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i'd mentioned this in another thread - but suppose it ought to have its own
the perennially popular 1st announcement bingo makes the return for which you've all been holding your breath, crossing your legs, twisting your melons, etc.
so excited are some folks, in fact, that the testicles have nicked the idea
though surely their prize can't be nearly as desirable
to repeat the arbitrarily decided upon rules:
voting starts on fri 24th (anything before that will be gleefully ignored)
with a cut off at midnight on the 28th jan (announcement being 9am on the 29th)
same rules - 1 point for every uk based band correctly guessed, 2 for any making it in from further afield
and, after last year's border shenanigans, i might offer 3 points for any band from the african continent
10 predictions please
all and any strategies for cheating heartily encouraged
I'm a huge KC fan but I'm
I'm a huge KC fan but I'm afraid that other than his excellent From Scotland With Love soundtrack he hasn't done anything of merit since Diamond Mine with Jon Hopkins in 2011. I'd love to see him back on the scene though.
'astronaut to appleman', pal
'astronaut to appleman', pal
stone cold classic
2016
i love pictish
but KC is (literally) the king
Nathan replied on Permalink
WHat he said, Astronaut is
WHat he said, Astronaut is great.
blackpumpkinhead replied on Permalink
It's From Scotland with Love
It's From Scotland with Love that he is touring in spring---to be fair he has never disappeared from the scene,he tours every year.
As much as I love Johnny, I
As much as I love Johnny, I would have much preferred that Kenny had gotten Green Man in the divorce settlement.
I thought Astronaut meets
I thought Astronaut meets Appleman was his weakest major release to date, sounded to me like he was running out of ideas.
I'd love them both to be there but they'd have to be kept apart.
decemberboy replied on Permalink
Couldn't they just sort out
Couldn't they just sort out their differences by having a WWE style brawl in the Walled Garden on Thursday evening?
My best guesses, most of whom
My best guesses, most of whom I'd be very happy to see on the 1st announcement
BC Camplight
Bllck Peaches
Caribou
Jonathan Wilson
Mac Demarco
Phoebe Bridgers
Shame
The Tallest Man on Earth
Viagra Boys
WH Lung
My guesses based on pure
My guesses based on pure speculation...
Orville Peck
The Twilight Sad
Roddy Woomble
Gruff Rhys
BC Camplight
Bonnie Prince Billy
Black Country, New Road
Sacred Paws
The Big Moon
My Bloody Valentine
*edited because I can't spell bloody 'bloody'
ooh, look
ooh, look
we've got a new background
it's very... yellow
let that be a sign to you stragglers
just 26 and a half hours left to get your guesses in
smithers replied on Permalink
Is it a clue? Are we getting
Is it a clue? Are we getting Coldplay :)
only if they can arrive by
only if they can arrive by (non-coal-fuelled) steam train
or hang-glider
smithers replied on Permalink
Here come the clues
Here come the clues
looks like i have a point
looks like i have a point with smoke fairies
though could be twin peaks, i suppose
my eyesight isn't good enough to see if there are any peaks in that first picture...
smithers replied on Permalink
Fog if you hover over it,
Fog if you hover over it, second one says men with bunny ears, Vanishing Twin suggested on the other place
as my kids might say - what
as my kids might say - what are you even on about?
ah, I see - twitter
ah, I see - twitter
bloody love to see foggy rabbit men this year
smithers replied on Permalink
Emojis on the GM Twitbook
Emojis on the GM Twitbook account Kras, it's on the interweb thingy
They've also posted a cowboy,
They've also posted a cowboy, a bird and a fish in replies to people asking for clues. So Orville Peck was my take away from the cowboy and bird but I'm stumped with the fish?
marillion reform?
marillion reform?
that bird didn't look
that bird didn't look anything like a dove, did it...?
Thankfully not. It could also
Thankfully not. It could also be a beak> hint I suppose but I'm hoping for Orville Peck to get 2 points on the board early.
