Gave up with the Killers after Brandon and other band members admitted that when writing songs Brandon cynically chucked together s whole load of words that he thought would sell rather than having any meaning whatsoever. I mean you may not be able to work out all the morning intended in a song but normally there is at least some.
Surely the whole Britpop scene of the mid 90s was the ultimate scene of bands really emphasising their Britishness anyway, e.g. Damon Albarn's mockney vocals on Parklife. In the US he's far more known for later stuff like Song 2 or Gorillaz.
It was good to see The Cure at Glastonbury. They are one of those bands like Def Leppard and Depeche Mode that achieved more in the USA than in the UK.
Are there any USA bands that achieved more in the UK than the US.
It was good to see The Cure at Glastonbury. They are one of those bands like Def Leppard and Depeche Mode that achieved more in the USA than in the UK.
Are there any USA bands that achieved more in the UK than the US.
It was good to see The Cure at Glastonbury. They are one of those bands like Def Leppard and Depeche Mode that achieved more in the USA than in the UK.
Are there any USA bands that achieved more in the UK than the US.
I guess you’re all experts in British hip hop pre the streets.
I guess you were all also happy with spice girls and pop music being dominated by people singing with an American accent.
You're making things up again aren't you ? No idea why you said that, because no one else did.
Well I never said no one ever sang with their accents before the streets, I’m saying the pop scene at the time wasn’t dominated by British sounding artists like it was after the streets.
I also said “I guess” which usually means that I’m guessing your opinion. But I guess we’ve already established reading literacy isn’t your strong suit.
Even with my poor reading literacy, I just saw your cheeky little insult added 23 mins later. Well played.
It was only last night that I was being lectured at the dinner table by my son on the damage my generation had done to the environment. How opportune that this revelation regarding the pollution of the river running through Glastonbury should be forthcoming today. All I had last night in my defence were the "gifts" that the likes of his generation had recently left at the Reading Festival:
It was only last night that I was being lectured at the dinner table by my son on the damage my generation had done to the environment. How opportune that this revelation regarding the pollution of the river running through Glastonbury should be forthcoming today. All I had last night in my defence were the "gifts" that the likes of his generation had recently left at the Reading Festival:
All picked up and recycled the day after the event by volunteers.
Surprised there's enough green left to host festivals after the private housing developments springing up around the country for the last 20 years. Not a council house in sight.
It was only last night that I was being lectured at the dinner table by my son on the damage my generation had done to the environment. How opportune that this revelation regarding the pollution of the river running through Glastonbury should be forthcoming today. All I had last night in my defence were the "gifts" that the likes of his generation had recently left at the Reading Festival:
All picked up and recycled the day after the event by volunteers.
Surprised there's enough green left to host festivals after the private housing developments springing up around the country for the last 20 years. Not a council house in sight.
So as long as someone else clears up your shit thats OK?
And according to this BBC report, your summary of "all picked up and recycled te day after" isnt entirely accurate...A two week process and only a small amount of what was left behind could be reused...
Camping equipment discarded by people at a music festival is set to be distributed to refugees in France.
Herts For Refugees has collected 2,300 tents and 500 sleeping bags from Little John's Farm, the site used to host the Reading Festival last weekend.
The charity said the items would be "life-saving" for refugees living at French ports in Dunkirk and Calais.
Photos and videos of abandoned tents at the site had prompted criticism of some festival-goers on social media.
media caption,A volunteer shot footage of the mess left behind at Reading Festival
A two-week clear-up operation began on Monday, with festival organisers allowing a number of charities to salvage equipment and food left behind.
"In winter time it can be quite desperate, so the things we salvage from festivals like Reading can actually be life-saving," he said.
He added, however, that although he welcomed the opportunity to give the tents to those in need, it would have been more sustainable for festival-goers to take their equipment home.
