Any Excuse for a Fall Song

From The Guardian:-

Towns and cities in England's industrial heartlands are the communities most vulnerable to the deep cuts in public spending planned by the coalition government, according to research released today.


Research? Captain Obvious could have told you this. A lot of places in the north live off the state, whether that's dole, government jobs or whatever else. It's why areas like the South West aren't going to suffer much from the cuts - they mostly make money out of being productive.


But more importantly:-






The Fall - Hit The North

A Message to Radio 2

Please, I beg you, stop playing that new Phil Collins album of covers of old soul classics.

I'm sure there's someone out there who can do something interesting with Stevie Wonder's Uptight, but a single which is arranged in exactly the same way, except with Phil Collins singing has no place in a good world. It's like someone offering you a juicy, shiny apple or a slightly bruised apple and telling you they cost the same. There's just no reason you'd choose the slightly bruised one.

Phil Collins Will Never Drum Again

From the Daily Mirror:-

Phil Collins yesterday revealed he will never play the drums again because of a spine injury.

Which is a bloody shame as he's a great drummer. Couldn't someone use a part of his vocal chords to fix it and solve 2 problems?