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In the final part of the show, JP continues his pursuit of bearded men and tries to get rid of clothes shopping.

Written by Adam

April 7th, 2009 at 11:02 am

- JP on Room 101 (part 2)

Part two of JP on room 101, in which he tries to rid the world of death, footballers shielding the ball out of play for a throw-in and, strangely enough, men with beards.

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April 6th, 2009 at 10:15 am

Posted in room 101,video clips

This is a show I used to enjoy a great deal way back when I used to live in England. For those of you not from the UK, the format is quite simple and is explained in the opening moments of the show. I didn’t see this one at the time, though, and it’s nice to see both JP and Paul Merton in fine ‘grumpy old men’ form. The show comes to you in three ten-minute parts over the course of the next week or so as the files are all pretty large and I’ve had to set up a new divshare account as it is.

In part one, JP attempts to discard driving through Essex and men with colds.

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April 3rd, 2009 at 2:41 pm

Posted in documentaries,room 101

- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: Sisters of Mercy 1985

with 5 comments

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This is punishment for the 250 plus people who downloaded the 1976 Punk show without leaving a comment. You won’t like me when I’m angry, as the bloke who could change into a big green monster used to say…

What? You really want to download this?

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March 11th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Posted in best videos ever,old grey whistle test,sisters of mercy

- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: U2 1981

without comments

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Having won friends and influenced people with my first two selections from the OGWT vaults, I now present you with a bunch of young Irish scruffians who completely disappeared from the music scene after this brief three and a half minutes of fame:

For fans of my ‘download and keep‘ policy…

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January 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm

Posted in old grey whistle test,U2,video clips

- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: The Specials 1979

with 8 comments

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How good is this?

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January 26th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

Posted in old grey whistle test,ska,The specials,video clips

Tagged with ska

- Old Grey Whistle Test Archives: Tubeway Army 1979

with 3 comments

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If the ever wonderful Davy can write one word and get a gazillion comments, I reckon I can get away with a single sentence.

Also available for download…

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January 22nd, 2009 at 2:10 pm

Posted in 1979,old grey whistle test,video clips

- Your Favourites: Sid Vicious – Slender and Likeable at 50?

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This documentary, which I first posted back in May of last year, remains a perennial favourite, so it earns a repost. Remember everyone, war is bad.

Interviewer: Are you having fun at the moment?
Vicious: Are you kidding? No, I am not having fun at all.
Interviewer: Where would you like to be?
Vicious: Under the ground.
Interviewer: Are you serious?
Vicious: (quietly, and sad) Yeah.

Sid Vicious would have turned 50 last weekend. His story is a sad one indeed. The BBC broadcast a one-hour documentary last weekend commemorating him.

Download the program…

-here (part one)

-here (part two).

His version of My Way has never been a personal favourite, but never the less, here it is…

Written by Adam

November 9th, 2008 at 11:03 am

Posted in documentaries,sex pistols,sid vicious

- Drinking Wine Wine Wine

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Liquor will get you through times without money better than money will get you through times without liquor, as it may well read on my gravestone.

This is the first of numerous Bob Dylan Theme Time Radio Hour shows I’ll be posting over the course of however many months it takes me to get round to it. Feeling as though my task of spreading Peel shows to the masses has been somewhat pre-empted by the presence of the Peel Torrents, I’ve decided to change direction slightly, although these shows are definitely worth a listen to all fans of Peel’s style – a great deal of care and research has gone into the selection of songs.

This edition is on the fine subject of drinking:

Or give it a listen now…

Written by Adam

May 1st, 2008 at 11:35 am

Posted in bob dylan,documentaries

Tagged with free mp3 downloads