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

[yorks5stringer]

Nutella Fitzgerald and Lambretta James bumped into each other in New York in the 1950's and went for a coffee to lament their lack of success as singers. The rest, as they say, is history.

Edited December 4, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1417639616' post='2622622'] Truth is stanger than fiction, (when its my truth).

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[Big_Stu]

Ian "H" Watkins of Steps left the group to form a duo with ex TV "Gladiator" "Wolf" to form "Step n' Wolf"; sadly they didn't last long due to the untimely death of Watkins.......

[planer]

Botanist David Bellamy has been bound by a restraining order after being caught in the bushes outside a famous bassists house.

His lawyer said in his defence he was just looking for evidence that Herbie Flowers.

[Dandelion]

The Village People classic YMCA is still banned in Poland because the dance spells out a very rude word indeed.

[yorks5stringer]

Despite naming and co-founding the band, Busted Sheeran was kept in the background and when on Tour with the boys had to play and sing off stage due to his band mates and management not wanting fans to see his red hair. When the band dissolved, Busted shortened his name to Ed Sheeran, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Edited December 4, 2014 by yorks5stringer

[Geek99]

Robert Plant is, rather surprisingly, not a vegetarian.

[sprocketflup]

Morrissey is an avid carnivore conversely

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1417716408' post='2623426']
Morrissey is an avid carnivore conversely
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How do his pumps influence his eating habits?

[sprocketflup]

well, maybe someone wearing converse kicked his whiny whingy teeth down his throat. Lets see him eat corn on the cob after that.

Nope it would be liverade and pork chop smoothies all the way

[sprocketflup]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1417702547' post='2623210']
Robert Plant is, rather surprisingly, not a vegetarian.
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you know,Id swear that 'not' ^^ wasn't there earlier

[gerryc]

Frank Ifield and Johnny Rotten released a little known duet entitled "I remember you ....you c**t"

[Diablo]

Despite earning several squillion pounds from his party-closing-time sop-fest "We Are Sailing" Rod Stewart gets terribly seasick and has never ventured onto a seafaring vessel any larger than the pedalos at Bridlington leisure boating lake.

[ras52]

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1417733282' post='2623670']
Despite earning several squillion pounds from his party-closing-time sop-fest "We Are Sailing" Rod Stewart gets terribly seasick and has never ventured onto a seafaring vessel any larger than the pedalos at Bridlington leisure boating lake.
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Mention of which is a good enough excuse for re-watching this:

[media]http://youtu.be/qlSqqcu9CnM[/media]

[Phil Adams]

Paloma Faith has a Black Belt in Karate.

[Geek99]

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1417724272' post='2623548']
you know,Id swear that 'not' ^^ wasn't there earlier
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No, i havent edited the post at all. A date and time would be shown if I had done so. Look at the post above mine for an example "[b]Edited by yorks5stringer, Yesterday, 01:32 PM."[/b]

Plant being the play on words with vegetarianism, why is Morrissey a raving carnivore?

[Geek99]

The Arctic Monkeys are not [i]real [/i]monkeys.

[Phil Adams]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1417777971' post='2623890']
The Arctic Monkeys are not [i]real [/i]monkeys.
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But they ARE all former Class1 HGV license holders.

[yorks5stringer]

The Pet Shop Boys are actually allergic to pet hair.

[yorks5stringer]

Being Norwegian( sorry, lazy stereotype), A-Ha are actually quite dour.

[yorks5stringer]

Being Welsh, The Stereotypephonics are all short and dark haired.

[yorks5stringer]

None of the B-52's are actually 52 years old.

[yorks5stringer]

With the advent of 6 (and upward) speed and automatic gearboxes, Bachman Turner Overdrive have struggled to keep up with their contempories.

[Phil Adams]

The members of A-Ha are all big Alan Partridge fans.

[yorks5stringer]

The French Band "Cake" were originally called "Brioche".