MacDonalds dive through

This is Dunaverty rock that sits on Southend beach in Kintyre, Scotland. On the other side of the rock is a sheer drop onto to the rocks below. Believe it or not there used to be a Castle perched on the top of this rock and it was the scene of a famous siege where the Campbell clan massacred the Castles MacDonald inhabitants. Many of the victims were thrown from the cliffs to a watery grave. Good old Scottish hospitality !!

Heart of Darkness

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In my opinion Will Oldham is the greatest living songwriter (a statement sure to enrage my Dylan obsessed brother !!!). This was his first album as Bonnie Prince Billy but he already had a massive back catalogue as Palace, Palace Brothers etc etc...all worth listening to.

A very very dark album ideally listened to just as you are drifting off to sleep.....but be warned, you may not want to wake up again.

I went to see Will at a gig in Glasgow last month and as usual he was spellbinding. A very humorous man....although it can sometimes be well hidden.

Boris for Prime Minister

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWIUp19bBoA&search=boris%20johnson

Just very very very funny. Almost enough to make you vote for him........almost.

Frank Black- He talks (and Screams) like the animals

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF ALL TIME- Part 1

Total sonic pleasure.....an almost perfect album. I was searching the net for some Pixies stuff today and came across this great concert footage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPE2zKbORF0&search=the%20pixies

The weird thing is it's not the pixies (its the usually mediocre Placebo) and it's not a song off of this particular album...however it does feature Frank Black striding the stage like a God and it captures the Pixies spirit.

A couple of weeks ago I performed a drunken version of Monkey gone to heaven in a Glasgow Chinese restaurant come Karaoke bar (please God let it have been a Karaoke bar) and I completely ruined the party atmosphere. It could have had something to do with my introduction which went something like, "This is a song about how every Ba#^ard is going to fry cause we fu$%ed with the planet....enjoy!!!"