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I've used them with mixed results, some good and some bad: and if anything arrives damaged their default position is to offer 20 euros off the price. Never been able to bargain with them on new prices which is something a bricks and mortar shop will often do. Remember the 10 euro review credits are to a max of 50 euros only too.

Why do Erasure have such an image problem?

Line up on the Southbank for the Temp Festival is as follows: Icehouse, Coldplay, Warm Jets, Hot Chocolate and Red Hot Chillis.

The Chords and The Corrs both had clauses in their Live Concert Contracts that forbade them playing on the same bill. Corduroy were exempt however.

Sharing a gig with the Who and after watching their drummer, Van Morrison wrote the 'Jazz' Standard "Moondance"

Smokey Robinson was annoyed that Colin Blunstone did not tell him about he felt about miracles

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1416585949' post='2611716'] James Brown's Papa took it back to M&S for a refund. [/quote] Let's hope it was within the 30 days allowed and he went by Night Train. Also that he didn't take it back to the Men's Department...

I used to have a LMIII and a MB 210T cab and it was the lightest and best sounding combination.... for me! Bottoming out never occurred...

Ned's Atomic Dustbin were formed by a gang of Cumbrian youths who used to hang around the skips outside Sellafield. Their first album was titled "Glow"

Surviving members of The Herd (who were one of the loudest bands in the 60's) went on to form Deaf Jam who were well regarded for their lengthy and free-form compositions. Peter Frampton of course went on to form The Tubes.

The Cranberries once turned down a collaboration with Pearl Jam.

Yes, that could be your 15 minutes...starting now!

The Cure..didn't they become Script?

Limp Bizkit never played Basketball......

No sign of Dave Swift in the Jools Holland and Band Christmas Aldi Ad. Wish I'd known 'cos I was in Greenland a few weeks ago and was free.... Edit: wonder if he went to Iceland by mistake?

Yellow Jackets have reformed from other members of Simply Red and Green Gartside from Scritti Politti

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1416500696' post='2610943'] Sorry to stay OT for a sec, but the classical tangent brought this to mind: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Penetrating-Wagners-Ring-Capo-Paperback/dp/0306804379/"]http://www.amazon.co.../dp/0306804379/[/url] It's an old book - and a serious one - but thanks to the Internet, the man/woman on the street can now add his/her own reviews :-) [/quote] An enter-taining tome:reminds me of that show-song "Himmlers Ring" (Sorry OT)

Folk Band "Spinning Jenny" released "Dizzy" a few hundred years before Tommy Roe and missed out on the Royalties

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1416497507' post='2610904'] We could start an Alternative Classical Fact-file, but it would probably be full of Scheidt. [/quote] Scheidt and Bachmann are well known in Traffic circles so would qualify for Rock. Mensch!

Reminds me of what "The Men they couldn't Hang" found out to their cost..

Deke Leonard, Men at Work and Aimee Mann have denied any chance of a forthcoming collaboration. Herbie Mann, Beenie Man and Method Man are keeping their powder dry.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1416489491' post='2610740'] That was Mozart in Salzburg [/quote] Errr, could we stay On Topic please? This is the Alternative Rock factfile after all. Next we'll have listings for Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe and Aled Jones...

I bet there won't be 350,000 there tonight!

Billy Ocean was an early candidate for singer with Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat.

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1416485836' post='2610663'] Ludwig van Beethoven was known to frequent the bowling alleys in Vienna. [/quote] I thought more like skateboard parks?