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noelindublin · 8

Not taking any particular stance but there are a few great songs about riots and civil disturbances. This is Carter USM from 1997- And God Created Brixton (Brixton riots backdrop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLz2wttV3cc http://www.carterusm.co.uk/songs/brixton.html -- Edited by noe...

noelindublin · 11

Has anybody got a selection of bands/artists that they think are really brilliant but the public just does not know about them. I'm thinking about more "established" acts rather than new arrivals? The sort of acts that make you think why is there so much rubbish around and yet down the yea...

JoanOfArc · 6

Another sad loss for the music industry. So young and very tragic. Although I have never been a fan, I recognise her huge talent.

noelindublin · 8

Was wondering if people have any "unwritten rules" as regards music. I have two main ones..... 1 I don't like long songs ie over 5 minutes. If a song goes on for say seven, eight or nine minutes then I have lost interest long ago. Of course there are good "long songs" but as a genera...

noelindublin · 18

An interesting read in todays Scotsman about the upsurge in ticket touting at pop and rock concerts, when people block buy up to a 1000 tickets at a time and then sell them on Ebay at inflated prices. It is not illegal to do this at the moment. Surely this should be brought into line to be treated the...

ArrGee · 10

I always like taking note of song titles when checking out music and sometimes the song title can seem a bit crazy or intriguing even before hearing the song. There are numerous examples so I'll just list a few to get started, and see how it goes... Susan versus Youthclub - The FAll Eat Y'self Fitter- The...

JoanOfArc · 9

so here you go i am sharing my boredom and piss offedness with you all...... i'm generous like that............. hmmm topic of discussion today is................. have you ever made a complete tit out of yourself?

ArrGee · 37

As a big music fan it always strikes me that there are just some people I've never gotten 'round to listen for various reasons. It doesn't mean I don't know any of their material but more ofte than not circumstances have prevented me from ever giving them proper consideration. My list of famous omis...

musicmania · 5

Is it just me, or do others also suddenly take note of artists or bands who have been around for years? I only recently started to realised Pulp were actually a good band. I didn't listen to them before, but might actually buy a CD. This isn't the first time this has happened, I suddenly realised I liked...

ArrGee · 22

Everybody must have some songs which are far from their normal or habitual listening but which in spite of themselves the cannot help themselves from liking- even at the expense of public ridicule or uncoolness. Should have a lot more but I'll admit I always like that old song by Middle Of The Road Chi...

Ian MD · 5

Just a quick survey of people's favourite lyricists. Of course this is always tied up to bands/artists you actually listen to so will be somewhat personal and limited. Anyway in no particular order these are some of the lyricists I rate as well above average... Peter Perrett from The Only Ones Momus a...

ArrGee · 16

... I find it sad that nowadays there are few physical singles these days. I think the last one I bought was Further Complications by Jarvis C0cker which was about two years ago. I never liked it when they remixed the song for the b side or just used an album track, but some B-sides are bonafide classics...

ArrGee · 3

I have never got my grubby hands on one, but what I want to know is are they playable? I did spray a few discs I had with an aerosol but that fcuked them up! Of course they have to play the LP in question. Many years ago I bought a David Bowie tape which had John Denver's Greatest Hits on! If they are playable...

Jules · 1

Sometimes I think I am reading articles written about me! The full version is in today's paper, but my wife has assured me I'm not that different in real life wired for delusionJohn Harlow ...fears many of us are developing e-personalities, alternative personae that exist...The psychiatrist des...

musicmania · 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12377862

Jules · 17

I found this weird site: href="http://www.celebmatch.com/birthdayform_13033_Bob_Geldof.php">Match

ArrGee · 4

I've still got some stuff. t-shirts, button badges etc from the early days of the Rats. One item I have which seems a bit quirky is a ceramic porcelain like ashtray. Nicely colured and glazed, in the shape of the swimming pool from Fine Art of Surfacing. Probably about 6" x 4" and is inscribed...

ArrGee · 0

Ever since he wrote Fever Pitch the story of an obsessive Arsenal fan (errr!) - a number of people who I met at the time said the book reminded them of me, some of his books have been too close for comfort! High Fidelity - A musically obsessed list maker (errr!) Juliet Naked - A artist obsessed fan with his o...

Scottie · 0

Video of Bob, Rupert Hines, Nigel Grainge and others judging the songs. Longer version to come. http://youbloom.com/ybsc/judges/

musicmania · 0

I need help in winning a photo competition on facebook as I'm up against a serial competition competitor whose photo is terrible! Now the lady in 2nd is a decent sort and I'd be happy if she won but we both agree that the lady in 1st needs to be stopped! You will understand when you see her photo! To view all t...

Scottie · 0

I wa sorry to hear of the death of Edinburgh blues singer Tam White, who died suddenly today at the age of 68. He had played with all the greats, Van Morrison , Al Green etc. He was also an actor, often in the likes of Taggart and Rebus. He was also in Braveheart, though I dont know if he had any scenes with Jean...

Scottie · 1

I dont know if any other sad people like me watch Andrew Loyd Webber's "a search for Dorothy" on a Saturday. they are also trying to find a Toto. Who is their "canine expert"? None other than Gerry Cott.

Derek The Dane · 1

The God father of punk has died. Only 64 years old. Malcolm McLaren. This will mean a lot to many of us who are a 'certain age' - Punk was our era...

Scottie · 31

saw this really quite strange subject on another forum, so I thought I'd ask the same question here...see if we can get some action!! the question is: which songs would you have played on your funeral? tough one.. On my funeral, whenever that may be, next week or in 60 years, I would want them to play...

Derek The Dane · 1

Assuming some crossover here, but these are great re-issues, and all @ £6 each (excludes postage @ 50p/cd + 50p/order for UK). How good would the Rats re-issues be if they matched these? Luckily, the only one I ever bought on CD was Get Happy http://www.101cd.com/offers/top.asp?...

musicmania · 13

This is a great streaming service along with www.we7.com that will allow you to listen to a vast back catalogue of music including ALL the Boomtown Rats albums, among many others. Pretty much everything from Bob Dylan to Pulp (well except The Beatles). There are some advertisements but other than th...

ArrGee · 2

Is the media dominated by too few celebs? I know the BIG news has to be about people that everyone knows for it to sell. They all do it of course papers with tit tat about celebs, photos etc. etc. Many shows are hosted by the same old faces etc. And lets face it us Brits watch a tonne of TV! Is it a bit unhe...

JoanOfArc · 0

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FingersLullaby · 31

Come on guys - what's the most embarrassing item in your record collection? What's the cd you kick under the sofa if the cool new neighbour comes to visit unexpectedly? For me, it's a seven inch single of the eighties band King - "Love and Pride" and a compilation cd called "Truckin'"...

