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[Sep. 21st, 2005|02:42 pm] |
LJ Interests meme results
- black sabbath:
Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun. Mmm...riffs. - common rider:
Dub Pop from the singer of 80s punks Operation Ivy. - dwarves (the band):
Surf/Hardcore/Hip-Hop/Punk/Nudity from men of average height and middle age. - horrible spiders:
I'm terrified of spiders, but I like pictures of spiders. - majick:
When the last empire of man has fallen and dragons rule the sky, the mage alone will stand against the tyranny of Darkfist. - pomp:
Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomp. - rem:
To steal a phrase from somewhere else "their singer is a pretentious, fruity pebble" - suede:
90s band. - the simpsons:
Little known 90s cartoon sitcom. Yellow. - uncle funmungler's joysacs:
Space Fags.
Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.
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| The Life of Bog |
[Sep. 19th, 2005|04:09 pm] |
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Sometimes, when I'm extremely bored and there is nothing else to do, I
mumble nonsense to myself in an aged aristocrat's voice. I'm sure
I'm not the only one. Anyway, last night was one such
occassion. I started to write down the rubbish that was coming
out of my face and before I knewed it, I had this:
( The Life of Bog ) |
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| The Plimptons' Tri-Quarterly Symposium of Pomp |
[Aug. 1st, 2005|03:17 pm] |
The Plimptons are playing the Tchai Ovna in the west end this Thursday and then the first Thursday of every month after that with different super special guests each time. On Thursday we got The Pendulums and a “special grunge performance” from grunge legend Brad Grungeface.
AND IT’S FREE
If anyone wants to play at future ones, let us know ‘cause we’ll probably run out of ideas pretty quickly.
In other news, I’ve not updated my journal in ages due to computers being crap and not working. Little of excitement’s been going on except I graduated from uni and turned 22 and those things aren’t exciting in the slightest. I spent my 22nd rocking out to the sound of The Alpacinos in Motherwell, who would wish for more? Only a fool. Had a comedy gig at the State Bar on Saturday too, it was a damn fine gig and lovely little venue. One of the most funbest times I’ve ever had on a stage, need to get more gigs there.
It's August, when did that happen? |
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| Mama Bonedoctor |
[Jun. 28th, 2005|02:22 pm] |
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Mama bonedoctor Stats
| Formed: |
28th June 2005 |
| Split: |
28th June 2011 |
| Best Album: |
'Delates Workfolk' 6/10 in the NME |
| Best Single: |
'Clumping Bemuzzle' 8/10 in the NME (Single of the Week 24th December 2008.) |
| Records Sold: |
357,625 in total (95,790 albums, 261,835 singles). |
| Reputation: |
Regional |
Mama bonedoctor Member Profiles
Single Releases
| # |
Title |
Date |
| 69 |
Asphalt Alefs Befleas Pixies Obelus Cadavers |
Aug 2005 |
| 62 |
Headgate Outsat Ruching Aigrette |
Sep 2005 |
| 86 |
Viewable Imbarks Horsecar Horridly |
Dec 2005 |
| N/A |
Whirled Hutzpahs |
Apr 2007 |
| N/A |
Heeling Fortyish Agreeing Static |
Jun 2007 |
| 100 |
Tenement |
Aug 2007 |
| 34 |
Warner Raceways Lavished |
Oct 2008 |
| 22 |
Clumping Bemuzzle |
Dec 2008 |
| 25 |
Greeing |
Feb 2009 |
| 20 |
Cystines |
Apr 2010 |
| 10 |
Brooding Aristate Prorated Supped Wheeple Foreshow |
Jun 2010 |
| 1 |
Divisor Esterase Noyade |
Jul 2010 |
Album Releases
| # |
Title |
Date |
| 68 |
Subsites |
Jun 2005 |
| N/A |
Refaced |
Feb 2007 |
| 82 |
Delates Workfolk |
Sep 2008 |
| 24 |
Giddy Zorillos |
Jan 2010 |
northern ireland's worst
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| Jolly Top Hat: The Movie |
[Jun. 14th, 2005|03:36 pm] |
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Mr Chris Gilmour spent a whole bunch of his time transforming The Plimptons song 'Jolly Top Hat' into a moving cartoonogram. It looks lovely if you ask me and everyone in the world should download it off our site.
www.theplimptons.co.uk |
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| This Thing |
[Jun. 2nd, 2005|10:25 pm] |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mcgazz asked me to do name six songs I really like at the moment. Here they is:
1. Dead Kennedys – Halloween
2. Vivian Stanshall – Gums
3. The Kinks – Do You Remember Walter
4. The Tears – Two Creatures
5. David Bowie – Kooks
6. Black Sabbath - Supernaut
I also have to nominate six other people to do it. So I nominate:
tolywoly
blood_milk_sky
fifteensixty
craig_pulsar
swedish_joe
ms_marquee
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| Cap'n August Part 1 |
[May. 25th, 2005|03:11 pm] |
I just finished uni forever the other week, if anyone has any jobs on the go for an English graduate, it would be handy.
