. Just got on cd for£1 on CEx site what a fab cd rats. Blondie Eddie & hotrods etc absolutely brilliant cd

ArrGee · 5

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20943160

JoanOfArc · 7

we're not compatible oh waayyyy too much trouble between you and me just a casualty of 2 broken hearts it's plain to see. ? oh so much more than a fling oh this was the real thing from the heights of dizzy passion our hearts filled with emotion hurtling down to a crash landing where there was no nice soft cu...

Tango · 9

Support / Penetration When / Saturday 26 November We're exclusively offering our subscribers 2 for 1 tickets to see The Damned this weekend. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut single, 'New Rose', the band are set to play a very special headline show, which will see them perfor...

junkyard_smile · 4

so long, Leonard. RIP.

noelindublin · 13

I saw one of my favorite bands I have never seen live , The Vapors were playing the 100 club with support from The Members. Anyway the tickets are £30. Which seems like a lot to me. Especially given I am paying the same to see Julian Cope with a centre stage seat in the fifth row. So now I am in two minds. N...

Tango · 1

went to the gig at the underworld where I bumped into Suss! bought the CD 'kin awesome

JoanOfArc · 5

I am just about to make up a poem about something I got into a discussion with myself about earlier. I am going to type it as I think it: Is London Still Punk? Is it ****! more down****ingtrodden spirit of punk long forgotten wake up you! You aint got a clue! where is your punk? where is that spunk? latent an...

ArrGee · 3

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2168306/pixie-geldofs-debut-album-im-yours-flops-and-has-sold-just-197-copies-in-its-first-week-and-didnt-crack-top-200/

manatthetop · 0

Just heard the sad news that one of Belfast's best singer/song writer's passed away last night at the age of 54. So sad. God bless you Bap. (Belfast) I'll be with you until the day I die. You sure where mate. Thanks for your great song's

Mark L · 3

new cd out Nov 18th by pixie don't know what it's like yet but curious about it

JoanOfArc · 44

Just a little something i posted to a forum somewhere that i thought maybe someone might be interested in reading on here smile emoticon what we need is a really very very very very popular idea. that stands us good chance of moving closer to a utopia. or that provides us with the means to get there. incid...

Mark L · 7

JoanOfArc · 24

Just heard that one of the greatest singer's/song writer's to come out of England has passed away God bless you David Bowie. Your songs will live forever

JoanOfArc · 2

yeh so brilliant! am reading this. johnny's character is really coming to life in my head. it's all starting to make sense. that bloke that I took the piss out of for doing the anchor butter adverts. haha. I love his book. I'm about 30 or 40 pages into it. I like it. very much. I like him. very much. so looki...

Jules · 17

Now the Stone Roses have decided to get back together, there's only one band with a full set of living members that has yet to reform.... The Smiths (Oh and a proper Boomtown Rats reunion would be nice)

Tango · 17

I noted Bruce Springsteen is playing Wembley this summer, and doing The River to boot, but £95 to stand in the middle of a field outside a golden circle to watch him on a screen is pointless. I'd see him at The O2, but Wembley Stadium is for football not gigs. I was lucky enough to see The Who from the front b...

Mark L · 27

'It's cold on that road, but its got that home beat' Does this mean even though it is not warm outside, it's better than being in the house where mum and dad fight all the time or It's not warm outside, but it's known territory in the town I live, where things tick along in a certain familiar way

manatthetop · 40

Doing some 'research' on YouTube I got to wondering what was the most uncool, naff band ever and just about remembering their 'work' from the 1970's my award goes to the Brotherhood Of Man. I had completely forgotten about Figaro, one of their hits and it suddenly brough back vague memories, and also t...

ArrGee · 5

Tough call.

ArrGee · 10

My ranking for 2015 gigs, essentially the top 9 were all superb in their own way, whereas the last two were memorable for all the wrong reasons.Royal Blood Koko - A short but absolutely stunning set filling the tiny Koko with a massive stadium set.FFS Troxy - FFS + the best of Franz + the best of Sparks, th...

Jules · 14

Old news to us (I guess), but in BBC4s upcoming show How The Brits Rocked America, Geldof recalls the Rats failure to break the USA...We went to a convention of American DJs and were told that our gig was very important to our careers. The gig was going fine and I decided to get down with the kids and big-u...

ArrGee · 0

https://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/music/collection/great-albums/7654511?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=email&utm_content=links&utm_campaign=20160129_active_music_email

suss · 2

Anyone in or near Aberdeen can recommend this for a night out tonight. Darren Beale from Rats playing guitar for Saffron as they cover old punk classics plus Republica hits

ArrGee · 1

I just got the new Suede LP and it is recorded at 45rpm and it sounds absolutely brilliant! Well it did once I realised it was a bit slow at 33rpm. Just shows how wrong Elvis Costello was to groove cram on his LPs from Get Happy!!http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/why-45-rpm-great-4...

Tango · 7

Forgot to mention last one of these at 100 Club late last year, but Darren Beale will again be joining Saffron from Republica next week at Half Moon Putney. I'm going along if anyone else fancies it? Blurb is "Saffron from Republica will be performing a solo set with a mix of Republica hits, punk c...