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FingersLullaby · 42

I've been spending too much time sorting through my mp3s recently, but I have noticed that overall there is an positive effect when a girl is in a band. The prime example is the Happy Mondays. Prior to Kirsty MacColl/Rowetta's backing vocals they were little more than your standard indie ban...

Scottie · 0

New song for climate change. I have tried embedding it with the embedding code, but on the preview, it just shows the code. Would it show the video on the actual post? here is the URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTZOg6l6cA

ArrGee · 0

The funniest show I have seen in ages. I was in tears laughing. On ITV Player on Virgin Media (and elsewhere I guess). First broadcast 12th September. Yvette Fielding takes legendary Manchester band Happy Mondays on a journey to the dark side in Lincoln and Nottingham's scariest locations. She i...

toriapplejoy · 1

Had to tell you this, we had a jolly good giggle at work today. We discovered on the back of some leaflets that the there was a mis-spelling in the word Oxfordshire. The 2nd r was typed as a t!

toriapplejoy · 5

UK Tour 2007 English and Welsh dates on sale from 30th March. Oct-03 Carlisle Sands centre 01228 625222 www.thesandscentre.co.uk Oct-04 Hull City Hall 01482 226655 www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullcityhall/ Oct-05 Bradford St Georges Hall 01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk Oct-07 Derby Asse...

toriapplejoy · 2

Have you seen this before. I have the book, 'From a whisper to a scream'. Think its the same story! But this is a clip from the DVD. It came out in 2003! Doh! Didn't know there was a DVD. If you havn't seen it, its a great treat with U2, Gavin Friday, Radiators..... Project arts centre (although minimal),...

toriapplejoy · 1

http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/sgt-lenno...

toriapplejoy · 11

Without wishing to turn this forum into yet another U2 one - I'm so excited, have just secured 4 GAs to U2 in Wembly on 14 August. Looks like we have Elbow in support, am hoping Snow Patrol will be there too or the Kaisers. Thought I'd add FF to get a bit of variety in here - I heard their new single this mornin...

toriapplejoy · 2

Hi! Nerdy but, what type of equipment are we all using to listen to the band we all love so well! just wondering nick Sorry, editing the post I realise I forgot to mention my setup... I listen to cd's and vinyl. Arcam cd, b&o turntable and amp, celestion floorstanders..... Old and cheap but I like i...

toriapplejoy · 3

Peter Frampton is the best cure for a hangover..Especially for me today. Woke this morning with a wine glass in my hand!

toriapplejoy · 9

The saints of Ireland are repeating their performance on the rooftop in London.-on the The top of David Lettermans studio.WOW! Christ in Heaven. Whats next Bruce Springsteen and Sean Penn give bono a massage?

toriapplejoy · 4

Maybe the fact that it is a Monday has nothing to do with it. But yet more shootings in the US, this time a University Campus. Several dead. The song just somehow seems appropriate. Shockingly awful.

toriapplejoy · 8

Comments.

toriapplejoy · 7

Whats the word Larry Bird?

toriapplejoy · 12

This was my second trip to Dublin and Id been looking forward to it from the moment it had been booked. The Ryan Air flight got us into Dublin on time on Thursday 7.35 am! We arrived at the hotel before 9 am, exhausted from our early rise. We went off to get some breakfast and when we returned the hotel had o...

toriapplejoy · 2

I have a picture of Jim Cuddy and an older man who also looks like Jim Cuddy... I actually saved it to my picture file...it looked to be such an oddity... Looking up Mick Owen this evening (we have a Brit named Mick coming to supervise our new roof later in the week..)...and came across a picture of Vince Lo...

toriapplejoy · 18

As the topic says i will go for at the moment James followed by Madness

toriapplejoy · 1

This forum suddenly shrank. I couldn't work out what it was - but the music section seems to have gone and it looks like the topics have but merged into here. Is there a bit of a tidy up going on?

ArrGee · 1

If you got a record token this Christmas (hopefully not from Woolworths or Zavvi), here is something to spend it on. http://www.warchild.org.uk/heroes

ArrGee · 0

http://www.londonisfree.com/2009/01/franz_ferdinand_signing_at_the_hmv_store.htmlFranz Ferdinand will be performing songs from their new album in HMV Oxford Street on Mo...

toriapplejoy · 2

This song pops up in the strangest articles. I love the way the Daily Mail have to make it crystal clear where the name comes from. Do they have a glossary? Surely embryo and sibling would need some explanation for the poor souls that read it. ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1061432/An...

Scottie · 0

"The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury" is playing at the Courtyard Theatre , London from 25 November to 14 December. I saw the play twice at the Edinburgh Festival and loved it. Very funny, moving and of course lots of music. I recommend it. I was not an Ian Dury fan before, but I play his stuff a lot no...

ArrGee1991 · 0

http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2008/artists/oasis/

Jules · 7

Simply that... if you are there speak up!

Jules · 2

A sad loss for the music world. Pink Floyd's Richard Wright has died. He had a short battle with cancer. Thankfully, it was short and he hasn't had to suffer to long. As far as I'm concerned Floyd are one of the greatest bands ever. Very unique and innovative. Good for Bob for getting Floyd back toge...

Tango · 0

Hey guys, in the process of writing my personal statement for university I found the underlieing theme of why I wanted to do politics was to find out who doesn't vote and why. So I've just posted a blog to try and get a few responses and a little information [might also give me something to talk about at my C...

Scottie · 2

If anyone is going to the Edinburgh Fringe , I can recommend a play about the life of Ian Dury. Funny, poignant, sad. The actor looked like Ian, moved like Ian and sang like Ian. Well worth going to. I can give more details to anyone interested.

toriapplejoy · 19

As we are doing nothing around here, let's have a bit of fun: My goth name is Death Dealer, look up yours here: http://www.necroticobsession.com/gothname.html

toriapplejoy · 4

Please give this guy a listen. A totally unique voice, which made me stop in my tracks. You can listen to his album on http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/keenanjohn I love the first track, especially. He writes all his own material and also for other people and is looking to get his singing career off the g...

