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

[yorks5stringer]

Johnny Rivers is going to team up with The Damned to release "Wade on the Water".

[RandomBass]

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Microsoft users: The much hated Internet Explorer is being killed off in Windows 10, to be replaced by a browser called Microsoft Edge. It is currently being beta tested by members of the much loved U2. You read it here first.
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Yes, and I read it on a Sunday. Bloody Sunday, of all things.

[yorks5stringer]

[sub]Head Hands and Feet are joining with The Average White Band to do a new version of "Pick Up The Pieces".[/sub]

[yorks5stringer]

Having disbanded Brothers Johnson in the 90's Brian went on to career with AC/DC and Boris went to Oxford. The rest, as they say, is history.

[ras52]

Madonna's "Like a Virgin" was inspired by the songwriter's first fumblings with a rangefinder camera.

[yorks5stringer]

Singer Mark Morrison has just had his laptop stolen. He is offering a hefty reward for "Return of the Mac"

Edited May 5, 2015 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

Franz Ferdinand and Sparks have joined forces and call themselves FFS....FFS!

[pfretrock]

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Franz Ferdinand and Sparks have joined forces and call themselves FFS....FFS!
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Bored with The Who, Pete gets no pleasure in their gigs anymore, so they have joined with The Fall and call themselves WTF

[sprocketflup]

The Beatles were monickered so as they had finally managed to get the better of their nemesis Lesley on the Ping-Pong table

[tauzero]

Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania was named in honour of John Illsley.

[yorks5stringer]

Three Dog Night, The Magic Numbers and Blind Melon are getting together to re-record one of their greatest hits.

Edited May 6, 2015 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

[sub]McDonalds are running a special promotion on Alabama Shakes at the moment, just 99p.[/sub]

[yorks5stringer]

Following the formation of supergroup NKOTBSB (New Kids on the Block and Back Street Boys) 911 and Five are thinking of merging but cannot come up with a name.

[yorks5stringer]

Should UK Eurovision representatives "Electro Velvet" fail to come first in Vienna next week, they will probably go underground.

[yorks5stringer]

Apparently, whilst the new Rush R40 Tour is going well, they have booked less dates than previous Tours, to ensure it's all less of a....................rush

[yorks5stringer]

Talk Talk and The Walker Brothers are talk talking about a collaboration of "Life's what you make it, Jacqui". Negotiations are stalled on a name for the collective group however.

Edited May 19, 2015 by yorks5stringer

[sprocketflup]

Nobody can read what the band Blur's real name is

[yorks5stringer]

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Nobody can read what the band Blur's real name is
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Bet The Ozric Spectacles can?

[pfretrock]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1432136784' post='2778510']
Bet The Ozric Spectacles can?
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X-Ray Spex can see through all sorts of obfuscation.

[yorks5stringer]

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X-Ray Spex can see through all sorts of obfuscation.
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Pete Townsend can see for miles too...actually it is Roger Daltry

Edited May 20, 2015 by yorks5stringer

[Dad3353]

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Pete Townsend can see for miles too...actually it is Roger Daltry
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Blind Lemon Jefferson is not impressed.

[paul_5]

Jake Bugg is massively entomophobic.

[paul_5]

Kylie Mingoue's "Hand On Your Heart" has been officially licensed by the NHS, and will be played non-stop during every Immediate Life Support training session for the next 3 years.

After that it's back to the Black Eyed Peas' "Pump it".

[sprocketflup]

Ah, they've finally dropped Grace Jones's 'Slave To The Rhythm' then?

[yorks5stringer]

I blame Queen releasing "Sheer Heart Attack" in the first place.....