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The Rise of Nemoor: Why I Like My Chemical RomanceThat’s right, I like My Chemical Romance. I am not a teenager, though I sometimes like to pretend I am. I was going to say I don’t like emo, but I do; here’s why. See, ’emo’ is an abbreviation of a term that was itself anContinue reading

The Twang: What’s the Deal? Seriously, I ask all… two of you that read this. That song of theirs isn’t bad at all. Not great, but not bad. But why is everybody going so bananas about them? Some fucking cretin writing in The Guide this week wibbled on about how ‘this sounds like it couldContinue reading

Twenty-six

Opeth – Ghost Reveries (Roadrunner) I don’t really know where to start with this album. So perhaps I should start at the beginning, as they say. As you may or may not be aware (or care), I originally formulated the skeleton of my 2005 list in the halcyon days of, well, 2005. There is aContinue reading “Twenty-six”

MMA: On Legends

Everybody likes a good legend; one of those near-immortals we can all look up to. Well, apart from those jerks who like banging on about ‘sacred cows’, but those people suck most of the time anyway. Yes, legends. A personal favourite legend is sprinter Michael Johnson. He was knocking about during my athletics-viewing life, andContinue reading “MMA: On Legends”