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This is how Darth Maul does his make up
September 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Thanks to Kelis we know it's milkshake for blokes, so this will be an interesting read
May 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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COYS
May 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Just realised that the final track on Dream Theater's new album is just Nightman
A picture of Rob Mcelhenny in character as The Nightman There are two pictures of the song lyrics to The Shadow Man Incident, the final song on Dream Theater's 2025 album Parasomnia. The lyrics are : Not a soul will hear you scream And you never will escape From the devil in your dreams Endless night Endless night Endless night Terrifying nightmares shared around the world Stories of a faceless man who goes by many names And traps us in his fearful gaze A stranger in the mist In the darkness of the night Who leaves us paralyzed As you fall asleep Better keep a watchful eye And maybe leave a light on tonight Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up
February 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Sorry, what's that say between the words POLICE BOX in my son's book?
It's a cartoon of the 13th Doctor from Doctor Who in the TARDIS with a little girl from the story who is called Lizzie. At the top of the TARDIS it says POLICE BOX as normal but it also says "pubic call" instead of public call which is what it normally says.
December 31, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Albums of 2024
#1 Big Big Train - The Likes Of Us
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Albums of 2024 #1 Big Big Train - The Likes Of Us What an album. Even removing the context of losing key band members (including the tragic death of long-time lead singer David Longdon), they've pulled out a blinder here. Epics Beneath The Masts and Miramere are exactly that - epic. All the songs are great, it's hard to single any of them out for praise above the others. A 10/10 album and a deserving #1 - will be listened to for many years in the future as well. I'm going to pick two favourite tracks, a faster one and a slower one, but they are all outstanding The album cover to Big Big Train - The Likes Of Us, which shows 4 children playing in a field
December 31, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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Albums of 2024
#2 Slash - Orgy Of The Damned
Favourite Track: Papa Was A Rolling Stone (feat. Demi Lovato) youtu.be/Y9F14ZuwC94?...
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Albums of 2024 #2 Slash - Orgy Of The Damned Obviously if Slash releases an album it's going to be at the top end of my personal chart for that year. Being an album of covers (except for the excellent instrumental Metal Chestnut) means it doesn't make my top spot but it's still an outstanding listen, acting as an introduction to, or just another look at, some blues classics Favourite Track: Papa Was A Rolling Stone (feat. Demi Lovato)
December 30, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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Albums of 2024 #3
Frost* - Life In The Wires
Favourite Track: Life In The Wires pt. 2
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Albums of 2024 #3 Frost - Life In The Wires In 2006, the guy who wrote Atomic Kitten's smash hit "Whole Again" put out an album, Milliontown, which remains one of my favourite albums. I then proceeded to ignore everything released by that band over the next 15 years for no good reason. Until this year when he released a double album which is actually a sequel to one of the ones I've never listened to... And wow, it's excellent, with the fantastic John Mitchell adding his unique guitar flavour without diluting the core Frost* sound. A classic concept album, about a boy traversing a Strange World to find a Sign Of Life
December 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Albums of 2024
#4 Beardfish - Songs For Beating Hearts
Get it out of the way: Ecotone (Reprise) = Teletubbies theme. As well as Dipsy,clearly they are fans of Genesis,but there's lots of originality here too, incl. a couple of prog epics
Favourite Track: Torrential Downpour
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December 28, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Albums of 2024
#5 Leprous - Melodies Of Atonement
Einar's voice is on top form through this; synths,guitars,drums all working to push vocals to the fore.The album builds on the 2 that came before,but with elements of darkness really brought front & centre
Fav Track: Unfree My Soul
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December 27, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Albums of 2024
#7 Amy Shark-Sunday Sadness
I really liked this one.Two Friends is a song about two friends getting together,Can I Shower At Yours is about fancying someone,My Only Friend is about being at a shit party with shit people.Relatable pop songs.
Fav Track:Babe
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My #7 album of 2024 Amy Shark - Sunday Sadness
December 24, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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#8 Jon Anderson-True
An 80yo bloke made the 8th best album of '24?With that cover?I think so.It sounds like Yes so it's prog w/o being progressive.But it's great.Or maybe it's just average but I was expecting much worse because of the cover?Either way it's worked.
Once Upon A Dream
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These are my #9 and #8 best albums of 2024. #9 Green Day - Saviors and #8 Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks - True. It must be pointed out that the album cover for True is really awful.
December 23, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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#10 Steve Hackett - The Circus&The Nightwhale
The guy who made those great albums in the 70s has made a great solo one in 2024, not as good as his first but that one IS a classic. Some great tunes here and a great album overall, with a loose concept.
Fav Track: Ghost Moon and Living Love t.ly/OX8RV
My #11 album of 2024 Linkin Park - From Zero and my #10 Steve Hackett - The Circus and The Nightwhale
December 22, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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About to experience more extreme hazelnut flavour than the average medieval peasant in their whole life
A coffee being made in a nespresso machine with hazelnut milk being used and tesco finest hazelnut flavour coffee pods. Just in case my wife asks, everything in the background is clean.
December 22, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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Albums of the year #12
Opeth - The Last Will and Testament
The second of my top 15 to feature the flute, the story is not easy to follow unless you read the lyrics, but a great album which isn't light on the prog despite the growls. My favourite track: §2
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My #13 album of the year Marianas Trenxh - Haven and my #12 Opeth - The Last Will And Testament
December 21, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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My 2024 albums of the year
#15 Bobbie Dazzle - Fandabidozi
It's kind of glam rock and kind of prog. She plays the flute. Lots of bangers, and the run from track 7-9 is outstanding. My favourite track is Antique Time Machine
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My top 15 albums of 2024 numbers 15 and 14. #15 is Bobbie Dazzle - Fandabidozi #14 is OU - II: Frailty
December 20, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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2024: The ones that didn't quite make the cut, maybe because I decided not to include live albums or reissues, or maybe because they didn't quite crack my top 15.

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Albums that I enjoyed in 2024 but didn't make my top 15. Big Big Train - A Flare On The Lens; Ghost - Rite Here Rite Now; Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project; Elles Bailey - Beneath The Neon Glow; Art Brut - And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice; Rosalie Cunningham - To Shoot Another Day; Rachel Chinouriri - What A Devastating Turn Of Events; Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs; Jordan Rudess - Permission To Land
December 19, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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My son doesn't know Owen Grady's name from Jurassic World but because one of his 'powers' in the game is looking through dinosaur droppings, he has started calling him "poo man" and I think that's funny enough not to correct him
November 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Va-geee-nal washer
November 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Anybody know what Lisa Left Eye Lopes' problem was with these guys?
November 21, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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When I eat food even when it's past the use by date
November 27, 2023 at 8:09 PM
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Spurs under Ange
September 3, 2023 at 8:56 PM
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Shouldn't they be at work?
Image on a door in a hotel stating that the room will be used for the wedding of Mr and Mrs Lynham
August 17, 2023 at 9:54 AM
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Lol
A screenshot from the BBC sport website which says "Dani Olmo scored a hat-trick for Leipzig to deny 30-year-old Kane the first trophy of his career"
August 12, 2023 at 11:06 PM