ArrGee · 14

Haven't had a poll for a while, and as The Laughing Gnome would obviously be the greatest single, it's harder to pin down the greatest album. Choose all your favourites!

ArrGee · 1

Register quickly on http://www.thelastshadowpuppets.com/ for pre sale.

Tango · 22

WHAT have they got to say ??? there's no voice in the media it seems of the young people the only young people are the journalists with their privileged existence is there a voice out there? maybe there is but its been drowned out by the wanky biased shallow media how shallow this world has become that we...

JoanOfArc · 1

I mentioned on the rip bowie thread that I am a medium. (that doesn't charge money for readings - I got another job that pays the bills :)) so anyway, some will dismiss me as a fruitcake. and I can't say I blame them, such is how hard it is to comprehend any kind of communication to this world beyond the grav...

Mike menzies · 2

just rec this 4 cd box set forgot how good the motors were. Listening to 1 album now

Jules · 0

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-bowie-may-have-more-songs-from-the-blackstar-sessions-on-the-way-a6810521.html

ArrGee · 17

The poll is open for one week, coincides nicely with the UK general election

ArrGee · 2

I mentioned them in another thread, but this looks like an interesting night out... The world's biggest Smiths tribute act, celebrate the 30th anniversary of the seminal album "The Queen is Dead" by playing it in it's entirety. The 2nd half of the show will comprise the greatest hits of...

JoanOfArc · 9

Intrigued by Sir Tom Baker! The Very Special Guests are UK Subs, but many more events to come including a Punk weekend at the Roundhouse in July 2016.http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/blog/2015/11/playlist-punk-london/All things Punk will be taking over London in 20...

Jules · 27

....bowie sure does! oh my god...he's amazing, did anyone here see Fashion rocks? well if you didn't, you really missed something... the first song he did was Life on Mars (of course), he came on with a blackeye and a bandage around his hand...before I got that that was part of the show... well, he was...

ArrGee · 3

The final nail in the coffin... http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/23/beatles-back-catalogue-music-streaming-spotify-apple-music From Christmas Eve the full Beatles catalogue will become available on nine separate music streaming sites, including Spotify, Google P...

ArrGee · 19

Dec20Sun2015The DamnedPlus special guestsO2 Academy Islington London, UK Doors at 19:00 Ticket price: £25.90 (includes booking fee) -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 14th of October 2015 12:43:15 PM

Tango · 3

O2 ABC, Glasgow 14th April O2 Academy2 Newcastle 15th April O2 Ritz, Manchester 16th April O2 Academy, Bristol 21st April The Assembly, Leamington Spa 22nd April O2 Forum, London 23rd April On sale 9am Wednesday from Ticketmaster, Ticketweb, Gigantic andTicketline (and maybe Dice which i...

ArrGee · 13

Sorry about this but I have to get this of my chest. Is this a singing show or not ? and if it is. How the hell can them two dip-sos Reggie & Boille be in the last two. Am I hearing something different to them 4 so called judges??REALLY. JOKE. springs to mind

Jules · 0

thoroughly enjoyed this, very interestin. It's only been open a few months. The young man who was our guide acknowledged there is not enough of the Boomtown Rats there and that they played an important role in Irish rock history. I think they will be getting more. Perhaps I could have offered to be an ad...

ArrGee · 1

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/suede-roundhouse-review/ The second life of a pop band can be one long decline into nostalgic comfort and creative death. Suede, to their credit, are not g...

ArrGee · 0

Also any album you purchase is half price, so in theory the 99p albums could cost just 49p. There is also a special section on home page for those who like Oasis.Only By The NightKings of Leon FREEHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence + The Machine £0.99What Went DownFoals £0.99Wanted On Voyag...

ArrGee · 0

Rats albums cheap (£2.50 CD/£1 download), but I am more interested in this... How ultimate can it be? https://concertlive.com/music

Tango · 3

Saw this when it was in cinemas in the summer and loved it. It's now on iPlayer 'till Christmas, definitely recommended. Had the pleasure of meeting (and, bizarrely, drawing) Wilko a few weeks ago and Julien Temple has captured everything from the way he moves to the constant stream of quotes and refe...

manatthetop · 10

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/r2_noel_gallagher_7dec15-- Edited by ArrGee on Tuesday 24th of November 2015 09:30:21 PM - apologies meant Can't not Can

Jules · 9

Just had a glance at UK top 40 for first time in an age. Given that he's a) not the greatest talent since Beatles b) not dead, HOW can Justin Bieber occupy 3 of top 5 slots, with another track at #15??? It's not that I'm a non-Belieber, I just fail to see how with all the material available he's shifting enoug...

Mark L · 29

Currently listening to Silver by Echo and the Bunnymen, and Lean On Me ( I Won't Fall Over) by Carter USM. It's interesting how some songs help with bad moods and generally inspire and lift the spirit. I could list lots of songs that are fairly positive in terms of lyrics and upbeat rather than being mise...

Jules · 0

here is their set for Dublin: http://youtu.be/R3GrEW-n48U some of their songs remind me of the Buzz****s.

