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Yeah, same thoughts here. It was actually a track from that album that randomly popped up on my YT, Vibe Cop, that caught my attention and I was surprised at how heavy it was. But yeah, the vocals just ruin it. I thought maybe it was a one-off delivery for that particular track but unfortunately not.

Stewart Lee's How I Escaped my Certain Fate just arrived in post today, looking forward to giving this a read in advance of seeing him in Drogheda, of all places, in June. Had it in my head that this was a recent enough publication but was released around 2010. Despite being a big fan of his stand up, I've never read any of his published stuff but given his style, id imagine it reads well enough.

Regrettably can't make this last minute, so there's a ticket going if anyone wants one?

Just watched the new Chili Peppers doc on Netflix. They're a band I gave up on many years ago, but the focus of the doc specifically on Hillel Slovak and their 80s years is actually really interesting. All the 80s live footage is great, he was a really cool guitar player.

Enjoyed this a lot, despite not being a fan of RHCP. My younger brother was a massive Chilli's fan years ago and I kinda knew about Hillel Slovak, but didn't realise how big a role he had in the band. I never really thought of John Frusciante as being the "new guy" but i guess RHCP only came on my radar around Blood Sugar. Sad story, undoubtedly a very talented guy. Thought the band came across well, esp Flea whom I've always hated (for no particular good reason, apart from his roles in Back to the Future!!). I always found the 'funk' element to RHCP to be a bit contrived, or maybe just novelty and irritating...besides, FNM did it so much better, were more interesting musically, and were more metal, strictly speaking, and therefore more aligned with my musical taste at the time. But fair play, id be more tempted to check out their earlier stuff on the basis of the doc.

On that note, I'll finish with this Nick Cave quote:
"I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always 'The Red Hot Chili Peppers"

Watched the Peaky Blinders film last night, having never watched an entire episode previously. Surprisingly dull stuff, and it def hasn't prompted me to check out the series as a result. Can't stand Barry Keoghan and his presence is enough to put me off watching something at the best of times.

Yeah, vinyl prices are a bit of a scam alright but it's all relative i suppose. I can definitely remember paying upwards of £20 for cds in HMV back in the day which equates to god knows what these days. I'd also imagine that teens now have a bit more disposable income than we did. Is a music collection even a thing nowadays?

Enjoying this a lot and they def sound like a band reinvigorated. The last few releases were very much treading water. The usual issue I have with 'comeback' albums is that expectations are generally low, so anything semi decent can sound initially promising but fail to stand up in the long term. I suspect that time will tell but so far so good.

DT are perfectly entitled to release whatever music they want under whatever name they deem fit. And by the same token, we don't have to get on board with that. Couldn't really be arsed with anything past Total Death tbh. The two lads generally come across well in interviews and I get that it's all a bit tongue in cheek at this stage, but that's not what I'm really looking for in black metal. There's a very rare breed of bands that can successfully incorporate humour and darkness into their music, I'd probably point to Type O as a good example of that.

Same as. I actually bought that Orgy album, prob still have it somewhere (away from the music collection, all my terrible 90s and early 00s purchases were banished to the attic a long time ago!). Nostalgia is a powerful thing and I'd imagine thats the main driver behind the popularity of this stuff. I can't really fathom that anyone would genuinely feel passionate about any of these bands but who knows...

Christ, the nu-metal resurgence shows no signs of slowing down. Talk about two absolute also-rans in a scene that wasn't that exactly overburdened with quality in the first place.

Wow, what a conclusion!! The missus is a Brit, so I have no qualms in rooting for England, especially when it was to our benefit. Talk about down to the wire. England redeemed themselves somewhat and a couple of decisions didn't go their way, so they can feel somewhat hard done by. Ramos was never gonna miss that kick. Ah well.

Great game and result. The eventual score doesn't capture how tight it was for the majority of the game. Hard to find fault with either side, Scotland just came apart towards the end.

Now just need the Brits to do us a favour later, which is highly unlikely on their current form.

What is it that people dont 'get' about the situation

I get the situation fine. I'm saying I don't really care about the circus, and I'd rather my tax go towards keeping actual vermin off the streets. Although I don't share his beliefs I do think he was correct in initially expressing his concerns (In a Christian School no less),had he approached it in a measured way he may have even garnered legitimate support pointing to gaps in the system but as you say he ruined that for himself.

People will split hairs all day long about Burke's court orders, what stage if any his appeal is at, he's on the payroll but he's been dismissed etc etc, and insist the full force of the law must come down on him. Yet at the same time we seem perfectly comfortable living in a system where repeat offenders and genuine thugs with multiple sometimes hundreds of convictions are in and out of court and back on the streets with barely a consequence. You don't have to agree with Burke to see the imbalance — the system seems far more eager and committed to make an example of someone like him than it does to deal properly with the people actually making communities unsafe.

I'm not advocating that Burke gets free reign to show up at Wilsons - surely efforts should be diverted to halting the nonsense? The repeat pattern of prison, court, school is a waste of everyone's time and media outlets could play their part by relaxing on the attention they're giving it.

I'm not going to go back and forth on it, it's just that this case is current. I'd love to see the energy and commitment applied to this situation equally applied elsewhere because at the rate we're going he'll do more time for this than the two individuals I highlighted in the case above.

I actually don't disagree with the majority of what you've said. I'd rather the Burkes were starved of any further media attention as they seem to thrive on it and with everything else going on at the moment, it's all very low stakes stuff. But at the same time, its a circus of their own creation.
I completely agree that I'd rather see criminals locked up, but the crucial difference between them and Enoch Burke is that, once they're sentenced, they don't really have the option of walking out of jail. Enoch Burke has that option, all he has to do is simply abide by a not particularly onerous condition to stay away from that school. Clearly this is now just about him making a point, rather than a realistic prospect of being reinstated to his teaching position. I can't imagine any parent, even if they agree with his initial stance, being happy with their child getting taught by that clown. Or anyone being legally represented in court by his equally idiotic siblings for that matter.


 

Who would you rather on the streets? I'm aware the burkes are melts. But I'd like to see actual dangerous individuals removed from the streets.

What is it that people dont 'get' about the situation? Burke, contrary to his and his family's own views, has never been imprisoned for his beliefs. His school fired him, whether you disagree with that or not, and he has consistently refused to abide by a court order not to turn up at his former place of work. He could reasonably exercise his right to protest from a distance, or go through the appropriate legal avenues, but he has decided he's above the law. He was given multiple opportunities not to go to prison, and he's there now of his own accord. He's perfectly free to seek employment with a school whose values are more aligned with his own views, but fair fucks to him, he's made damn sure that option's off the cards now.

Much as it pains anyone to root for the old enemy, we need England to get a result against France, even if we do beat Scotland. We gave England a good hammering anwyay, and I've no issue with them doing us a favour. Even in the unlikely event that they do beat the French, they still had a shocking tournament overall. Hopefully they'll be out to get some sort of redemption.

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