I was just raking through my hard drive when I found this story which I
wrote as part of my 6th year English folio around 2000. Cap'n
August was a character who I wrote a bunch of stories about as a
teenager and who inspired no less than 4 Plimptons songs ('Capn' August
Part 1', 'Cap'n August Part 2: Cap'n August Lives in the Belly of a
Whale', 'Surrender to Antiquity' and 'Cap'n August Part 3: Heroes Never
Die')
Looking back the first story is actually the worst of the bunch and
highly derivative of other stuff I was into at the time. The
Plimptons are planning to finally records the songs this summer, so it
seems like a good opportunity to post the stories. Anyway, here's
the rubbish one, better ones will follow:
( Cap'n August Part 1 )
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| There are some things I feel the need to plug. |
[Apr. 27th, 2005|10:09 pm] |
The Plimptons have a new ep out. It’s called “John Major”, the title song is nicked off our album, but there are three new song (‘Belly Button of the World’, ‘Tinkerbell’ and ‘Mother in Law’) and a video on it. The whole thing is dubiously designed to tie in with the general election. You can get it in Avalanche the now and should be able to get it on the web site soon.</p>
Here is a shrunkified version of the flyer, don’t know how to make it big (fnarr fnarr)
I have some stand up comedy gigs coming up with Neil “Bratchy/Wee Man/Scratchy/(insert forth nick name here)” Bratchpiece too. They are on Thurday 11th May, Friday 12th May, Saturday 13th May and Wednesday 18th May all at the Glasgow Stand. The one on the 18th is to raise money for Amnesty International.
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| Rock |
[Apr. 14th, 2005|05:21 pm] |
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The ones in italics are bands me and tolywoly have in common. It’s completely pointless given that I’ve been to four festivals and innumerable gigs with him and we’ve seen pretty much all the same bands.
01 – Ray Davies
02 – Green Day
03 - The Strokes
04 - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
05 - Pantera
06 - Pulp
07 - Morrissey
08 - The Alpacinos - The third instalment is coming soon.
09 - Suede
10 - The Tears
11 - PJ Harvey
12 - Rancid
13 - Franz Ferdinand
14 - Idlewild
15 - Rob Zombie
16 - The Smashing Pumpkins
17 - Iron Maiden
18 - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
19 – Shane MacGowan and the Popes
20 - My Legendary Girlfriend
21 - Elvis Costello
22 - Blur
23 - Manic Street Preachers
24 – Mayhem – They impale pig’s heads on spikes on stage! Metal!
25 - The Poppadoms
26 - The Pogues
27 - Belle and Sebastian
28 – Marky Ramone
29 - Toots and the Maytals
30 - Bernard Butler
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| Friday Night |
[Mar. 21st, 2005|07:56 pm] |
The Bratchpiece Family show was on Friday which is pretty much the biggest show of the year for me and Wee Man as far as comedy goes.
It went well. Not quite as busy as last year but still managed to get about 200 folks in. Me and Wee Man did two fifteen minute sketches. We opened the show with a routine composed mostly of stuff from a few years ago that we don’t really do anymore. It was fun to look back over old scripts and see what we could use again although I think most of it will be put back in the cupboard for the time being.
Second sketch (all brand spanking new) got much bigger laughs, probably aided by the fact that it was on right after Bratchy who did a great half hour and a bit. Definitely the best I’ve ever seen him. We filmed a couple of Shining Parodies to introduce the acts rather than having a compere which worked a treat and were properly edited with soundtracks and all that by some guys that Bratchy knows.
Mark Bratchpiece (Faither) closed the show and was great as always. I can’t imagine him ever having a bad gig. We all got together onstage for a few gags and a Yiddish rock out at the end.
Hopefully we’ll get more reviews this year than last. Got three stars in today’s Herald. It was a pretty positive over all and I think were going to nick a quote from it for press and that.