Jules · 115

Well I just bought tickets to see U2 on October 30th (Fri) in London. The Rats had better NOT be doing a date then. I will be mad. You can't sell the U2 tickets. Bet they do another one in Oxford that night

Jules · 15

Now I like The Stone Roses, but I find it hard to believe that they have sold out four dates (well some seats left for the fourth) at the Manchester City stadium next summer. I saw them at Finsbury Park and it was popular enough, but there were shed loads of tickets knocking around, some at far less than fa...

Jules · 24

Hi All, A great show on about the above band The Nation's Fav Beatles No 1. This should be great. Best Mc Cartney song for me goes to Hey Jude.(He never bettered this) Lennon hard to pick ,so many good one's

Jules · 3

to boomtown rats music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzzCVwIZJqQ

ArrGee · 0

https://tickets.royalalberthall.com/syos/performance/43951

Tango · 3

Anyone been to the cinemas lately for a good movie? Recently I've seen the new version of Macbeth with Michael Fassbender. And last week I went to see The Martian(in 2D) Both were very good. Next up is the new Guillermo Del Toro film Crimson Peak,which promises to be a classic.

Mike menzies · 1

Joe jackson( he of the stepping out fame) called fast forward And is his 29th album

Tango · 57

The Labour Party has once again thwarted my holiday plans, this time by having a sodding leadership contest, so am compensating by starting to fill my calendar with London gigs. Recommendations gratefully received. Currently - Tom Robinson and Kitten Pyramid at the QEH 18th September (saw Tom a fe...

ArrGee · 5

Hear the second best album of 1978 in its entirety at a town near you. Well fairly near.

Tango · 10

Following on from ArrGee's dissing of Rod the mod I got to thinking about our favorite pop stars looks.So feel free to nominate your best looking pop idol, both male and female. Just for fun. I nominate Ian Mcculloch of Echo and the Bunnymen as best looking guy and I need to think about best looking femal...

Jules · 5

but look. Courtesy of Nick Barker.

Mike menzies · 1

worth checking out ( yes guy of underpass fame still going. On about30 albums I've just ordered new cd also waiting relese of new joe jackson cd which is imminent so plenty to keep me going inc listening to the rats

Mike menzies · 22

Having picked up The Fine Art of Surfacing at the weekend, for £3 at the local Oxfam, I remembered how excited I was to get the album back in 1979. Got it in advance along with Eat to the Beat and Hersham Boys, all three coming out more or less at the same time. Our local record store somehow always had them a...

Mark L · 1

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/The_Vaccines_Live_from_Brighton_EP?id=B3jmsjolayhjd7asp5p5l5gua44

Tango · 24

Don't know if anyone else is a fan on here, but I was very pleasantly surprised to find Tom Robinson's recording a new album for the first time in 20 years. I would've backed anyway (been missing his gigs for years, so hello Camden acoustic gig) but he's just released a bit of the rough mix of one of the song...

Mark L · 10

isit me or is the new tfi pants ?

Jules · 0

http://www.ultravox.org.uk/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112845/Re_Submitting_an_...

Jules · 3

... aside from the Rats not playing, the three acts I would probably want to see play at the same time! Also you have to suffer Lionel Richie if you want to get a decent vantage point. Luckily I am seeing them in The Smoke that weekend.PYRAMID STAGESUNDAY 28 JUNETHE WHO - 21:45 - 23:15 PAUL WELLER - 19:...

Jules · 3

Last night in Vancouver U2s the Edge had a little mishap. With Bono falling off his bike maybe somebody up there does not like them?? You'd never see Garry or Pete waling around in a stupor like the Edge does in this dreary song... BTW Should be seen from both angles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

ArrGee · 17

...maybe The Boomtown Rats as one of the many more acts to start the whole show? A warm up for Glastonbury...

ArrGee · 0

Bought a couple of CDs on Amazon recently with autorip because it was the cheapest way to get the Mp3s....The Who Sell Out CD: £2.99 | MP3: £8.49 Who's Next CD: £2.99 | MP3: £8.49 Now I am getting shot of the CDs on eBay...

ArrGee · 2

https://www.concertlive.co.uk/ Franz Ferdinand and Stranglers vinyl; Rats CDs discounted; 9 downloads for £9 (though for some reason that isn't working)....

Jules · 27

There are always competitions for who's the biggest rockstar, who's the best band ever, which song is the best song ever? this friday here in sweden they held a competition for best song ever...Stairway to heaven by Led Zeppelin won. How 'bout that...personally I think it has been played to many ti...

ArrGee · 2

The above wee band are on sunday night on tv They are from petes/pats home town of ballyjamesduff Bob has sang with this wee band and i have to say they are very good

Jules · 9

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Nations-Favourite-Number-Ones/dp/B00TG3HD70/ref=mb_oe_o

manatthetop · 0

Guys if you have never head of this band (They are from North side of Dublin) Try to get to hear them you will find them on YouTube Best known song Crazy world. Just a great wee band They have been going for a long time now. The lead singer is now sick

manatthetop · 0

I all would just like to point out how great this wee underrated LP is

Tango · 32

Seeing as everyone's talking favourite Rats albums again over yonder, I started making a mental list of general favourites. And now I'm nosy as to what everyone else's are. 10 is probably too many for a nice neat thread, but it's hard to draw a line once you start, so my current rough top 10 are: 1. A Toni...