GeldofTheBob · 8

My friend Ilaria, calls Geldof 'Bobert', because she used to think that Bob was the abbreviation of Bobert, not Robert! She used to think that the only way to name-calling 'a Robert' is Rob... but first I didn,t like it... It seems a mockery... then I changed idea... and now, when I talk about Geldof wit...

toriapplejoy · 3

It turns out, contrary to reports ,that Tiger Lily Hutchence is NOT up for an audition for a film in Hollywood. Instead, it is a girl I have seen on TV, Tiger Lily Hutchison. I wondered about her at the time. The BBC seemingly caused this mix up. Paula's TL is older, so the other one should definitely chang...

toriapplejoy · 7

It's been forever! So hi everyone! Long time no anything *bookmarks page to get back here more often*

toriapplejoy · 10

He went off stage on Wednesday suffering from exhaustion. I've got tickets for tonight in Birmingham. They're still hoping he'll play. So do I, so wishing him well. His doctor said he'd be OK after staying in bed yesterday. I've got to phone the NEC later this morning to find out what's going on

ArrGee1991 · 2

http://irishrockers.com/forum/

Jules · 1

The Olympics must be the most immoral event in the world right now. Beijing are about to hold it and despite the clampdown in Tibet (estimated 40 dead, but who knows?), a load of British athletes want to run around London with the torch and bang on about how the Olympic spirit and how the games bring the p...

toriapplejoy · 3

Since you asked, ArrGee...

So much has been written about Paula Yates… luckily(?) not so much here. Nonetheless, as this forum section is here, I would like to say that I enjoyed reading Paula Yates’ books a lot! Needless to say that as an ardent Geldof fan, there was n...

toriapplejoy · 3

Yes I'm giving one away!! I already have a hardback copy and a paperback copy and received a further paperback for Christmas. It's just sitting on the shelf doing absolutely nothing... So you can have it for absolutely nothing. I get free postage stamps so you don't need to worry abou...

toriapplejoy · 50

Just thinking as I surf around other websites,like www.myspace.com it is where I found out alot of performers who sign up and let fans get to know about them, and most do have there admin. run the sites, like another of my all time favorites Mr.Van Morrison, she gives us updates on tours an...

toriapplejoy · 7

With the bad sales figures over Crimbo (HMV/Woolies issued profits warnings, Music Zone into receivership), and having signed up to one of these download subscription services, I'm coming round to thinking I don't need CDs anymore (much like cassettes). Now I can buy a 320G...

Scottie · 3

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i31519

ArrGee1991 · 1

Only half?

Scottie · 0

New venue for Bob? One of my favourite authors is Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels, set in Botswana. I have met him. He is a delightful man. He lives quite near my work. (as do Ian Rankin and JK Rowling). He calls Bob Geldof "that man with the untidy hair, who s...

musicmania · 0

I went to see the U2 3D movie on friday & oh my God it was amazing. Never mind high definition 3D is the way to go! It was like the band was literally right in front of you & the graphics were crystal clear. They were that clear you could see the sweat on the guys faces & the hairs on their arms not to...

Jules · 3

Sadly due to too many other commitments I am not able to take part this year. But the cause still means a lot to me and also to a close friend of mine. She recently lost a friend who leaves behind a husband and children. Please sponsor her to do the race: [url]http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/joy...

tinamcbain · 0

Me and Ian are currently working in a PR and ress capacity for the Acoustic Festival of Britain. The event is presented and promoted by Artists 2 Events and is hosting some really top class artists. SO if youre at a loose end for the May Bank Holiday weekend, have a look at this. There is an air of excitem...

Jules · 0

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article3137696.ece

Scottie · 0

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=162979608

Jules · 2

Wishing you all a great Christmas and an extra special 2008. A few Geldof gigs and more music would make it extra special. What do you think?

Eddy · 0

Dear all, The best italian Rocker Massimo Priviero have made a new brilliant album: Rock & Poems Please visit the official website: www.priviero.com and listen some new songs If you want to buy the album please contact our shop: shop@priviero.com Introduction Lots of these songs came to life i...

Lord Draco · 5

Is the situation is Burma one of the most shameful ever? A brutal military dictatorship have for almost 12 years kept the leader of the democratically elected government under house arrest. Not only that but they suppress peaceful protest with extreme violence and have now decided to build thei...

oshora · 10

Pronto! That's "Hello" in italian, or so I am told. This topic /thread is for those of us who want to get to know our mates better - the people we converse with on this site. Please participate if you are brave enough to share a little bit of yourself. It is meant to be fun and interesting. N...

oshora · 8

Happy Birthday Jules. What would this board do without you?

Jules · 2

hi to all BG fans!! how are you? I'm well... very well Now I'm working for an Italian Singer: Massimo Priviero If you wanna know something about Massimo and his music please surf his official website www.priviero.com (I'm the webmaster), or myspace: http://myspace.com/massimopriviero all the be...

toriapplejoy · 4

I was wondering is there any Bon Jovi fans here. (I first heard Bob's song on a Bon Jovi album)

toriapplejoy · 12

Hi Yall. listen if anyone is into R.E.M. i have my own R.E.M. Group here on Msn and if your into R.E.M. like myself please feel free to join us. Lots of R.E.M. pictures,etc......So if any R.E.M. Fans out there want to join a R.E.M. Group please do. http://groups.msn.com/R-E-M-FANS

toriapplejoy · 3

Hey guys: I was searching for something else and ran across this. Have you heard of this book? It's called "Uncommon Sound" and it is a book about all the different left-handed guitarists (like a biography type of encyclopedia of major left-handed guitarists in all the different m...

musicmania · 1

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330341,00.html

Scottie · 13

As Bob says, what was the point of it all? Not only that - what about the all the energy used to stage it all, all the rubbish generated from it, all the unnecessary travel people did to get there (cars/planes/buses/trains etc)?????

Scottie · 0

I came accross this lovely article about Phil Lynott's mum, Philomena in a local newspaper. It is 21 years since Phil died, at the young age of 36. A guy from Berwick, called Steve is a massive fan and does a Lynott tribute act. Earlier this year, he visited Lynott's grave in Dublin's St Fintan's cemetry...

toriapplejoy · 13

I went to see the best tribute band/artist I have ever seen last night. If you put this band on the radio you would truly think that you were listening to Meatloaf, Ringer is that good. The set is a story told by Meat loaf songs and a few others drawn in to piece it together. There are 4 female 'backing' si...

Jules · 0

Fantastic news that Alan Johnston was finally freed yesterday. He wrote this for today's Independent. His last paragraph really makes you think: In his own words: Alan Johnston on his release 'You have to have been a prisoner to know how good freedom is' Published: 05 July 2007 The past 16 weeks we...

Jules · 0

http://icrenfrewshire.icnetwork.co.uk/pde/news/tm_headline=degree-of-success-for-legend-midge-&method=full&objectid=19368451&siteid=63858-name_page.html

Jules · 0

I thought you might be interested in this. Christine, or also known as Celtic Christine was a much respected member of the old Geldof forum. She was also on Myspace for a while and some of you came across her there. Unfortunately these days she doesn't get the time to get involved in this forum due to he...