“Martin and the Wee Man come on like a Lanarkshire Ren and Stimpy and proceed to take on some of the darker stereotypes in Scotland with a lighter touch.”
All of us (minus Mark) are hoping to get a residency at the Stand during the fringe. Which would be grand. In the mean time we are tossing around a few new ideas including (but not limited to) robots, wrestlers and puppets. |
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| Comedy Gigs (Includes Shameless Plugging) |
[Mar. 3rd, 2005|12:14 pm] |
Me and Neil Bratchpiece (Known to some as Wee Man) have some stand up gigs this week in Edinburgh to test out new material before our Glasgow International Comedy Festival show in the Arches on March 18th.
Not sure who's actually on apart from us but we've not done stand up in Edinburgh for yonks so I'm looking forward to it.
Dates:
Thursday 3rd March - The Stand, 5 York Place, Edinburgh.
Friday 4th March - The Stand, 5 York Place, Edinburgh
Saturday 5th March - The Stand, 5 York Place, Edinburgh
The doors are at about 8pm every night.
I'm not sure how necessary I was to repeat the address three times there.
If your kicking about in Scotland's capital this weekend, I'm sure there's much worse things you could do.
Shameless is on Channel 4 on Tuesdays.*
*Joke, see post subject. |
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| LIST |
[Mar. 1st, 2005|09:41 pm] |
Man, been at this thing for hours. Its harder than it looks. Here we go:
song that reminds you of being a little kid : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that reminds you of school : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that reminds you of being an angsty teenager : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that reminds you of summer : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that reminds you of winter : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that reminds you of being in love : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that reminds you of breaking up : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that you will never ever forget the words to : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that makes you cry : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that makes you jump up and down on your bed : Queen – 'We Are The Champions'
song that you always put on mix tapes/CDs : Razorlight – 'Rip It Up'
song that reminds you of your best drunken moments : Queen – 'We Are The Champions
song that you wish you could have written : Queen – 'We Are The Champions' |
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| The History of The Alpacinos: Part 2 |
[Mar. 1st, 2005|03:30 pm] |
The hard rocking Motherwell four piece continue their path of hard rock.
Part 2
The year 2000 contained two career peaks for the Alpacinos. The first came with the release of their “Cortina” single. While “Bullfighting in Arbroath” failed to capture the passion of their live shows, the raw punk energy and lyrical honesty of “Cortina” represented The Alpacinos at their best. As promised here is a critical deconstruction of this deeply personal song:
Its about Grunter’s ex-girlfriend who drove a Ford Cortina.
The song was backed up by two strong b-sides. The first, “News at Ten”, was an Eddy penned number about media manipulation which saw the band at their most political and thought provoking. Eddy’s love of The Clash is clear on the track and lyrics such as “Broadcast it across the nation/on every single TV station/ scream aloud, don’t be deterred/power lies with who gets heard” could just as easily have been spit out by Joe Strummer 20 years earlier. “This Relationship” is thematically similar to the earlier “Ich Bin Gille” although closer sonically to “Sharpen”. The lyric “I’m seeing you across the room/I’m thinking I will fuck you soon/oh so sooooon” sees the Alpacinos dealing with the complexities of 21st century love in their own brutal and honest way. They sum up in a few short lines exactly what many “credible” singer/song writers spend their whole careers trying to avoid singing.
The second of these peaks came in August at the G-Fest festival in Strathclyde Park, Hamilton. The open-air music festival, from the organisers of Bar One’s weekly Soundgarden night, was designed as a show case for local musical talent and featured, amongst others, The Plimptons (in what would be their only gig with Neil Bratchpiece on drums) , Brutal Goose, Vinyl Reverb and Soul Drive. The Alpacinos’ triumphant headline set, in front of peers and fans alike, marked the culmination of the previous year and a half of hard work and saw them cement their reputation as one of Lanarkshire’s most consistently entertaining live acts. The set also saw the band unveil their own take on Donna Summer’s 1979 disco classic “Hot Stuff” which would go on to become a live favourite.
The following year was an unusual one for the band. Although they released no new material as a live band their stock had never been higher. This was aided by several high profile support slots. Most notably with Scottish/Canadian punks The Real McKenzies as part of their “Clash of the Tartans” tour and Doncaster’s finest, Groop Dogdrill. A series of all ages shows at Glasgow’s Cathouse venue also introduced the band to a receptive younger audience. Although the band were offered the opportunity to tour Germany with The McKenzies this would not come to pass due to Eddy’s commitment to the final year of his BSC in Politics at Paisley University.