Jules · 2

just watched totp my econd fave artist after rats joe Jackson I have all 29( if you include compilations) hope the rats will be on soon

Jules · 15

Perhaps a little loose of the definition of a gig in one of two cases, but before I start in 2015 ...Boomtown Rats - Maida Vale - Totally unique one off discussed at length elsewhereFranz Ferdinand - Somerset House - In a courtyard on a summer's eveningArcade Fire - Earl's Court - The biggest party...

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	Gigs of 2016 (Preview) A few less this year, and for the first time in many a year, no Rats nor GeldofThe Damned - Royal Albert Hall - The 40th anniversary with a reverse chrological set viewed at close quarters in the choir, felt like been in the band looking at the audience going wildElvis Costello - Palladium - Intimate solo...	16	4832	Wed Jan 25 7:57 PM, 2017 by Jules
	Sound of the suburbs cd (Preview) had this on vinyl years ago. Just got on cd for£1 on CEx site what a fab cd rats. Blondie Eddie & hotrods etc absolutely brilliant cd	1	3906	Tue Jan 24 2:04 PM, 2017 by Mark L
	Bowie (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20943160	5	3737	Fri Jan 20 4:27 PM, 2017 by ArrGee
	here's a poem wrote (Preview) we're not compatible oh waayyyy too much trouble between you and me just a casualty of 2 broken hearts it's plain to see. ? oh so much more than a fling oh this was the real thing from the heights of dizzy passion our hearts filled with emotion hurtling down to a crash landing where there was no nice soft cu...	7	4413	Tue Jan 17 9:26 AM, 2017 by JoanOfArc
	2 for 1 tickets to see The Damned this Saturday at Brixton (Preview) Support / Penetration When / Saturday 26 November We're exclusively offering our subscribers 2 for 1 tickets to see The Damned this weekend. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut single, 'New Rose', the band are set to play a very special headline show, which will see them perfor...	9	4683	Sat Dec 3 5:05 PM, 2016 by Tango
	RIP Leonard Cohen (Preview) so long, Leonard. RIP.	4	4101	Sun Nov 27 9:01 AM, 2016 by junkyard_smile
	The Cost of Gigging (and my Bucket List) (Preview) I saw one of my favorite bands I have never seen live , The Vapors were playing the 100 club with support from The Members. Anyway the tickets are £30. Which seems like a lot to me. Especially given I am paying the same to see Julian Cope with a centre stage seat in the fifth row. So now I am in two minds. N...	13	6130	Thu Nov 24 12:38 PM, 2016 by noelindublin
	This Music Must Destroy - Ruts DC (Preview) went to the gig at the underworld where I bumped into Suss! bought the CD 'kin awesome	1	4685	Fri Nov 18 8:50 PM, 2016 by Tango
	i tort i'd write a poem (Preview) I am just about to make up a poem about something I got into a discussion with myself about earlier. I am going to type it as I think it: Is London Still Punk? Is it **! more down**ingtrodden spirit of punk long forgotten wake up you! You aint got a clue! where is your punk? where is that spunk? latent an...	5	3987	Fri Nov 18 4:16 AM, 2016 by JoanOfArc
	Pixie album woes (Preview) https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2168306/pixie-geldofs-debut-album-im-yours-flops-and-has-sold-just-197-copies-in-its-first-week-and-didnt-crack-top-200/	3	3445	Tue Nov 15 9:38 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	RIP Bap (Preview) Just heard the sad news that one of Belfast's best singer/song writer's passed away last night at the age of 54. So sad. God bless you Bap. (Belfast) I'll be with you until the day I die. You sure where mate. Thanks for your great song's	0	3595	Wed Nov 2 7:13 AM, 2016 by manatthetop
	Pixie geldof (Preview) new cd out Nov 18th by pixie don't know what it's like yet but curious about it	3	4263	Wed Oct 12 9:50 AM, 2016 by Mark L
	politics dammit! (Preview) Just a little something i posted to a forum somewhere that i thought maybe someone might be interested in reading on here smile emoticon what we need is a really very very very very popular idea. that stands us good chance of moving closer to a utopia. or that provides us with the means to get there. incid...	44	6090	Tue Jun 28 12:15 AM, 2016 by JoanOfArc
	Our Prime Minister (Preview)	7	3694	Fri Jun 24 1:48 PM, 2016 by Mark L
	R I P David Bowie (Preview) Just heard that one of the greatest singer's/song writer's to come out of England has passed away God bless you David Bowie. Your songs will live forever	24	6241	Tue May 10 1:37 AM, 2016 by JoanOfArc
	Anger Is An Energy Johnny Lydon (Preview) yeh so brilliant! am reading this. johnny's character is really coming to life in my head. it's all starting to make sense. that bloke that I took the piss out of for doing the anchor butter adverts. haha. I love his book. I'm about 30 or 40 pages into it. I like it. very much. I like him. very much. so looki...	2	2778	Tue May 10 1:35 AM, 2016 by JoanOfArc