"The bigger picture environmentally has to be considered... we can only take such a small amount compared to what's left behind," he said.
image caption,Herts For Refugees collected 2,300 abandoned tents to send to France
On its website, Reading Festival urged revellers to take their belongings home and warned that tents usually ended up in landfill "because it is impossible to recycle or reuse them".
Lily Robbins, the festival's sustainability manager, told BBC Breakfast on Monday that it was "heartbreaking" to see so many tents left.
Many social media users agreed, with some suggesting potential solutions for future years.
On Facebook, one woman said: "They need to charge £50 to £100 per tent, redeemable when the tent is brought off site."
Another said the festival's licence should be withheld until organisers could come up with "concrete plans on how to tackle this."
It was only last night that I was being lectured at the dinner table by my son on the damage my generation had done to the environment. How opportune that this revelation regarding the pollution of the river running through Glastonbury should be forthcoming today. All I had last night in my defence were the "gifts" that the likes of his generation had recently left at the Reading Festival:
All picked up and recycled the day after the event by volunteers.
Surprised there's enough green left to host festivals after the private housing developments springing up around the country for the last 20 years. Not a council house in sight.
So as long as someone else clears up your shit thats OK?
And according to this BBC report, your summary of "all picked up and recycled te day after" isnt entirely accurate...A two week process and only a small amount of what was left behind could be reused...
Camping equipment discarded by people at a music festival is set to be distributed to refugees in France.
Herts For Refugees has collected 2,300 tents and 500 sleeping bags from Little John's Farm, the site used to host the Reading Festival last weekend.
The charity said the items would be "life-saving" for refugees living at French ports in Dunkirk and Calais.
Photos and videos of abandoned tents at the site had prompted criticism of some festival-goers on social media.
media caption,A volunteer shot footage of the mess left behind at Reading Festival
A two-week clear-up operation began on Monday, with festival organisers allowing a number of charities to salvage equipment and food left behind.
"In winter time it can be quite desperate, so the things we salvage from festivals like Reading can actually be life-saving," he said.
He added, however, that although he welcomed the opportunity to give the tents to those in need, it would have been more sustainable for festival-goers to take their equipment home.
"The bigger picture environmentally has to be considered... we can only take such a small amount compared to what's left behind," he said.
image caption,Herts For Refugees collected 2,300 abandoned tents to send to France
On its website, Reading Festival urged revellers to take their belongings home and warned that tents usually ended up in landfill "because it is impossible to recycle or reuse them".
Lily Robbins, the festival's sustainability manager, told BBC Breakfast on Monday that it was "heartbreaking" to see so many tents left.
Many social media users agreed, with some suggesting potential solutions for future years.
On Facebook, one woman said: "They need to charge £50 to £100 per tent, redeemable when the tent is brought off site."
Another said the festival's licence should be withheld until organisers could come up with "concrete plans on how to tackle this."
No just a far far smaller problem that the actual environmental problems in the world.
But of course you'd rather just call the younger generation a hypocrite and wave your hand at the world's problems.
It was only last night that I was being lectured at the dinner table by my son on the damage my generation had done to the environment. How opportune that this revelation regarding the pollution of the river running through Glastonbury should be forthcoming today. All I had last night in my defence were the "gifts" that the likes of his generation had recently left at the Reading Festival:
All picked up and recycled the day after the event by volunteers.
Surprised there's enough green left to host festivals after the private housing developments springing up around the country for the last 20 years. Not a council house in sight.
So as long as someone else clears up your shit thats OK?
And according to this BBC report, your summary of "all picked up and recycled te day after" isnt entirely accurate...A two week process and only a small amount of what was left behind could be reused...
Camping equipment discarded by people at a music festival is set to be distributed to refugees in France.
Herts For Refugees has collected 2,300 tents and 500 sleeping bags from Little John's Farm, the site used to host the Reading Festival last weekend.
The charity said the items would be "life-saving" for refugees living at French ports in Dunkirk and Calais.