TheTopHat · 18

Sorry, do not like the new layout, mainly because there are no dates on show. So you can't tell if you have read the post already. I feel I am wasting time re reading posts and navigating the board. Sorry to be so negative. Why were the changes made, out of interest.

Jules · 3

Unbelievable! Who reads this board? 2005-07-28 Peaches Geldof's 'Inside the Teenage Mind'28752007-03-17 Spice World28422006-06-24 pictures28372005-12-02 Bushisms18532007-04-18 Another pic of Bob-sex on legs!17962005-05-29 Live 8 - Will it happen?15232006-05-11 Your favorite rats...

Jules · 6

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/raceforlifeagain

Jules · 1

I am posting this because it is very close to home. My husband works for Edinburgh University and my sister was a student there. Robert Mugabe is the first known international figure to be stripped of an honourary degree by a university , after a campaign in Scotland by the media, students past and pres...

Jules · 1

Seemingly Bono's brother does, or did, rock n roll tours of Dublin. Sounds good. Would need further investigation though. http://66.148.29.58/tripping/dublin.html

musicmania · 0

I have been going through a stage of reading books based around the 2nd world war. There are two I'd highly recommend to people who might be interested in this topic. The first is a novel but is extremely well written & researched. It's called Kommadants Girl by Pam Jenoff (I think I've spelt that ri...

Scottie · 5

Hi, Can I ask everyone to take a minute to vote for my school choir in the BBC Joseph choir competition. The winners get to sing at the Diana memorial concert in London with the winner of the BBC Joseph competition. Voting has been suspended till Monday, but you can see sing them on http://www.josephch...

Scottie · 0

I saw an absolutely brilliant show last night. "Sunshine on Leith" (Leith is a dockland area and suburb of Edinburgh, but used to be a separate town ). The show was written around the music of The Proclaimers from the last 20 Years. Hits like "Letter To America, 500 Miles, Sunshine on L...