	The Last Reunion? (Preview) Now the Stone Roses have decided to get back together, there's only one band with a full set of living members that has yet to reform.... The Smiths (Oh and a proper Boomtown Rats reunion would be nice)	17	6938	Fri May 6 10:38 AM, 2016 by Jules
	Acts you would like to see as long as it didn't mean paying a fortune to be half a mile away from the stage in a field (Preview) I noted Bruce Springsteen is playing Wembley this summer, and doing The River to boot, but £95 to stand in the middle of a field outside a golden circle to watch him on a screen is pointless. I'd see him at The O2, but Wembley Stadium is for football not gigs. I was lucky enough to see The Who from the front b...	17	5344	Fri Apr 29 10:21 PM, 2016 by Tango
	Home Beat (Preview) 'It's cold on that road, but its got that home beat' Does this mean even though it is not warm outside, it's better than being in the house where mum and dad fight all the time or It's not warm outside, but it's known territory in the town I live, where things tick along in a certain familiar way	27	6424	Wed Apr 27 9:15 PM, 2016 by Mark L
	Most uncool band ever (Preview) Doing some 'research' on YouTube I got to wondering what was the most uncool, naff band ever and just about remembering their 'work' from the 1970's my award goes to the Brotherhood Of Man. I had completely forgotten about Figaro, one of their hits and it suddenly brough back vague memories, and also t...	40	16073	Sun Mar 20 12:40 PM, 2016 by manatthetop
	Hadley Vs. Astley (Preview) Tough call.	5	2889	Thu Feb 11 9:00 AM, 2016 by ArrGee
	Gigs of 2015 (Preview) My ranking for 2015 gigs, essentially the top 9 were all superb in their own way, whereas the last two were memorable for all the wrong reasons.Royal Blood Koko - A short but absolutely stunning set filling the tiny Koko with a massive stadium set.FFS Troxy - FFS + the best of Franz + the best of Sparks, th...	10	4721	Wed Feb 10 12:50 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	How The Brits Rocked America - BBC 4 - 27 Jan 2012 (aka How The Rats Fcuked Up America) (Preview) Old news to us (I guess), but in BBC4s upcoming show How The Brits Rocked America, Geldof recalls the Rats failure to break the USA...We went to a convention of American DJs and were told that our gig was very important to our careers. The gig was going fine and I decided to get down with the kids and big-u...	14	5358	Tue Feb 9 8:08 AM, 2016 by Jules
	Free MP3 LP at Sainsburys... (Preview) https://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/music/collection/great-albums/7654511?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=email&utm_content=links&utm_campaign=20160129_active_music_email	0	3803	Mon Feb 8 8:28 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	Darren and Saffron gig TONGHT - Aberdeen (Preview) Anyone in or near Aberdeen can recommend this for a night out tonight. Darren Beale from Rats playing guitar for Saffron as they cover old punk classics plus Republica hits	2	3633	Sun Jan 31 12:16 AM, 2016 by suss
	Groove Velocity (Preview) I just got the new Suede LP and it is recorded at 45rpm and it sounds absolutely brilliant! Well it did once I realised it was a bit slow at 33rpm. Just shows how wrong Elvis Costello was to groove cram on his LPs from Get Happy!!http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/why-45-rpm-great-4...	1	3747	Sat Jan 30 5:12 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	Saffron and Darren gig 28/01 London (Preview) Forgot to mention last one of these at 100 Club late last year, but Darren Beale will again be joining Saffron from Republica next week at Half Moon Putney. I'm going along if anyone else fancies it? Blurb is "Saffron from Republica will be performing a solo set with a mix of Republica hits, punk c...	7	3594	Thu Jan 28 2:57 PM, 2016 by Tango
	What is Bowie's Greatest Album? (Preview) Haven't had a poll for a while, and as The Laughing Gnome would obviously be the greatest single, it's harder to pin down the greatest album. Choose all your favourites!	14	5071	Wed Jan 27 8:08 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	The Last Shadow Puppets - Hackney Empire, London - Friday 1st April 2016 (Preview) Register quickly on http://www.thelastshadowpuppets.com/ for pre sale.	1	3090	Tue Jan 26 7:58 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	kids today (Preview) WHAT have they got to say ??? there's no voice in the media it seems of the young people the only young people are the journalists with their privileged existence is there a voice out there? maybe there is but its been drowned out by the wanky biased shallow media how shallow this world has become that we...	22	5982	Mon Jan 25 8:07 PM, 2016 by Tango
	other weird stuff........... (Preview) I mentioned on the rip bowie thread that I am a medium. (that doesn't charge money for readings - I got another job that pays the bills :)) so anyway, some will dismiss me as a fruitcake. and I can't say I blame them, such is how hard it is to comprehend any kind of communication to this world beyond the grav...	1	2605	Fri Jan 22 1:51 AM, 2016 by JoanOfArc
