Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. Last year one of the most interesting books I read was One Hundred and Forty Five...
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
IN my childhood, I was occasionally forced to admit to my mum that the terrible pain in the back of my mouth was the result of trying to 'do a Buster Bloodvessel'.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Bad Manners pop star Buster Bloodvessel still a 'fat b*****d despite slimming down Eighties pop star Buster Bloodvessel still gets called "fat b*****d" at gigs despite losing over half his 32st bulk.Buster, 49, now weighs 14st thanks to a 2004 op to shrink his stomach after medics warned he was obese.But the Bad Manners star, famed for his hit Lip Up Fatty, revealed: "Fans still shout, 'You fat b*****d!'."I...
Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The full scale ridiculousness of a pasty bloke from Jesus Christ Superstar issuing a clarion call for old style reggae is that this was released in 1976, slap bang in the middle of what is now commonly known as 'the golden age of reggae'. What actually spurred us on to this, thogugh, was seeing a TV advert for something called Massive Reggae , posited as all the irie you need for your summer....
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
Day 8 at the Rochester International Jazz Festival was mostly a free floating experience. Ken and I met up and got a sandwich to eat from Java's, which gave us a respite from street meat for a day (although I...
Song, by Toad (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
No, not the novelty ska act, but yes, definitely the consummate indie smart-arses from the Wirral. I’ve been battering through new music a bit much recently, so today there will be no newness at all, just some Billy Bragg (previous post), some stuff from the brilliant HMHB and later tonight some vintage indie [...]
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 23/01/2008
MUSIC: Bad Manners in concert, a ska-flavoured band from the 1970s and still going strong. Fronted by the frightening and bald-headed Buster Bloodvessel, hits includ- ed My Girl, Lip Up Fatty and Special Brew. To- night, 8pm, Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead. Tickets £14 (£15 on the door). 0151 647 0752.
Late Rounds: A Boxing Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5HrQ00IlPM Short clip of Bad Manners with Buster Bloodvessel at the Bierkeller in Bristol on Boxing Day 2007 Author: bunnylovage Keywords: Ska Bad Manners Buster Bloodvessel Bierkeller Bristol Added: January 9, 2008
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 31/12/2007
The One Day Speakers/ Jakil *** Cabaret Voltaire
icWales (Free subscription) | 28/12/2007
You will have to watch your manners at this year’s Calennig as ’80s ska band Bad Manners headline the celebrations.Frontman Buster Bloodvessel and the band will be welcoming in 2008 on the main stage at the civic centre on New Year’s Eve. Here is our guide to the bands playing the Calennig celebrations this year...
Voyou Desoeuvre (Free subscription) | 11/12/2007
I wonder what the chances are that Girls Aloud will release “Control of the Knife” accompanied by a video featuring them all in braces and two-tone trousers? Probably not, really, all that high. It's just as well I’m busy writing a paper on the welfare state, otherwise I might have accompanied this post with a [...]
Flagman's world of flags (Free subscription) | 06/12/2007
According to the Daily Telegraph they invited an online japanese community to redesign the flag along the lines of the approach from Welsh MP Ian Lucas (see blog entry 27th November). The Welsh Dragon is pretty much unknown in Japan but the Union Flag is. This has brought forth some interesting ideas. Firstly this one: The little manga figure [...]
DILLIGAF.COM (Free subscription) | 20/10/2007
Jax had her 18th bash last week.... Jax had her 18th bash this week.... Last week was for family and gymnasts. This week was for school friends and other pals (+ best buddy Siana who is like an adopted daughter and attends everything up to and including Jax washing her hair.......) This party was always the 'risky one'.... Would it get 'My Spaced' and gatecrashed? Would the invitees invite friends,...
eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 06/09/2007
Monkey man!Michael CollinsIt's time to shave your head and strap on the Doc Martens. We delve into the world of skin head music. Not as scary as it sounds, and often surprising what we find here.Toots and the Maytalls open the soundtrack with 54-46 Was My Number. It's a classic ska song that sets the tone for the soundtrack and reveals one of the minor themes in the film. For the lower working class...
Art @ 20six.co.uk (Free subscription) | 22/08/2007
There’s a sense of time running out for Stefani, who embarked on an ultra-glam pure-pop career when she was comfortably on the wrong side of 30. Still, Madonna had already done the groundwork, so Gwen didn't really need to dirty her hand...
