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and bring back Gorkys I say.

as far as I know.

Chops > Yr Atal Genhedlaeth
Candylion > Miracle Inn

is releasing another new album this year. He's a demi-god!

a very furry God at that.

Er... well, yes it is. Time for a new original record I think. Has he recovered from the heart condition yet?

was amazing indeed! I literally dribbled with joy afterwards.

was incredible.... I prefer them to the Stripes I think.

is one of the great singles of the year - it's fresh and perky but has a nice kinda underlying sadness to it.

I agree though, the Bip / Rhys thing isn't always a mutually beneficial contrast, but it's mostly successful! Hence the 7s I guess...

any Welsh language pop fans out there might want to check out the new Radio Crymi Playlist Volume 2 from Ankst. It's reviewed here: http://www.artrocker.com/node/1098

would have been the dogs ballsack if it hadn't been so damn muddy and wet. As it was, my best festie prize went to Bestival via a sun-shaped loophole.

However! The general atmosphere of Green Man is beautiful; the landscape is incredible, and although the music is folk at heart, it's also increasingly becoming as alternative as ATP.

If the Furries are on board for 2008, count me in!

the 6th record?

they play Live and Let Die at his funeral! They could use the cremation flames as stage effects.

Er... when the time comes, of course.

I might have missed a trick here :(

Mr Diver? They'd best be in the next bunch!

but why did they devote three whole chapters to the review when it was clearly a load of wankamuffin?

It's a classic tune, probably my fave from the album. Go furries go!

J Lo say "It's turkey time, gobble gobble". I think that'd just about make my day...

this year was wicked!

and not meant to be taken seriously perhaps! The funny thing about this project is it unites SFA and The Strokes.

Stranger things have not happened at sea...

Jackie plays the mandolin on the track. Boom boom :(

Because whichever one it is, that's my favourite line up! :)

psychedelic festival of the year! And I didn't even drop any acid...

..need I say more!

new record is supposed to be made up of demos intended for the Pixies, and I've heard it's really good! It's called... er... Bluefinger (I think)

on artrocker.com this week!

when Robert Plant played Whole Lotta Love at the Green Man Festie it was like a gift from Ye Gods... and that was without the rest of Zeppelin.

this is one reunion I'd pay outta my anus to see.

is restricted to 'Bore Da' and that was the name of a Euros album! I'd... er... better avoid that gig then.

I told a chap that I thought SFA were the best band ever. He was like "Ha ha good Joke!" then his face turned to primal caveman horror as he realised I was serious. "But what about oasis?" he dribbled.

this week and next week on artrocker.com. Here be the link!

http://www.artrocker.com/features/interviews/gruff-rhys

here!

http://www.artrocker.com/reviews/gigs/field-day

I met Bill Drummond at Jarv's meltdown... and according to rumour the KLF hermit will be appearing in the next Artrocker mag as a result ;)

at Artrocker's 5th birthday bash.. come down why not!

Here's a bit about the new songs -
'Runaway' is amazing -it's a sort of broken hearted Motown tune, sad but uplifting. 'Into the Night' is a bit Blaxploitation funk. New single 'Show your hand' sounds very Beach Boys, but hey that's a good thing yeah?
I was moshing to the man don't give a fuck too! Nice to have moshed with some DiS correspondants... ;)

and landing in front of two horse mounted security guards. I panicked and swiftly jumped over the second fence - only to land in a pool of sewage. After that I smelt so bad that my friends disowned me and I had to seek refuge amongst the crusties, who took me in like an old friend.

Those were the days!

are rumoured to be playing the Artrocker club very soon too... it's free to members don't ya know!

was nothing on "Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me!"

small alternatives to the NME though - Artrocker, DiS, Playlouder and Popmatters to name a few! We just need some kind of revolution. Beheadings even! Que Pirate noises! Arrrr.

a fecking heart attack

on DiS.

I know, I know... too much spare time etc!

That album's amazing, it gave me lift off when I was but a puppy. Re "the endless U2 debate", despite the last 2 albums being semi - pants, I like U2 and eh... I see no bad bones in that. Honestly! Bono can be a moron, yadda yadda yadda, but the music can be pretty good.

... to be honest! (That is, Bono not Jimmy Saville)

Surely that sexcellent album is worth it alone for the photos of Lord Darth Bowie looking all sinister on the sleeve?

(there were clues he was getting his mojo back even earlier mind; 1 Outside positively wreaked of Burroughs, Lynch, Burgess and, eh... Camden market! Ahem)

it's nice to have a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously. The Ripps are a buzz and a laugh, nothing to write essays about.

Not trying to be controversial, but right now I dig the Aliens more. Gordon Anderson's got a brilliant voice, and as a front man he's full of kung-fu moves and mental rantings. I saw them last week at the Scala and the whole thing was like an MDMA cocktail!

he's kind of right- there are alot of cloned Libermonkeys around at the mo! At least the Kaser Chiefs have a pop at pop if ya knowwhatImean....

Blimey has it really been 10 years since 6th form?!? AAAAAaaarrrghhhhh!!!

The Tears?

an allie of monstrous beasts? She sounds like my kinda girl!

unlike the NME's mortifyingly predicatable backlash....

was excellent still, but a bit too mid-tempo in places... I'd like to see them do a techno-surf album.