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One line thoughts of the day.

With the news that Toblerone is to be made in Birmingham at the same factory that makes Creme Eggs, I’m beginning to wonder if this will become the chocolate equivalent of Interbrew’s lager.

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Tim Hall | Comments Off

I wonder what would happen if everyone started trusting their ears rather than restricting their music listening to whatever has been validated by industry-appointed tastemakers? How many sections of the music biz would just collapse?

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Tim Hall | 3 Comments

The news that Muse are to headline Download Festival 2015 has predictably drawn out the tribal idiots of the rock world. If The Prodigy can headline the same festival, and Metallica can headline Glastonbury, then a band as over the top and bombastic as Muse ought to go down a storm at Britain’s premier metal festival. Surely people can remember “Knights of Cydonia“?

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Tim Hall | Comments Off

Interesting that taking a break from Twitter (I will be back) results in some very different usage patterns on this blog.

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Tim Hall | Comments Off

When Fleetwood Mac are charging £125 for floor-level tickets, you can assume their audience is predominantly 50-somethings who go to one gig a year, and haven’t listened to much new music since they got married and had kids. You could see many newer, better bands for a fraction of that money.

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Tim Hall | 1 Comment

Now Playing: Pink Floyd’s Endless River. There may be a full review along later, but for now I’ll say that the late Richard Wright was to Pink Floyd what Malcolm Young was to AC/DC. Unassuming and understated, but absolutely central to their sound.

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Tim Hall | 2 Comments

It seems as though “Gamers are over” is the new “Rock is dead”. We’ve been hearing that rock is dead from people that have never liked rock in the first place, but rock has always refused to go away.

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Tim Hall | Comments Off

So Beady Eye have split after failing to set the world on fire. If they had hoped to be Whitesnake to Oasis’ Deep Purple, they ended up being Paice, Ashton & Lord.

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Tim Hall | Comments Off

If Q Magazine can name Kasabian as the best band in the world and the best live act, we have reached Peak Q. Anyone who still takes that magazine seriously needs to get out more.

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Tim Hall | 6 Comments

Unlike one nototious band forum I don’t delete comments unless they’re offensive, threatening or libellous. But do be aware that bands do sometimes read this blog.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Tim Hall | Comments Off