At the end of the year the band faced it’s toughest challenge to date with the departure of Bass player and long term friend Alan Bulloch whose new job demanded he be positioned on a north sea oil rig. Finding a replacement was no small task. After a lengthy search the band recruited the man known solely as Davy. The new line up played their first gig in February of 2002 at Glasgow’s Barfly. Despite some shaky early gigs Davy was quickly assimilated into the band proving to be a competent musician and an intimidating physical presence. Alan Bulloch remains close friends with all the band members and still attends the bands gigs whenever possible.
While every girl has a favourite Alpacino, every boy has a favourite Alpacino’s girlfriend. Here are a few of the best.
Jane (Grunter’s Girlfriend 2000 – 2001): Might be ginger
Jenny (Colin’s girlfriend 2000 – 2002, 2002 - ?): The popular choice. Good at art and dancing. Owns a surprising amount of Cranberries albums.
Amy (Eddy girlfriend 1999 – present): It takes a good woman to tame the heart of a man-hulk.
In the next edition: The Alpacinos become a five piece!!! The band release a long awaited new EP. Will it be enough to satisfy their hungry fan base or will it be too little too late?
Until next time KEEP BULLFIGHTING and visit www.thealpacinos.com |
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| The History of The Alpacinos: Part 1 |
[Feb. 24th, 2005|04:15 pm] |
Over the nest few weeks I will be posting a complete biography of Motherwell’s premier Punk band: The Alpacinos.
Part 1
1999 was a pivotal year for the Alpacinos. After changing their name from the ludicrous SAK (Stuffed Away Klowns) which had served them since 1994 they released their self titled debut ep recorded at Chem 19 Studios and engineered by the mysterious “wee Andy”. The three songs contained within showcase their unique brand of, what the inlay called, “hard driven Punk/Metal (devoid of pointless guitar widdle)”. In addition to containing two hard rocking classics in “New Day” and “Ich Bin Gille” (which translates roughly as “I Am Horny”), which would go on to become permanent fixtures in the bands live set over the next few years, it also saw the band in reflective mode on the dark and haunting “Penetrate”. The song not only featured Eddy and Grunter’s strongest Lyric to date (“Rain I have not loved so long/the cold dark caress of your almost hand”) but also a greater degree of melodic sophistication than any of their previous work.
This ep also showcases what many consider to be the classic Alpacinos line up with Alan Bullock’s bass playing rounding off the Ferguson brothers’ sound by adding a level of depth to the band which his replacement Davy, despite technical proficiency and an intimidating and charismatic stage presence, could not emulate. The complete line up is as follows:
Eddy Ferguson – Singer
Alan Bulloch – Bass
Grant “Grunter” Ferguson – Guitar/singer
Colin “Big Fergie” Ferguson – Drums and percussion
It was also around this time that, thanks to some entertaining and energetic live shows, the band began to establish a devoted fan base in both Motherwell and Glasgow. Indeed, their legendary shows in Bar One (now Starka) which more than once saw the band literally destroying the stage, are still the topic of conversation amongst the bar’s clientele.
The band remained busy, playing gigs throughout Scotland, and still finding the time to record the mini-album “Bullfighting in Arbroath” (released in early 2000). The album saw the band embracing greater production values and, despite evidence that the band were refining their song writing skills, much of the energy which was key to the band’s appeal was lost. The new material, however, (particularly the barbed wire wrapped assault on the senses that is “Sharpen”) shone in the live setting. “Bullfighting...” also contained a treat for long term fans of the brothers – a long awaited recording of the SAK classic “Underpants Anonymous” which featured one of Alan’s strongest bass lines.
The album also gave the band a rare taste of mainstream press attention with a review being featured in the “Holly’s Demo Hell” column of Melody Maker. Although Holly initially praised them for coming from Lanarkshire and not being a lo-fi band, the review soon descended into childish name calling. The band, however, got the last laugh with Melody Maker folding the following year. Ha!
In the next edition: The Alpacinos meet The Plimptons, G-Fest, Bulloch's departure, a guide to The Alpacinos girlfriends and a deconstruction of Grunter’s most personal song “Cortina”.
Until next time KEEP BULLFIGHTING and visit www.thealpacinos.com |
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