Category Archives: Music

Five of the Most Hilariously Tragic Celebrity Pages on Wikipedia

Posted on March 29, 2013 by robsimple

Wikipedia is a fantastic resource for literally anything you could ever want to know, provided you’re not too fussed about things like facts or the truth. More than that, it’s a great place for the mentally unbalanced to unload a … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Music, Television, The World at Large. | Tagged bay city rollers, chaka demus, chuckle brothers, oasis, pliers, rik waller, tony mccarroll, tragedy, wikipedia | 3 Comments

The Alternative Christmas Top 20

Posted on December 18, 2012 by robsimple

I once got into an argument with someone over whether or not Die Hard was a Christmas film. I made the compelling case that, because it has Christmas songs in it, because it snows and because, oh, it takes place … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Music, Reviews | Tagged bob dylan, chart, christmas, covers, festive, gary glitter, joni mitchell, julian casablancas, kt tunstall, manic street preachers, mcr, mud, music, my chemical romance, nick cave, obscure, pogues, songs, south park, stina nordenstam, tom waits, top 20, unheard, xmas, yuletide | Leave a comment

Faith Will Always Be Rewarded: Why 2nd Law proves Muse are as powerful as ever.

Posted on November 18, 2012 by robsimple

I was having a hard time understanding the animosity all the teaser songs that got airplay in the run up to The 2nd Law –Muse’s sixth studio album—were receiving. I’ve come to expect it from the casual listeners but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews | Tagged album, alternative, chris wolstenholme, dom howard, matt bellamy, muse, music, retrospective, review, reviews | Leave a comment

Five Music Videos of White People Being Unbearably White

Posted on July 14, 2012 by robsimple

Being white is more than just the colour of your skin, it’s an inherent awkwardness that manifests around absolutely anything and everything on a day to day basis. This is never more apparent than in music. I don’t want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged boney m, cliff richard, embarassing, Insane, music, reviews, sparks, the osmonds, toto, videos, weird, white people | Leave a comment

Five Pop Songs with Inexplicably Grim Content

Posted on August 12, 2011 by robsimple

Everybody loves pop music, by definition. Even if you’re a black-hearted goth that spends most of your time writing about how the world can’t understand you and how much you hate your mum and dad because they made you tidy … Continue reading →

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