The Alternative Rock Factfile. It's Back for a Christmas Edition!

[pfretrock]

Stick man Bob Culbertson's composition [i]Strait of Gibralta[/i] was composed after meeting a bloke on an island who had given up his life of crime.

[ras52]

Tony Williams' first album Life Time was edited down to a single disc of 38 minutes, although the original concept was for an 11,757-disc set.

[Earbrass]

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Stick man Bob Culbertson....
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...was used as the model for The Saint's logo in the popular 1960's series starring Roger Moore.

[yorks5stringer]

Whilst flamboyant Bassist Billy Sheehan insists on a scalloped fingerboard on his Self Titled Yamaha Basses, he is not keen on seafood

[yorks5stringer]

Bestival founder and DJ Rob Da Bank has a legal team on 24/7 call.

Edited November 18, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[Dandelion]

70s Rock band Smokie had to smile when they won the postcode lottery, for If they had won during the previous 24 years then they would of been required to have shared the prize with Alice.

[yorks5stringer]

Who's Alice?

[yorks5stringer]

Paul Young put his hat down on a table in Starbucks, Regent Street, London back in 1986 and has been forced to live there ever since.

Edited November 18, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[Dandelion]

Bob Holness used to get tired dispelling the urban myth that he played the saxophone on baker street. It also completely overshadowed his cowbell work on Honky tonk woman.

[yorks5stringer]

The Dixie Chicks had to cancel a few dates on their last Tour due to Bird Flu

[yorks5stringer]

Bassist Pops Popwell left the Crusaders after their first Tour citing its 4 year length and the gratuitous violence.

Edited November 18, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

America's "Horse with No Name" was actually called "Ed" but this did not rhyme with "Rain" or "Pain".

[yorks5stringer]

Surviving members of both Traffic and The Jam denied rumours of forming a Super group in the 1980's. However The Motors and Crash Test Dummies were due to go into the Studio until their tragic accident.

[sprocketflup]

Thrash metal band Anthrax are banned from playing in Wales

[Diablo]

The lead singer of dog eat dog is a Cynophobic

Liam O'Maonlai lead singer of the hothouse flowers suffers from chronic hayfever and features piriteze as a personal sponsor.

Edited November 19, 2014 by Diablo

[yorks5stringer]

Toni Tenillle of The Captain and Tenille adopted her surname after a fishing trip with Muddy Waters

[yorks5stringer]

Bowling for Soup and the remaining members of Buddy Holly's Crickets were going to record Sherbert's "Howszat" back in the 80's. They canned this and did Aztec Camera's "Obvious" instead.

[yorks5stringer]

Despite his 1977 release "The Passenger", ex Stooge and bare torso Iggy Pop prefers to walk when visiting London

[Simon.]

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Thrash metal band Anthrax are banned from playing in Wales
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They also own a small island off the north-west coast of Scotland, not far from Ullapool.

[yorks5stringer]

Nouvelle Vague and The New Seekers may or may not collaborate in the future.

[yorks5stringer]

Roger Chapman formed Family from the ashes of Bros, The Doobie Brothers, and The Pointer and Nolan Sisters

[ras52]

The unit of currency in Mali, where reggae is very popular, is the Bob.

[yorks5stringer]

During the Cold War, Eastern European audiences were deprived of touring Western musical acts so a number of Tributes sprung up. some of the most popular were Kapitan Beetroot, Da and The Kto.

[yorks5stringer]

MIke Batt developed alter ego and bicycle counter Katie Melua following constant barracking of "Remember you're a Womble" in his local Sainsburys.

[yorks5stringer]

Soul Sax Player KIng Curtis decided not to succeed to the US Throne as he felt a Black man should never be a lame duck Ruler.