Photos and videos of abandoned tents at the site had prompted criticism of some festival-goers on social media.
media caption,A volunteer shot footage of the mess left behind at Reading Festival
A two-week clear-up operation began on Monday, with festival organisers allowing a number of charities to salvage equipment and food left behind.
"In winter time it can be quite desperate, so the things we salvage from festivals like Reading can actually be life-saving," he said.
He added, however, that although he welcomed the opportunity to give the tents to those in need, it would have been more sustainable for festival-goers to take their equipment home.
"The bigger picture environmentally has to be considered... we can only take such a small amount compared to what's left behind," he said.
image caption,Herts For Refugees collected 2,300 abandoned tents to send to France
On its website, Reading Festival urged revellers to take their belongings home and warned that tents usually ended up in landfill "because it is impossible to recycle or reuse them".
Lily Robbins, the festival's sustainability manager, told BBC Breakfast on Monday that it was "heartbreaking" to see so many tents left.
Many social media users agreed, with some suggesting potential solutions for future years.
On Facebook, one woman said: "They need to charge £50 to £100 per tent, redeemable when the tent is brought off site."
Another said the festival's licence should be withheld until organisers could come up with "concrete plans on how to tackle this."
Great, so we are keeping them dry & warm for the winter ready to jump in a dinghy and float across the channel when the weather warms up. We really are a soft touch, the French must be pissing themselves.
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However, did not reach the passion and intensity of their previous gig in the John Peel tent, which even they admit was one of their best gigs ever.
Phil Daniels from Quadrophenia fame !
NB Phil Davies is Phil Davis, but apart from that you're right.
"Mike and Bernie Winters never made it in America"
Environmentally damaging levels of drugs have been found in the river running through the Glastonbury Festival site.
Scientists have warned there are "dangerous" levels of MDMA and cocaine in the Whitelake River in Somerset.
They suspect public urination has caused the increase and urged festival goers to use the toilets provided.
Researchers fear it could derail the conservation efforts of rare European eels in the area.
Measurements both upstream and downstream of the site were taken before, during and after the festival in 2019.
The study found MDMA concentrations quadrupled the week after the festival, suggesting long-term release from the site.
Surprised there's enough green left to host festivals after the private housing developments springing up around the country for the last 20 years. Not a council house in sight.
And according to this BBC report, your summary of "all picked up and recycled te day after" isnt entirely accurate...A two week process and only a small amount of what was left behind could be reused...
Camping equipment discarded by people at a music festival is set to be distributed to refugees in France.
Herts For Refugees has collected 2,300 tents and 500 sleeping bags from Little John's Farm, the site used to host the Reading Festival last weekend.
The charity said the items would be "life-saving" for refugees living at French ports in Dunkirk and Calais.
Photos and videos of abandoned tents at the site had prompted criticism of some festival-goers on social media.
A two-week clear-up operation began on Monday, with festival organisers allowing a number of charities to salvage equipment and food left behind.
Angus Clark, CEO of Herts For Refugees, said the tents were needed in northern France after the so-called "Jungle" camp for refugees was cleared in 2016.
"In winter time it can be quite desperate, so the things we salvage from festivals like Reading can actually be life-saving," he said.
He added, however, that although he welcomed the opportunity to give the tents to those in need, it would have been more sustainable for festival-goers to take their equipment home.
"The bigger picture environmentally has to be considered... we can only take such a small amount compared to what's left behind," he said.
On its website, Reading Festival urged revellers to take their belongings home and warned that tents usually ended up in landfill "because it is impossible to recycle or reuse them".
Lily Robbins, the festival's sustainability manager, told BBC Breakfast on Monday that it was "heartbreaking" to see so many tents left.
Many social media users agreed, with some suggesting potential solutions for future years.
On Facebook, one woman said: "They need to charge £50 to £100 per tent, redeemable when the tent is brought off site."
Another said the festival's licence should be withheld until organisers could come up with "concrete plans on how to tackle this."
But of course you'd rather just call the younger generation a hypocrite and wave your hand at the world's problems.