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	songs about riots! (Preview) Not taking any particular stance but there are a few great songs about riots and civil disturbances. This is Carter USM from 1997- And God Created Brixton (Brixton riots backdrop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLz2wttV3cc http://www.carterusm.co.uk/songs/brixton.html -- Edited by noe...	8	2157	Thu Aug 11 1:32 PM, 2011 by noelindublin
	Don't get the recognition they deserve? (Preview) Has anybody got a selection of bands/artists that they think are really brilliant but the public just does not know about them. I'm thinking about more "established" acts rather than new arrivals? The sort of acts that make you think why is there so much rubbish around and yet down the yea...	11	1791	Wed Aug 3 2:57 PM, 2011 by noelindublin
	Amy Winehouse RIP (Preview) Another sad loss for the music industry. So young and very tragic. Although I have never been a fan, I recognise her huge talent.	6	1525	Mon Aug 1 10:02 PM, 2011 by JoanOfArc
	Unwritten rules for music (Preview) Was wondering if people have any "unwritten rules" as regards music. I have two main ones..... 1 I don't like long songs ie over 5 minutes. If a song goes on for say seven, eight or nine minutes then I have lost interest long ago. Of course there are good "long songs" but as a genera...	8	1370	Mon Jul 11 1:13 PM, 2011 by noelindublin
	Ticket touting at pop and rock concerts (Preview) An interesting read in todays Scotsman about the upsurge in ticket touting at pop and rock concerts, when people block buy up to a 1000 tickets at a time and then sell them on Ebay at inflated prices. It is not illegal to do this at the moment. Surely this should be brought into line to be treated the...	18	2225	Mon Jul 11 12:52 PM, 2011 by noelindublin
	Funny weird or Daft song titles (Preview) I always like taking note of song titles when checking out music and sometimes the song title can seem a bit crazy or intriguing even before hearing the song. There are numerous examples so I'll just list a few to get started, and see how it goes... Susan versus Youthclub - The FAll Eat Y'self Fitter- The...	10	4196	Thu Jul 7 12:46 PM, 2011 by ArrGee
	hmmm feeling quite bored and sad today................. so i thought i would share this...... (Preview) so here you go i am sharing my boredom and piss offedness with you all...... i'm generous like that............. hmmm topic of discussion today is................. have you ever made a complete tit out of yourself?	9	1398	Wed Jul 6 7:29 AM, 2011 by JoanOfArc
	Glaring omissions or the ones that got away (Preview) As a big music fan it always strikes me that there are just some people I've never gotten 'round to listen for various reasons. It doesn't mean I don't know any of their material but more ofte than not circumstances have prevented me from ever giving them proper consideration. My list of famous omis...	37	1699	Tue Jun 28 5:45 PM, 2011 by ArrGee
	Discovering old bands/artists way after their time (Preview) Is it just me, or do others also suddenly take note of artists or bands who have been around for years? I only recently started to realised Pulp were actually a good band. I didn't listen to them before, but might actually buy a CD. This isn't the first time this has happened, I suddenly realised I liked...	5	1398	Thu Jun 23 11:28 AM, 2011 by musicmania
	Guilty favourites or the songs you shouldn't like but do! (Preview) Everybody must have some songs which are far from their normal or habitual listening but which in spite of themselves the cannot help themselves from liking- even at the expense of public ridicule or uncoolness. Should have a lot more but I'll admit I always like that old song by Middle Of The Road Chi...	22	4192	Tue Jun 21 1:44 PM, 2011 by ArrGee
	Favourite lyricists (Preview) Just a quick survey of people's favourite lyricists. Of course this is always tied up to bands/artists you actually listen to so will be somewhat personal and limited. Anyway in no particular order these are some of the lyricists I rate as well above average... Peter Perrett from The Only Ones Momus a...	5	1659	Thu Jun 9 12:43 PM, 2011 by Ian MD
	The death of the single... (Preview) ... I find it sad that nowadays there are few physical singles these days. I think the last one I bought was Further Complications by Jarvis C0cker which was about two years ago. I never liked it when they remixed the song for the b side or just used an album track, but some B-sides are bonafide classics...	16	2514	Sat Jun 4 4:52 PM, 2011 by ArrGee
	Has anyone got a gold, silver or platinum disc? (Preview) I have never got my grubby hands on one, but what I want to know is are they playable? I did spray a few discs I had with an aerosol but that fcuked them up! Of course they have to play the LP in question. Many years ago I bought a David Bowie tape which had John Denver's Greatest Hits on! If they are playable...	3	1689	Tue Mar 8 10:46 PM, 2011 by ArrGee
	Wired for Delusion (Preview) Sometimes I think I am reading articles written about me! The full version is in today's paper, but my wife has assured me I'm not that different in real life wired for delusionJohn Harlow ...fears many of us are developing e-personalities, alternative personae that exist...The psychiatrist des...	1	1338	Mon Mar 7 8:04 AM, 2011 by Jules
	Gary Moore has died (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12377862	1	1663	Sun Feb 6 8:22 PM, 2011 by musicmania
	Love Match Compatibility to Bob Geldof (Preview) I found this weird site: href="http://www.celebmatch.com/birthdayform_13033_Bob_Geldof.php">Match	17	3013	Thu Dec 9 8:23 AM, 2010 by Jules
	Merchandise (Preview) I've still got some stuff. t-shirts, button badges etc from the early days of the Rats. One item I have which seems a bit quirky is a ceramic porcelain like ashtray. Nicely colured and glazed, in the shape of the swimming pool from Fine Art of Surfacing. Probably about 6" x 4" and is inscribed...	4	2024	Tue Aug 24 8:31 PM, 2010 by ArrGee
	Juliet Naked (aka Am I Nick Hornby in disguise?) (Preview) Ever since he wrote Fever Pitch the story of an obsessive Arsenal fan (errr!) - a number of people who I met at the time said the book reminded them of me, some of his books have been too close for comfort! High Fidelity - A musically obsessed list maker (errr!) Juliet Naked - A artist obsessed fan with his o...	0	1419	Mon Aug 9 11:48 AM, 2010 by ArrGee
	Youbloom judging- Bob, Rupert and Nigel (Preview) Video of Bob, Rupert Hines, Nigel Grainge and others judging the songs. Longer version to come. http://youbloom.com/ybsc/judges/	0	1248	Sun Aug 1 8:14 AM, 2010 by Scottie
	Photo Competition! I need HELP!!!!!! (Preview) I need help in winning a photo competition on facebook as I'm up against a serial competition competitor whose photo is terrible! Now the lady in 2nd is a decent sort and I'd be happy if she won but we both agree that the lady in 1st needs to be stopped! You will understand when you see her photo! To view all t...	0	1249	Fri Jul 9 1:30 PM, 2010 by musicmania
	Blues singer Tam White (Preview) I wa sorry to hear of the death of Edinburgh blues singer Tam White, who died suddenly today at the age of 68. He had played with all the greats, Van Morrison , Al Green etc. He was also an actor, often in the likes of Taggart and Rebus. He was also in Braveheart, though I dont know if he had any scenes with Jean...	0	1632	Tue Jun 22 2:09 PM, 2010 by Scottie
	Gerry Cott leads search for "Toto" (Preview) I dont know if any other sad people like me watch Andrew Loyd Webber's "a search for Dorothy" on a Saturday. they are also trying to find a Toto. Who is their "canine expert"? None other than Gerry Cott.	1	1414	Tue Apr 20 8:12 AM, 2010 by Scottie
	Another big loss for the music industry (Preview) The God father of punk has died. Only 64 years old. Malcolm McLaren. This will mean a lot to many of us who are a 'certain age' - Punk was our era...	1	1284	Sat Apr 10 6:38 AM, 2010 by Derek The Dane
