Guthrie

...perhaps one can only claim one's 'free can' of DP if one first admits, publicly, to liking Guns 'N Roses. Who's going to do that? Dr Pepper tastes like fucking marzipan anyway. And GNR are shit. May they go to hell together.

It looks like any old dickhead can be a journalist these days.

Surely Down I Go (at least) deserve a mention. They're brilliant.

First belly-laugh of the day. Cheers, Alex!

It seems like a daft idea anyway. If Prince is going to give away 3 million copies of his album, he won't make a groat in royalties from them, so unless he has stakes in The Mail, he...oh no...surely not!

By the way, someone mentioned Dirty Mind. Is he actually going to DO any of the 'good-era' stuff on his tour, anyway? I'd have thought his religious affiliations would forbid it. His new album's crap too. Probably. I don't know, 'cuase I'm never going to buy The Mail.

I loved the first album, didn't hear the second, then went and bought the newie t'other day...and it's not quite what I was expecting. But the first record didn't smack me upside the chops on the first listen either. I grew to love it, as one might an adopted child, or a long-term illness that gets one off work whenever necessary.

Julia Hardy 4eva, innit

but it was 'Slums of Beverly Hills', also starring the inexplicably tasty Natasha Lyonne. I don't know what it is about her. She'd do the lot, you just know she would.

on Marisa Tomei. She was in something else t'other day. Some film. She was naked. Awesome.

or is Brad Wilk's face shrinking? Not his head, just his face? Weird

...if you're in prison, and feel like topping yourself, the choice should be yours. And you shouldn't have to waste guitar strings on it. Hopefully, with a guitar to keep you occupied, you'd feel less like doing so.

I'd do whatever you want. For money.

while reciting Scarlett's lines from 'Ghost World'.

Er...hang on...

Whether or not he has the 'authority' to make such pronunciations from the lowly platform of 'musician' is another matter...but then, musicians are people too. They can think and form opinions as well as you or I.

...then yes, they have. At Brixton's luxuriant Windmill venue. They were appallingly loud. But good.

Stevie Wonder? Now, there's a cool guy. Richard Pryor. Tony Robinson. Jim off 'Rosie & Jim'. Not this joker. Pharrell? PhaKNOB-END, more like!

How do bands get away with it these days? I remember when albums were two days long, one day per side, and you had to spend your month's mining wages on it. It was special, you know? You had to earn it. The bands knew that, and gave you your money's worth. Not like these days. These days albums are written in less time than they take to listen to, all smut and foul language, 7 poxy songs and they're out the door with your money. Grumble grumble, blah blah grumble blah. And what's his name? Flowers?! That ain't a man's name. In my day...

Sort it out, Mike.

I'll proof-read DiS for a very reasonable rate, by the way. I need a job.

ye buggers

...have they 'borrowed' that cover from Queen's 'The Miracle'?

I wish I'd done it now, so you'd all think I was ace.

How refreshing it is to read someone saying that.

More riffs, fewer solos. Ta.

Or a GOATBOY

Is it just me or is Mr. Hicks remarkably handsome in that picture?

The Knife?

Go and listen to Mariah Carey or Joe Satriani. Yeah, boring, isn't it? Emmy's got songs about STUFF, which she performs with gumption. That's why she was ace at the Buffalo Bar t'other night. And yeah, she's hot.

Why has Shatner got megabucks rolling in? Not for his novels, surely?

...what were Pigshackle like?

I met AWITN a few times. It couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of people. I hate tossers that pull stuff like that.

So THAT'S the secret of his prolific output.

Excellent!

Is it just me, or were band names better 'back then'? I'd love to have come up with some of those corkers.

Indeed.

I thought he owned a mansion called Paisley Park. Where he recorded all his rubbish post-'1999' stuff. Maybe he needs a whole separate mansion just for painting. The tiny freak.

by King Prawn is better.

I love Prince, but Purple Rain was a (hilarious) mistake. For some reason, I get the feeling this will be a similar project. West has already 'found god', so maybe his musical output won't go down the pan quite the same way as the P-man after this...

'Sign O' The Times' was plop as well. Is 'Under The Cherry Moon' any good?

Mr. Bungle should re-form and Mariah Carey should split up.

I'll ask at my local MVC.

Wait...I don't have a local MVC.

BAAAAALLSSSSSS!

I hope the new record's better than Miss Machine. Hell, I hope it's better than sex. Then I only have to buy it once instead of paying for sex all the time.

...and Keira Knightley in the buff. On the cover of Vanity fair. This really happened.

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/02/07/imageNYET13902071459.jpg

...they're all tossers in their own way. Bring back 'Whispering' Bob Harris!

I was in the Pammy & Tommy home sex video.

www.ilikethelike.com

or

www.myspace.com/thelike

...I'll still go and see them...but not because they're fit. But they ARE fit. But that's not why I'm going. But they ARE very fit

I'm really looking forward to this. No, musically. Honest.
I saw the 'What I Say And What I Mean' video on one of the shit music channels you get free with Sky, and it's just an ACE song. I'd go and see them if they weren't fucking fit.

Why do Magik Markers get to play twice? That's a slot I could've played. Bum-cheeks. Fuck it, I just won't go now.

You said that! But, like, you actually said it!

Anyway, I'm listening to the Purple One's epic 'Jack U Off' as I read this article. It's a tender moment, which I shall savour.

...that musically, this album isn't as well-executed as the début, and Justin, brilliant harmoniser that he is, seems to have gone overboard on the vocals here. The guitar solos aren't as catchy and singalong, but some of the new additions (bagpipes, strings, brass) are well-used and don't just sound like the result of leftover recording budget.

I think, currently, The Darkness' trump card is their lyrics (correct my grammar if you wish, pedant). If Stephen Fry wrote songs for Whitesnake, you might end up with this kind of album.

...is this that neo-Nazi-promoting Aryan pair? Or am I confusing them with some other young blonde duo?