	The motors the Virgin years box set (Preview) just rec this 4 cd box set forgot how good the motors were. Listening to 1 album now	2	4166	Sat Jan 16 3:45 PM, 2016 by Mike menzies
	More Bowie (Preview) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-bowie-may-have-more-songs-from-the-blackstar-sessions-on-the-way-a6810521.html	0	3826	Thu Jan 14 9:01 AM, 2016 by Jules
	Battle of Teenage Kicks - The Final! (Preview) The poll is open for one week, coincides nicely with the UK general election	17	7203	Wed Jan 13 4:00 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	THE SMYTHS "The Queen is Dead" 30th Anniversary, Friday 29th July 2016/Saturday 30th July 2016 - 100 Club (Preview) I mentioned them in another thread, but this looks like an interesting night out... The world's biggest Smiths tribute act, celebrate the 30th anniversary of the seminal album "The Queen is Dead" by playing it in it's entirety. The 2nd half of the show will comprise the greatest hits of...	2	3881	Wed Jan 13 12:58 PM, 2016 by ArrGee
	Punk London 2016 (Preview) Intrigued by Sir Tom Baker! The Very Special Guests are UK Subs, but many more events to come including a Punk weekend at the Roundhouse in July 2016.http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/blog/2015/11/playlist-punk-london/All things Punk will be taking over London in 20...	9	3375	Wed Jan 13 4:33 AM, 2016 by JoanOfArc
	Bowie - fashion rocks? nope! but.. (Preview) ....bowie sure does! oh my god...he's amazing, did anyone here see Fashion rocks? well if you didn't, you really missed something... the first song he did was Life on Mars (of course), he came on with a blackeye and a bandage around his hand...before I got that that was part of the show... well, he was...	27	15922	Tue Jan 12 5:06 PM, 2016 by Jules
	Compact Disc 1982-2015 RIP (Preview) The final nail in the coffin... http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/23/beatles-back-catalogue-music-streaming-spotify-apple-music From Christmas Eve* the full Beatles catalogue will become available on nine separate music streaming sites, including Spotify, Google P...*	3	3691	Fri Dec 25 11:16 AM, 2015 by ArrGee
	The Damned - O2 Academy Islington - Sunday 20th December 2016 - £25.90 (includes booking fee) (Preview) Dec20Sun2015The DamnedPlus special guestsO2 Academy Islington London, UK Doors at 19:00 Ticket price: £25.90 (includes booking fee) -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 14th of October 2015 12:43:15 PM	19	4458	Mon Dec 21 5:11 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	WILKO JOHNSON - 2016 tour - 14th-23rd April (Preview) O2 ABC, Glasgow 14th April O2 Academy2 Newcastle 15th April O2 Ritz, Manchester 16th April O2 Academy, Bristol 21st April The Assembly, Leamington Spa 22nd April O2 Forum, London 23rd April On sale 9am Wednesday from Ticketmaster, Ticketweb, Gigantic andTicketline (and maybe Dice which i...	3	2662	Wed Dec 16 12:12 PM, 2015 by Tango
	Sh?t Factor (Preview) Sorry about this but I have to get this of my chest. Is this a singing show or not ? and if it is. How the hell can them two dip-sos Reggie & Boille be in the last two. Am I hearing something different to them 4 so called judges??REALLY. JOKE. springs to mind	13	4208	Mon Dec 14 3:30 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Irish rock n roll experience museum (Preview) thoroughly enjoyed this, very interestin. It's only been open a few months. The young man who was our guide acknowledged there is not enough of the Boomtown Rats there and that they played an important role in Irish rock history. I think they will be getting more. Perhaps I could have offered to be an ad...	0	3227	Fri Dec 4 3:52 PM, 2015 by Jules
	Suede - The way to play a new album live... (Preview) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/suede-roundhouse-review/ The second life of a pop band can be one long decline into nostalgic comfort and creative death. Suede, to their credit, are not g...	1	2925	Fri Dec 4 12:56 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Free Kings of Leon album + 99p albums + half price album @ google play music (Preview) Also any album you purchase is half price, so in theory the 99p albums could cost just 49p. There is also a special section on home page for those who like Oasis.Only By The NightKings of Leon FREEHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence + The Machine £0.99What Went DownFoals £0.99Wanted On Voyag...	0	2234	Fri Nov 27 1:49 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Concert Live Black Friday (Preview) Rats albums cheap (£2.50 CD/£1 download), but I am more interested in this... How ultimate can it be? https://concertlive.com/music	0	3098	Thu Nov 26 7:53 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (Preview) Saw this when it was in cinemas in the summer and loved it. It's now on iPlayer 'till Christmas, definitely recommended. Had the pleasure of meeting (and, bizarrely, drawing) Wilko a few weeks ago and Julien Temple has captured everything from the way he moves to the constant stream of quotes and refe...	3	4428	Thu Nov 26 1:59 PM, 2015 by Tango