	Funeral Songs - kinda weird subject but... (Preview) saw this really quite strange subject on another forum, so I thought I'd ask the same question here...see if we can get some action!! the question is: which songs would you have played on your funeral? tough one.. On my funeral, whenever that may be, next week or in 60 years, I would want them to play...	31	3499	Fri Feb 26 10:35 PM, 2010 by Scottie
	Any Elvis Costello fans here? (Preview) Assuming some crossover here, but these are great re-issues, and all @ £6 each (excludes postage @ 50p/cd + 50p/order for UK). How good would the Rats re-issues be if they matched these? Luckily, the only one I ever bought on CD was Get Happy http://www.101cd.com/offers/top.asp?...	1	3885	Tue Feb 23 1:58 PM, 2010 by Derek The Dane
	Spotify now available to everyone in the UK (Preview) This is a great streaming service along with www.we7.com that will allow you to listen to a vast back catalogue of music including ALL the Boomtown Rats albums, among many others. Pretty much everything from Bob Dylan to Pulp (well except The Beatles). There are some advertisements but other than th...	13	2629	Wed Feb 3 4:31 PM, 2010 by musicmania
	Celebrities..... (Preview) Is the media dominated by too few celebs? I know the BIG news has to be about people that everyone knows for it to sell. They all do it of course papers with tit tat about celebs, photos etc. etc. Many shows are hosted by the same old faces etc. And lets face it us Brits watch a tonne of TV! Is it a bit unhe...	2	1302	Mon Jan 4 3:17 PM, 2010 by ArrGee
	Happy New Year all Boomtown Rats and Bob Geldof Fans! (Preview) xxxxxxxxxxx	0	1147	Sun Jan 3 3:34 AM, 2010 by JoanOfArc
	Most embarrassing record/cd in your collection (Preview) Come on guys - what's the most embarrassing item in your record collection? What's the cd you kick under the sofa if the cool new neighbour comes to visit unexpectedly? For me, it's a seven inch single of the eighties band King - "Love and Pride" and a compilation cd called "Truckin'"... ...	31	2761	Sat Jan 2 9:42 PM, 2010 by FingersLullaby
	Rock Chicks (or why can't girls play guitar?) (Preview) I've been spending too much time sorting through my mp3s recently, but I have noticed that overall there is an positive effect when a girl is in a band. The prime example is the Happy Mondays. Prior to Kirsty MacColl/Rowetta's backing vocals they were little more than your standard indie ban...	42	4161	Sat Jan 2 8:04 PM, 2010 by FingersLullaby
	New song for climate change (Preview) New song for climate change. I have tried embedding it with the embedding code, but on the preview, it just shows the code. Would it show the video on the actual post? here is the URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTZOg6l6cA	0	1171	Fri Oct 2 7:05 AM, 2009 by Scottie
	MUST WATCH TV - Ghosthunting with Happy Mondays (Preview) The funniest show I have seen in ages. I was in tears laughing. On ITV Player on Virgin Media (and elsewhere I guess). First broadcast 12th September. Yvette Fielding takes legendary Manchester band Happy Mondays on a journey to the dark side in Lincoln and Nottingham's scariest locations. She i...	0	1640	Tue Sep 15 12:34 AM, 2009 by ArrGee
	Funny and true (Preview) Had to tell you this, we had a jolly good giggle at work today. We discovered on the back of some leaflets that the there was a mis-spelling in the word Oxfordshire. The 2nd r was typed as a t!	1	1191	Tue Aug 11 10:49 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Proclaimers British Tour dates (Preview) UK Tour 2007 English and Welsh dates on sale from 30th March. Oct-03 Carlisle Sands centre 01228 625222 www.thesandscentre.co.uk Oct-04 Hull City Hall 01482 226655 www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullcityhall/ Oct-05 Bradford St Georges Hall 01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk Oct-07 Derby Asse...	5	4145	Wed Jul 29 1:09 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Out of Ireland (Preview) Have you seen this before. I have the book, 'From a whisper to a scream'. Think its the same story! But this is a clip from the DVD. It came out in 2003! Doh! Didn't know there was a DVD. If you havn't seen it, its a great treat with U2, Gavin Friday, Radiators..... Project arts centre (although minimal),...	2	1475	Tue May 5 3:28 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	John Lennon art exhibition (Preview) http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/sgt-lenno...	1	1245	Mon Mar 30 1:01 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	U2 and Franz Ferdinand (Preview) Without wishing to turn this forum into yet another U2 one - I'm so excited, have just secured 4 GAs to U2 in Wembly on 14 August. Looks like we have Elbow in support, am hoping Snow Patrol will be there too or the Kaisers. Thought I'd add FF to get a bit of variety in here - I heard their new single this mornin...	11	1916	Sun Mar 22 11:38 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Boom Box (Preview) Hi! Nerdy but, what type of equipment are we all using to listen to the band we all love so well! just wondering nick Sorry, editing the post I realise I forgot to mention my setup... I listen to cd's and vinyl. Arcam cd, b&o turntable and amp, celestion floorstanders..... Old and cheap but I like i...	2	1249	Sun Mar 22 11:31 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Monday Humble Pie (Preview) Peter Frampton is the best cure for a hangover..Especially for me today. Woke this morning with a wine glass in my hand!	3	1065	Sun Mar 15 2:03 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	U2 on Letterman (Preview) The saints of Ireland are repeating their performance on the rooftop in London.-on the The top of David Lettermans studio.WOW! Christ in Heaven. Whats next Bruce Springsteen and Sean Penn give bono a massage?	9	1516	Wed Mar 11 3:07 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	I Don't Like Holidays (Preview) Maybe the fact that it is a Monday has nothing to do with it. But yet more shootings in the US, this time a University Campus. Several dead. The song just somehow seems appropriate. Shockingly awful.	4	1461	Sun Mar 8 10:10 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	U2 or Paul weller (Preview) Comments.	8	2289	Sat Mar 7 6:28 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Oasis cancels China shows (Preview) Whats the word Larry Bird?	7	1190	Sat Mar 7 6:23 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Deep in the Heart of Somewhere (Dublin) (Preview) This was my second trip to Dublin and Id been looking forward to it from the moment it had been booked. The Ryan Air flight got us into Dublin on time on Thursday 7.35 am! We arrived at the hotel before 9 am, exhausted from our early rise. We went off to get some breakfast and when we returned the hotel had o...	12	2737	Sat Mar 7 6:21 PM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Bob's your uncle? Your father? Your twin? (Preview) I have a picture of Jim Cuddy and an older man who also looks like Jim Cuddy... I actually saved it to my picture file...it looked to be such an oddity... Looking up Mick Owen this evening (we have a Brit named Mick coming to supervise our new roof later in the week..)...and came across a picture of Vince Lo...	2	1611	Tue Mar 3 12:12 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Fav other band (Preview) As the topic says i will go for at the moment James followed by Madness	18	1593	Wed Feb 25 2:37 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Music section? (Preview) This forum suddenly shrank. I couldn't work out what it was - but the music section seems to have gone and it looks like the topics have but merged into here. Is there a bit of a tidy up going on?	1	1069	Mon Feb 16 1:10 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	War Child Heroes (Preview) If you got a record token this Christmas (hopefully not from Woolworths or Zavvi), here is something to spend it on. http://www.warchild.org.uk/heroes	1	1443	Fri Jan 30 9:32 AM, 2009 by ArrGee
	Franz Ferdinand at HMV Oxford Street (London) on 26 Jan 2009 (Preview) http://www.londonisfree.com/2009/01/franz_ferdinand_signing_at_the_hmv_store.htmlFranz Ferdinand will be performing songs from their new album in HMV Oxford Street on Mo...	0	1212	Fri Jan 23 12:48 PM, 2009 by ArrGee
