they only made another album to win awards and now it's all ruined
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Expect next record to be all downbeat and sulky to reflect grave disappointment.
― NickB, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Just in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics
― Tom D., Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:10 (sixteen years ago) link
radio 1 newsbeat this morning...
Portishead 'should win' Mercury http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7518000/7518842.stm
― djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Apparently Portishead are doing a cover of Ultravox's Lament
― djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, no female act has won the award since 2002 (Ms Dynamite).
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:16 (sixteen years ago) link
that would be amazing (xp)
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:17 (sixteen years ago) link
No point choosing the best winner. It's all fkn politics. No interest.
Have Los Campesinos been mentioned once on this thread, out of interest? Doesn't look like it to me. :-D
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Portishead what is on your ipod is it 'Teardrop' by your fellow West Countrymen Massive Attack?
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Your favourite jokes about trip-hop...
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:19 (sixteen years ago) link
For what it's worth, Girls Aloud have only been mentioned once on this thread thus far and Sugababes not at all.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:20 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Just got offed, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:18 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link
It ain't for nothing that Los Campesinos looks a little like Dom Passantinos when you squint at it, they excel in pissing off everyone in the music industry. And that's why I (l) them.
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:20 (sixteen years ago) link
they must feel NUMB, and that the MMP is run by COWBOYS. maybe to cheer up they will have a cup of tea and a BISCUIT.
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:22 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^this dude clearly ain't going to Indietracks this year
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Guardian doubtless already moaning about lack of Tuung, Adem, twirly birds chopping wood etc.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:23 (sixteen years ago) link
So are there acts called Polar Bear and Sennen? How about ... Dreams Burn Down? In A Different Place?
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Indietracks looks like hell on earth
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Zoey Van Goey? Slow Down Tallahassee? Socks And Shoes? Roadside Poppies? Tortoise Shout!?
these are real band names?
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:30 (sixteen years ago) link
^kick this sick bastard out
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:31 (sixteen years ago) link
these are real band names? are damn great fr sure.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:32 (sixteen years ago) link
MILKY WIMPSHAKE might be the worst band name I have ever seen.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:32 (sixteen years ago) link
hey Dom maybe there will be an Innocent smoothie stand for you
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:33 (sixteen years ago) link
ha look what turned up in my RSS reader: via Amazon New Releases RSS
Hamfatter - What Part of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand? http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Part-Hamfatter-You-Understand/dp/B001C3MYEY/
What Part of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand? - turning it around, I understand that you are a bunch of no talent lucky chancers that hoodwinked an idiot businessman that knows nothing about music
look at the front cover - coming to a bargain bucket in January 2010 at 2.99 in a HMV sale
would 500-1 to the make the Mercury Prize 2009? be generous odds
― djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:33 (sixteen years ago) link
http://thoughts.bjsintay.com/wp-content/turn_around.jpg
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Is there actually a steam train to the festival? That's nice. I would consider going for that alone.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:35 (sixteen years ago) link
gonna just quietly sneak away from that li'l BBCode faux pas
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Blueski, we agree about something music-related -- this calls for a celebration.
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Martian, do you have a nickname for the band COLDPLAY?
I mentioned them elsethread elseboard, but i guess that doesn't count to LJ. No Girls Aloud mention because Tangled Up is by some margin their weakest album, and Sugababes haven't had an album within the date limits have they?
I tell a lie, Change came out in October. Well how 'bout that?
― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:37 (sixteen years ago) link
http://base58.com/ilx/indietracks.jpg
kinda wanna go now
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:38 (sixteen years ago) link
I got that Hamfatter album in the post about a year ago. I listened to it a generous once
― DJ Mencap, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:38 (sixteen years ago) link
NO HAVE YOUR SAY ON MERCURY SHORTLIST BBC NEWS WAKE UP!!!!!!
(just so we can revel in eejits writing in asking where is Dark Side Of The Moon, Britney, Billy Cotton Band Show &c.)
― Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Clodplay
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:39 (sixteen years ago) link
http://base58.com/ilx/indietracks.jpg ^^^ misleading/outdated potential boo signifiers
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
pinefox stop playing the joker, it doesn't suit you
― djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Coldgay?
Oldplay?
― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_13_4/images/music-JohnLeeHookerJr.jpg
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link
-- djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:40 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff32/evildrew81/scary%20stuff/Joker.gif
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.theofficialcharts.com/uploadedimages/packshot_usher_burn.jpg
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Heath Ledger, stop playing the oh you have....
― Mark G, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow, those last few posts *genuinely* made me, how you say? - laugh out loud.
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:49 (sixteen years ago) link
DJ Martian, how do YOU say "laugh out loud"?
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:50 (sixteen years ago) link
with a LOL LOL Here...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:52 (sixteen years ago) link
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/thumb/3/34/Rex.gif/200px-Rex.gif
"well, you all know how to laugh don't you"
― DJ Mencap, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 12:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Propaganda - Sorry for laughing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BmOZxuTYeo
― djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link
I am close personal friends w/Milky Wimpshake and Slow Down Tallahasee. They are both lovely sets of people and good bands too.
That's my indie quotient for the week out the way. Keepin' it positive.
― Raw Patrick, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Pinefox - Sennen are actually named after the Ride track (which is named after the Cornish village, I assume)? Polar Bear are a jazz group and probably named after the animal. Interestingly, Snow Patrol wanted to be called Polar Bear, also possibly after the Ride track, but legal problems (Yank band called Polar Bear, not the jazz group) prevented them.
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:03 (sixteen years ago) link
martian you are really spoiling us
― blueski, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:04 (sixteen years ago) link
it is at times like this that i am so profoundly thankful to be ~me~, you lot listen to such awful music sometimes! whereas i have listened to 'high price' maybe 20 times in a row in the past hr
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Journos stock quote this week: Burial is the Banksy of the music world
― djmartian, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 13:09 (sixteen years ago) link