	Free Noel Gallagher Concert at BBC - Monday 7th December (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/r2_noel_gallagher_7dec15-- Edited by ArrGee on Tuesday 24th of November 2015 09:30:21 PM - apologies meant Can't not Can	10	4422	Wed Nov 25 6:38 PM, 2015 by manatthetop
	Charts (Preview) Just had a glance at UK top 40 for first time in an age. Given that he's a) not the greatest talent since Beatles b) not dead, HOW can Justin Bieber occupy 3 of top 5 slots, with another track at #15??? It's not that I'm a non-Belieber, I just fail to see how with all the material available he's shifting enoug...	9	3675	Mon Nov 23 4:46 PM, 2015 by Jules
	What are your good mood songs? (Preview) Currently listening to Silver by Echo and the Bunnymen, and Lean On Me ( I Won't Fall Over) by Carter USM. It's interesting how some songs help with bad moods and generally inspire and lift the spirit. I could list lots of songs that are fairly positive in terms of lyrics and upbeat rather than being mise...	29	6013	Mon Nov 23 7:36 AM, 2015 by Mark L
	The Trouble Pilgrims (Preview) here is their set for Dublin: http://youtu.be/R3GrEW-n48U some of their songs remind me of the Buzz****s.	0	2609	Sat Nov 21 10:42 AM, 2015 by Jules
	U2 tickets ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Well I just bought tickets to see U2 on October 30th (Fri) in London. The Rats had better NOT be doing a date then. I will be mad. You can't sell the U2 tickets. Bet they do another one in Oxford that night	115	11480	Fri Nov 20 8:10 PM, 2015 by Jules
	Stone Roses - Are they that popular or are people trying to make a quick buck? (Preview) Now I like The Stone Roses, but I find it hard to believe that they have sold out four dates (well some seats left for the fourth) at the Manchester City stadium next summer. I saw them at Finsbury Park and it was popular enough, but there were shed loads of tickets knocking around, some at far less than fa...	15	3605	Sat Nov 14 2:34 PM, 2015 by Jules
	The Beatles Wednesday 11/11/15 UTV 8pm (Preview) Hi All, A great show on about the above band The Nation's Fav Beatles No 1. This should be great. Best Mc Cartney song for me goes to Hey Jude.(He never bettered this) Lennon hard to pick ,so many good one's	24	5636	Wed Nov 11 1:41 PM, 2015 by Jules
	for people that love rats, dogs, cats, monkeys, mice etc etc (Preview) to boomtown rats music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzzCVwIZJqQ	3	3998	Tue Nov 3 7:44 AM, 2015 by Jules
	THE DAMNED - 40th Anniversary show - Royal Albert Hall - Friday 20 May 2016 7:30 pm (Preview) https://tickets.royalalberthall.com/syos/performance/43951	0	2874	Mon Oct 26 4:35 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Cinema 2015 (Preview) Anyone been to the cinemas lately for a good movie? Recently I've seen the new version of Macbeth with Michael Fassbender. And last week I went to see The Martian(in 2D) Both were very good. Next up is the new Guillermo Del Toro film Crimson Peak,which promises to be a classic.	3	1820	Sat Oct 24 9:23 PM, 2015 by Tango
	New Joe Jackson cd out October (Preview) Joe jackson( he of the stepping out fame) called fast forward And is his 29th album	1	2829	Sat Oct 17 9:32 AM, 2015 by Mike menzies
	2015 Gigs (Preview) The Labour Party has once again thwarted my holiday plans, this time by having a sodding leadership contest, so am compensating by starting to fill my calendar with London gigs. Recommendations gratefully received. Currently - Tom Robinson and Kitten Pyramid at the QEH 18th September (saw Tom a fe...	57	8147	Thu Oct 15 10:28 PM, 2015 by Tango
	The Stranglers - Black & White - Live! (Preview) Hear the second best album of 1978 in its entirety at a town near you. Well fairly near.	5	2449	Tue Sep 22 3:30 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Best looking pop stars -male and female (Preview) Following on from ArrGee's dissing of Rod the mod I got to thinking about our favorite pop stars looks.So feel free to nominate your best looking pop idol, both male and female. Just for fun. I nominate Ian Mcculloch of Echo and the Bunnymen as best looking guy and I need to think about best looking femal...	10	4390	Sun Sep 6 9:39 PM, 2015 by Tango
	Not a Rats gig in sight... (Preview) but look. Courtesy of Nick Barker.	5	2537	Tue Aug 25 3:11 PM, 2015 by Jules
	New John foxx album (Preview) worth checking out ( yes guy of underpass fame still going. On about30 albums I've just ordered new cd also waiting relese of new joe jackson cd which is imminent so plenty to keep me going inc listening to the rats	1	2675	Fri Jul 24 2:24 PM, 2015 by Mike menzies
	When were you last excited about buying a new album? (Preview) Having picked up The Fine Art of Surfacing at the weekend, for £3 at the local Oxfam, I remembered how excited I was to get the album back in 1979. Got it in advance along with Eat to the Beat and Hersham Boys, all three coming out more or less at the same time. Our local record store somehow always had them a...	22	5034	Fri Jul 3 9:25 PM, 2015 by Mike menzies