	Boomtown Ruth doesn't like Mondays (groan!) (Preview) This song pops up in the strangest articles. I love the way the Daily Mail have to make it crystal clear where the name comes from. Do they have a glossary? Surely embryo and sibling would need some explanation for the poor souls that read it. ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1061432/An...	2	1532	Fri Jan 2 5:03 AM, 2009 by toriapplejoy
	Ian Dury play coming to London (Preview) "The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury" is playing at the Courtyard Theatre , London from 25 November to 14 December. I saw the play twice at the Edinburgh Festival and loved it. Very funny, moving and of course lots of music. I recommend it. I was not an Ian Dury fan before, but I play his stuff a lot no...	0	1486	Tue Oct 28 5:26 PM, 2008 by Scottie
	See Oasis for a fiver (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2008/artists/oasis/	0	1038	Wed Oct 15 10:46 AM, 2008 by ArrGee1991
	Is anybody there? (Preview) Simply that... if you are there speak up!	7	1475	Tue Oct 14 7:30 PM, 2008 by Jules
	Going to the Great Gig in the Sky (Preview) A sad loss for the music world. Pink Floyd's Richard Wright has died. He had a short battle with cancer. Thankfully, it was short and he hasn't had to suffer to long. As far as I'm concerned Floyd are one of the greatest bands ever. Very unique and innovative. Good for Bob for getting Floyd back toge...	2	1307	Wed Sep 17 7:00 AM, 2008 by Jules
	Political Dissilusionment (Preview) Hey guys, in the process of writing my personal statement for university I found the underlieing theme of why I wanted to do politics was to find out who doesn't vote and why. So I've just posted a blog to try and get a few responses and a little information [might also give me something to talk about at my C...	0	843	Tue Sep 16 8:44 PM, 2008 by Tango
	Play about Ian Dury (Preview) If anyone is going to the Edinburgh Fringe , I can recommend a play about the life of Ian Dury. Funny, poignant, sad. The actor looked like Ian, moved like Ian and sang like Ian. Well worth going to. I can give more details to anyone interested.	2	1078	Wed Aug 13 3:52 PM, 2008 by Scottie
	What is your Goth name? (Preview) As we are doing nothing around here, let's have a bit of fun: My goth name is Death Dealer, look up yours here: http://www.necroticobsession.com/gothname.html	19	6759	Sun Jul 20 5:00 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	A unique new talent-- BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Please give this guy a listen. A totally unique voice, which made me stop in my tracks. You can listen to his album on http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/keenanjohn I love the first track, especially. He writes all his own material and also for other people and is looking to get his singing career off the g...	4	1421	Mon Jul 14 2:43 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	Ilaria calls Geldof in her own way... (Preview) My friend Ilaria, calls Geldof 'Bobert', because she used to think that Bob was the abbreviation of Bobert, not Robert! She used to think that the only way to name-calling 'a Robert' is Rob... but first I didn,t like it... It seems a mockery... then I changed idea... and now, when I talk about Geldof wit...	8	1307	Tue Jun 17 1:06 PM, 2008 by GeldofTheBob
	tiger lily not up for film part (Preview) It turns out, contrary to reports ,that Tiger Lily Hutchence is NOT up for an audition for a film in Hollywood. Instead, it is a girl I have seen on TV, Tiger Lily Hutchison. I wondered about her at the time. The BBC seemingly caused this mix up. Paula's TL is older, so the other one should definitely chang...	3	1202	Sun Jun 1 9:12 PM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	HI GUYS!! (Preview) It's been forever! So hi everyone! Long time no anything bookmarks page to get back here more often	7	1207	Thu May 22 5:38 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	Meatloaf (Preview) He went off stage on Wednesday suffering from exhaustion. I've got tickets for tonight in Birmingham. They're still hoping he'll play. So do I, so wishing him well. His doctor said he'd be OK after staying in bed yesterday. I've got to phone the NEC later this morning to find out what's going on	10	1676	Sun Apr 13 12:24 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	Irish Rockers Forum- new (Preview) http://irishrockers.com/forum/	2	1375	Sat Apr 12 9:12 AM, 2008 by ArrGee1991
	Cancel the Olympics (Preview) The Olympics must be the most immoral event in the world right now. Beijing are about to hold it and despite the clampdown in Tibet (estimated 40 dead, but who knows?), a load of British athletes want to run around London with the torch and bang on about how the Olympic spirit and how the games bring the p...	1	1423	Mon Apr 7 4:37 PM, 2008 by Jules
	Paula's books (Preview) Since you asked, ArrGee... So much has been written about Paula Yates… luckily(?) not so much here. Nonetheless, as this forum section is here, I would like to say that I enjoyed reading Paula Yates’ books a lot! Needless to say that as an ardent Geldof fan, there was n...	3	2175	Mon Mar 17 1:52 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	Geldof in Africa - who wants a free copy? (Preview) Yes I'm giving one away!! I already have a hardback copy and a paperback copy and received a further paperback for Christmas. It's just sitting on the shelf doing absolutely nothing... So you can have it for absolutely nothing. I get free postage stamps so you don't need to worry abou...	3	1386	Mon Mar 17 1:44 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	MySpace (Preview) Just thinking as I surf around other websites,like www.myspace.com it is where I found out alot of performers who sign up and let fans get to know about them, and most do have there admin. run the sites, like another of my all time favorites Mr.Van Morrison, she gives us updates on tours an...	50	3477	Mon Mar 17 1:17 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	Are CDs dead? (Preview) With the bad sales figures over Crimbo (HMV/Woolies issued profits warnings, Music Zone into receivership), and having signed up to one of these download subscription services, I'm coming round to thinking I don't need CDs anymore (much like cassettes). Now I can buy a 320G...	7	2556	Sun Mar 16 5:03 AM, 2008 by toriapplejoy
	This article is in poor taste (closed) (Preview) http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i31519	3	1376	Sat Mar 8 2:27 PM, 2008 by Scottie
	A million views (Preview) Only half?	1	1207	Wed Mar 5 8:41 PM, 2008 by ArrGee1991
	No 1 Opera House in Botswana (Preview) New venue for Bob? One of my favourite authors is Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels, set in Botswana. I have met him. He is a delightful man. He lives quite near my work. (as do Ian Rankin and JK Rowling). He calls Bob Geldof "that man with the untidy hair, who s...	0	1051	Tue Mar 4 7:37 PM, 2008 by Scottie
	U2 3D (Preview) I went to see the U2 3D movie on friday & oh my God it was amazing. Never mind high definition 3D is the way to go! It was like the band was literally right in front of you & the graphics were crystal clear. They were that clear you could see the sweat on the guys faces & the hairs on their arms not to...	0	1034	Tue Mar 4 1:30 AM, 2008 by musicmania
	Race for Life - Cancer Research UK (Preview) Sadly due to too many other commitments I am not able to take part this year. But the cause still means a lot to me and also to a close friend of mine. She recently lost a friend who leaves behind a husband and children. Please sponsor her to do the race: [url]http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/joy...	3	1477	Sun Feb 17 8:12 PM, 2008 by Jules
	What you doing May Bank Holiday Weekend, Fancy This ?? (Preview) Me and Ian are currently working in a PR and ress capacity for the Acoustic Festival of Britain. The event is presented and promoted by Artists 2 Events and is hosting some really top class artists. SO if youre at a loose end for the May Bank Holiday weekend, have a look at this. There is an air of excitem...	0	1242	Thu Feb 14 7:08 PM, 2008 by tinamcbain
