The White Stuff

I wonder how often this happened down south over the past couple of days?

Everybody Loves Johnny...

Safety Warning : Do not watch wilst drinking hot liquids or wearing light coloured trousers...

Goal Fail

Why The Blues lost interest in Boydy?

S'no Man

One for young Master TK.

His favourite advert at the moment...

C'est La Vie

There's just too much Xmas pap around at the moment.

Here's some alternative listening that my old office buddies at A Major Engineering Company may recall.

http://tinyurl.com/6gg9kd

Go on, get a loif...

What The Butler Saw

We have had any music on TK's treasure chest for a while so when this one popped up on the magic music machine this morning I thought I would post it up for your viewing and listening pleasure...

Bernard Butler : Stay.  This is a real grower...

Dancing Squirrels

Dancing squirrels!

Surely this is what the interwebthingy was invented for...

Thanks to Neatorama for the link.

Football Crazy

More hilarity from the far east.

I think I have played with some of these guys and they were just as bad without the binoculars!

Extreme Swingers

Admit it.

You've always wanted to do this, haven't you?

via videosift.com

Vid 2.0 ?

It's been all over the net by now probably but I just love this new video from Weezer.

Spot all the YouTube "stars" making guest appearances.

Where's My Jet Pack?

Discovered a great blog, Paleo Future, which gives us a glimpse into previous years predictions of what our futures may look like. Weird and wacky alike are gathered here and though some of the predictions are remarkably accurate the context and presentation of the ideas raises a wry smile.

I love this film. The concepts presented are hardly groundbreaking in today's terms but the homely presentation is fantastic.

The Future is Now (1955)
Uploaded by donaldtheduckie

Must go and have my lunch...in tablet form of course.

Jock Rock #12 : Delight From Dundee

Danny Wilson with Mary's Prayer from the album Meet Danny Wilson.

Possibly the nicest sound to ever come out of Dundee this track is pure aural gold.

Following the break up of the band vocalist Gary Clark went on to have a successful songwriting and production career working with artists such as Natalie Imbruglia and Liz Phair amongst others.



Danny Wilson on Wikipedia

Alarm Cat

Anyone who has ever shared their living space with a feline will recognise this behaviour.



wake-up.wmv

Jock Rock #11 : Jaunty Sideburns From Jordanhill

Del Amitri with Nothing Ever Happens from their album Waking Hours.

Always tuneful the band were most successful at the end of the 80's, early 90's. They also produced a, rather dirge like, anthem for Scotland's World Cup challenge in 1998.

Lead singer Justin Currie has never even been remotely connected with the wonderful Uncle Devil Show album A Terrible Beauty, no sir, no siree bob...



Del Amitri on Wikipedia

Jock Rock #10 : Bluster From Bathgate

Goodbye Mr MacKenzie with The Rattler from their album Good Deeds & Dirty Rags.

Probably most famous for having Shirley Manson on keyboards and vocals, the band also featured Big John ex Exploited. I remember the big fella working at Listen record shop in Renfield Street at one point, and a jolly nice chap he was too.

Whilst Shirley went on to front Garbage, the rest of the band probably spent time collecting it...



Goodbye Mr MacKenzie on Wikipedia

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Jock Rock #9 : Punk Power From Dunfermline

The Skids with their classic single 'Into The Valley'.

I saw The Skids supporting The Stranglers at the Glasgow Apollo back in '78 and there was something quite intriguing about them. Richard Jobson wasn't the greatest singer and danced like a spazz but Stuart Adamson was a great guitar player and their songs and sound were different from a lot of other stuff around at that time.



The Skids on Wikipedia

Jock Rock #8 : Electro Pop From Aberdeen

The Shamen with 'Jesus Loves Amerika'.

Formed as an indie rock band in Aberdeen The Shamen took on board influences from the acid house scene to move through Jesus Jones and Pop Will Eat Itself territory to a fully fledged rave sound and the execrable 'Ebeneezer Goode'.



The Shamen on Wikipedia

Jock Rock #7 : Glasgow's Tommy Steele

Alex Harvey was possibly the greatest, most charismatic, front man for a rock band ever, and what a band he fronted!

During the mid 70's The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were one of the best live acts on the circuit, their Christmas gigs at the Glasgow Apollo in 1975 are now legendary (and one of the best concerts I have attended).

I remember seeing this Old Grey Whistle Test performance when it was originally broadcast and I still love it to this day.

Sadly Alex died of a heart attack in 1982, the day before his 47th birthday. He seemed like an old man in a young persons world back then, it is sobering to think that I am that age now...

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band continue to gig to this day and still provide a damn good night out.




The Alex Harvey wikipedia entry

The SAHB Official website

Wade's SAHB site

Jock Rock #6 : The Sunshine Sound Of Castlemilk

The Cosmic Rough Riders with Revolution (In The Summertime?) from the album Enjoy The Melodic Sunshine.

Despite one journalist, at the time of the albums release, claiming them to be "the best band on Earth right now" and a few top 40 singles this band have struggled to achieve more than best newcomer status.



The Cosmic Rough Riders Wikipedia entry