	Download Free Vaccines ep on Google Play (Preview) https://play.google.com/store/music/album/The_Vaccines_Live_from_Brighton_EP?id=B3jmsjolayhjd7asp5p5l5gua44	1	2849	Mon Jun 22 1:36 AM, 2015 by Mark L
	New Tom Robinson Album (Preview) Don't know if anyone else is a fan on here, but I was very pleasantly surprised to find Tom Robinson's recording a new album for the first time in 20 years. I would've backed anyway (been missing his gigs for years, so hello Camden acoustic gig) but he's just released a bit of the rough mix of one of the song...	24	5415	Fri Jun 19 8:31 PM, 2015 by Tango
	Tfi friday (Preview) isit me or is the new tfi pants ?	10	3190	Mon Jun 15 1:51 PM, 2015 by Mark L
	Sir Bob (well unofficially) but no Sir Midge either way (Preview) http://www.ultravox.org.uk/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112845/Re_Submitting_an_...	0	3652	Sun Jun 14 2:16 PM, 2015 by Jules
	Why you're better off NOT going to Glastonbury... (Preview) ... aside from the Rats not playing, the three acts I would probably want to see play at the same time! Also you have to suffer Lionel Richie if you want to get a decent vantage point. Luckily I am seeing them in The Smoke that weekend.PYRAMID STAGESUNDAY 28 JUNETHE WHO - 21:45 - 23:15 PAUL WELLER - 19:...	3	3145	Wed Jun 3 5:39 PM, 2015 by Jules
	Are U2 hexed? (Preview) Last night in Vancouver U2s the Edge had a little mishap. With Bono falling off his bike maybe somebody up there does not like them?? You'd never see Garry or Pete waling around in a stupor like the Edge does in this dreary song... BTW Should be seen from both angles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...	3	2328	Fri May 15 4:14 PM, 2015 by Jules
	The Who/Blur/Strokes - Hyde Park June 2015 - Two day tickets £99 (Preview) ...maybe The Boomtown Rats as one of the many more acts to start the whole show? A warm up for Glastonbury...	17	19693	Fri May 8 6:29 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Buying CDs to chuck them away! (Preview) Bought a couple of CDs on Amazon recently with autorip because it was the cheapest way to get the Mp3s....The Who Sell Out CD: £2.99 \| MP3: £8.49 Who's Next CD: £2.99 \| MP3: £8.49 Now I am getting shot of the CDs on eBay...	0	3915	Tue Apr 21 9:49 AM, 2015 by ArrGee
	Concert Live - 24 Hour Sale - Lots of goodies. (Preview) https://www.concertlive.co.uk/ Franz Ferdinand and Stranglers vinyl; Rats CDs discounted; 9 downloads for £9 (though for some reason that isn't working)....	2	3167	Fri Mar 27 1:35 PM, 2015 by ArrGee
	best band/song ever? (Preview) There are always competitions for who's the biggest rockstar, who's the best band ever, which song is the best song ever? this friday here in sweden they held a competition for best song ever...Stairway to heaven by Led Zeppelin won. How 'bout that...personally I think it has been played to many ti...	27	6425	Wed Mar 25 6:17 AM, 2015 by Jules
	The Strypes (Preview) The above wee band are on sunday night on tv They are from petes/pats home town of ballyjamesduff Bob has sang with this wee band and i have to say they are very good	2	6098	Mon Mar 23 9:36 AM, 2015 by ArrGee
	The Nation's Favourite 70s Number Ones - ITV (Preview) http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Nations-Favourite-Number-Ones/dp/B00TG3HD70/ref=mb_oe_o	9	3930	Fri Mar 13 12:00 PM, 2015 by Jules
	Aslan (Preview) Guys if you have never head of this band (They are from North side of Dublin) Try to get to hear them you will find them on YouTube Best known song Crazy world. Just a great wee band They have been going for a long time now. The lead singer is now sick	0	1090	Mon Feb 9 9:57 PM, 2015 by manatthetop
	Feargal Sharkey Wish Album (Preview) I all would just like to point out how great this wee underrated LP is	0	3531	Mon Feb 9 9:50 PM, 2015 by manatthetop
	Top Albums (Preview) Seeing as everyone's talking favourite Rats albums again over yonder, I started making a mental list of general favourites. And now I'm nosy as to what everyone else's are. 10 is probably too many for a nice neat thread, but it's hard to draw a line once you start, so my current rough top 10 are: 1. A Toni...	32	5737	Fri Feb 6 7:15 PM, 2015 by Tango
	Top of the popjan1980 (Preview) just watched totp my econd fave artist after rats joe Jackson I have all 29( if you include compilations) hope the rats will be on soon	2	5737	Fri Feb 6 10:28 AM, 2015 by Jules
	My gigs of 2014 (Preview) Perhaps a little loose of the definition of a gig in one of two cases, but before I start in 2015 ...Boomtown Rats - Maida Vale - Totally unique one off discussed at length elsewhereFranz Ferdinand - Somerset House - In a courtyard on a summer's eveningArcade Fire - Earl's Court - The biggest party...	15	3712	Sat Jan 31 2:36 PM, 2015 by Jules
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