	Would be interesting to hear what Bob thought of this... (Preview) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article3137696.ece	0	1276	Sun Jan 6 12:00 PM, 2008 by Jules
	Geoffrey Richardson -myspace (Preview) http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=162979608	0	1850	Wed Dec 26 10:35 AM, 2007 by Scottie
	Merry Christmas to all of you (Preview) Wishing you all a great Christmas and an extra special 2008. A few Geldof gigs and more music would make it extra special. What do you think?	2	1266	Sun Dec 23 7:58 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Massimo Priviero - Rock & Poems (Preview) Dear all, The best italian Rocker Massimo Priviero have made a new brilliant album: Rock & Poems Please visit the official website: www.priviero.com and listen some new songs If you want to buy the album please contact our shop: shop@priviero.com Introduction Lots of these songs came to life i...	0	2824	Thu Nov 8 3:50 PM, 2007 by Eddy
	Burma (Preview) Is the situation is Burma one of the most shameful ever? A brutal military dictatorship have for almost 12 years kept the leader of the democratically elected government under house arrest. Not only that but they suppress peaceful protest with extreme violence and have now decided to build thei...	5	11244	Tue Oct 16 4:31 AM, 2007 by Lord Draco
	What do you do on the weekends? (closed) (Preview) Pronto! That's "Hello" in italian, or so I am told. This topic /thread is for those of us who want to get to know our mates better - the people we converse with on this site. Please participate if you are brave enough to share a little bit of yourself. It is meant to be fun and interesting. N...	10	1513	Sat Oct 6 7:20 PM, 2007 by oshora
	Happy birthday Jules (Preview) Happy Birthday Jules. What would this board do without you?	8	1502	Wed Sep 12 4:45 AM, 2007 by oshora
	Hi guys! how are you? (Preview) hi to all BG fans!! how are you? I'm well... very well Now I'm working for an Italian Singer: Massimo Priviero If you wanna know something about Massimo and his music please surf his official website www.priviero.com (I'm the webmaster), or myspace: http://myspace.com/massimopriviero all the be...	2	1547	Tue Sep 11 10:07 AM, 2007 by Jules
	Bon Jovi fans (Preview) I was wondering is there any Bon Jovi fans here. (I first heard Bob's song on a Bon Jovi album)	4	1516	Mon Jul 30 3:51 AM, 2007 by toriapplejoy
	Anyone like R.E.M.? (Preview) Hi Yall. listen if anyone is into R.E.M. i have my own R.E.M. Group here on Msn and if your into R.E.M. like myself please feel free to join us. Lots of R.E.M. pictures,etc......So if any R.E.M. Fans out there want to join a R.E.M. Group please do. http://groups.msn.com/R-E-M-FANS	12	1515	Mon Jul 30 3:44 AM, 2007 by toriapplejoy
	book: Uncommon Sound (Preview) Hey guys: I was searching for something else and ran across this. Have you heard of this book? It's called "Uncommon Sound" and it is a book about all the different left-handed guitarists (like a biography type of encyclopedia of major left-handed guitarists in all the different m...	3	1424	Mon Jul 30 2:47 AM, 2007 by toriapplejoy
	The man who is giving away £1billion to charity (Preview) http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330341,00.html	1	1212	Sat Jul 21 1:40 PM, 2007 by musicmania
	LiveEarth? (Preview) As Bob says, what was the point of it all? Not only that - what about the all the energy used to stage it all, all the rubbish generated from it, all the unnecessary travel people did to get there (cars/planes/buses/trains etc)?????	13	1809	Tue Jul 17 8:32 AM, 2007 by Scottie
	Phil Lynott's mum (Preview) I came accross this lovely article about Phil Lynott's mum, Philomena in a local newspaper. It is 21 years since Phil died, at the young age of 36. A guy from Berwick, called Steve is a massive fan and does a Lynott tribute act. Earlier this year, he visited Lynott's grave in Dublin's St Fintan's cemetry...	0	3433	Sat Jul 14 1:26 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Dead Ringer From Hell (Preview) I went to see the best tribute band/artist I have ever seen last night. If you put this band on the radio you would truly think that you were listening to Meatloaf, Ringer is that good. The set is a story told by Meat loaf songs and a few others drawn in to piece it together. There are 4 female 'backing' si...	13	1563	Fri Jul 6 10:00 PM, 2007 by toriapplejoy
	If you are having a bad day, think on... (Preview) Fantastic news that Alan Johnston was finally freed yesterday. He wrote this for today's Independent. His last paragraph really makes you think: In his own words: Alan Johnston on his release 'You have to have been a prisoner to know how good freedom is' Published: 05 July 2007 The past 16 weeks we...	0	1221	Thu Jul 5 7:26 AM, 2007 by Jules
	Ure award (Preview) http://icrenfrewshire.icnetwork.co.uk/pde/news/tm_headline=degree-of-success-for-legend-midge-&method=full&objectid=19368451&siteid=63858-name_page.html	0	1377	Fri Jun 29 7:30 AM, 2007 by Jules
	Poetry (Preview) I thought you might be interested in this. Christine, or also known as Celtic Christine was a much respected member of the old Geldof forum. She was also on Myspace for a while and some of you came across her there. Unfortunately these days she doesn't get the time to get involved in this forum due to he...	0	1443	Mon Jun 25 4:04 PM, 2007 by Jules
	New board (Preview) Sorry, do not like the new layout, mainly because there are no dates on show. So you can't tell if you have read the post already. I feel I am wasting time re reading posts and navigating the board. Sorry to be so negative. Why were the changes made, out of interest.	18	1508	Fri Jun 22 10:35 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	The top 20 viewed topics on this board.... (Preview) Unbelievable! Who reads this board? 2005-07-28 Peaches Geldof's 'Inside the Teenage Mind'28752007-03-17 Spice World28422006-06-24 pictures28372005-12-02 Bushisms18532007-04-18 Another pic of Bob-sex on legs!17962005-05-29 Live 8 - Will it happen?15232006-05-11 Your favorite rats...	3	2005	Fri Jun 15 7:45 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Race for Life 2007 (Preview) http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/raceforlifeagain	6	1670	Sat Jun 9 11:00 AM, 2007 by Jules
	Mugabe stripped of Honourary Degree, Edinburgh Uni. (Preview) I am posting this because it is very close to home. My husband works for Edinburgh University and my sister was a student there. Robert Mugabe is the first known international figure to be stripped of an honourary degree by a university , after a campaign in Scotland by the media, students past and pres...	1	1240	Sun Jun 3 2:08 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Rock n'Roll tours of Dublin (Preview) Seemingly Bono's brother does, or did, rock n roll tours of Dublin. Sounds good. Would need further investigation though. http://66.148.29.58/tripping/dublin.html	1	1326	Sun May 27 2:19 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Moving Reads (Preview) I have been going through a stage of reading books based around the 2nd world war. There are two I'd highly recommend to people who might be interested in this topic. The first is a novel but is extremely well written & researched. It's called Kommadants Girl by Pam Jenoff (I think I've spelt that ri...	0	1066	Wed May 23 3:49 AM, 2007 by musicmania
	Please vote for my school's choir (Preview) Hi, Can I ask everyone to take a minute to vote for my school choir in the BBC Joseph choir competition. The winners get to sing at the Diana memorial concert in London with the winner of the BBC Joseph competition. Voting has been suspended till Monday, but you can see sing them on http://www.josephch...	5	1346	Mon May 21 5:39 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Sunshine on leith (Preview) I saw an absolutely brilliant show last night. "Sunshine on Leith" (Leith is a dockland area and suburb of Edinburgh, but used to be a separate town ). The show was written around the music of The Proclaimers from the last 20 Years. Hits like "Letter To America, 500 Miles, Sunshine on L...	0	1097	Sun May 20 9:09 AM, 2007 by Scottie
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