It could also be the Eagles,
It could also be the Eagles, tbf.
country joe mcdonald and the
country joe mcdonald and the . . .
steve hillage performing fish
steve hillage performing fish rising?
smithers replied on Permalink
Bunnymen?
Bunnymen?
someone on the testicles
someone on the testicles suggested that - or maybe on twatter - can't remember
but then what would the fog be? an echoey landscape?
either way, if we're going to have a defreitas, i'd rather it was the other brother - in the woodentops
puts head above parapet . .
puts head above parapet . .
for me neck and neck with New Order as the most overrated band of the shit decade that was the 80s
. . I'll get me coat
(70s rule - end of)
smithers replied on Permalink
But Ian McCulloch thinks they
But Ian McCulloch thinks they are the best band of all time :)
Lots of good stuff in the 80s, just need to dig a bit harder.
points for having the same
points for having the same haircut for forty years
and the singles are good
70s rule? - with a few
70s rule? - with a few notable exceptions, 70s was increasingly dire until punk came along
you young folk need to realise that 60s rule, particularly 1967!
mind you, there's also some pretty good stuff around right now too.
I'm not having that man, I'm
I'm not having that man, I'm not having that.
My favourite musical decades:
1970s
1960s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
but what's the point of this
but what's the point of this?
shit and shine in every moment
be here now
smithers replied on Permalink
Shit & Shine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPj2uqCwS6s
smithers replied on Permalink
Looks like Tropical Fuck
Looks like Tropical Fuck Storm are in. Back of the net Peridot
pina colada / aubergine /
pina colada / aubergine / lightning cloud says tropical fuck storm to me
so someone here has got a couple of points, i think
peridot!
well done that man
now let's hope they bring last year's touring partners and fellow aussies, RVG, with them
and not just because i'd then get two points as well
oop - we crossed in the ether
oop - we crossed in the ether
Ha! I added them because of
Ha! I added them because of GM's historical willingness to have bands with Fuck in their name high on the billing.
Very happy that they appear to have come good again - RVG would indeed be a bonus, if not a point winner, for me.
Not going to do the ones from
Not going to do the ones from the twitter clues as most people didn’t have the chance to see them and none of them so far are acts I’d have guessed. But I’m going to start with some old favourites and get gradually more ambitious.
Pictish Trail
Yorkston Thorne Khan
Richard Dawson
Hen Ogledd (was going to just say RD, but there’s new HO stuff out soon I think?)
Moon Duo
Gruff Rhys
Edwyn Collins
Weyes Blood
The National
Jesus and Mary Chain
Not part of my 10, but for other possible headliners I was saying Tame Impala last year as they’d be smashing in that slot. Or are we due a return from the Flaming Lips? I’d personally love to see Wilco back. I’ve occasionally had a hunch that the Manic Street Preachers might randomly headline one year, as a local band who’d put on a good show and would draw a crowd.
Other question, are Snapped Ankles going to be a yearly thing? Hope so.
roscoe10 replied on Permalink
They're liking posts about
They're liking posts about Caribou on twitter - timing!
Another clue just gone out: (
Another clue just gone out: (%£
Something to do with symbols?
Mookid replied on Permalink
Bon Iver often has a lot of
Bon Iver often has a lot of symbols in the track names...
Our next clue - s'il vous plait ??
I heard Jehnny Beth of Savages on R6 last week and know she has a new album out soon....she was in my top 12 but didnt make the ten.
Can I have half a point if it's her?
if the rules were different,
if the rules were different, you could
RESULTS
** CORRECTION **
ok, you useless lot, the results are in!
mostly, we all did tremendously badly
though some did worse thatn others
so, without further ado, and in reverse order, we have:
in 19th or, as i prefer to think of it, last place is chrissied with 0 points - congratulations that man
in joint 15th place, with 1 point, are cuban pedro, slugger, mikey and jedthehumanoid
in 14th place, with 2 points, is wakestock
in joint 10th place, with 3 points, are a little otter, kras, electronicfreq and carnie
in joint 6th place, with 4 points, are smithers, elizabeth, bertha's dad and blackatista
in joint 3rd place, with 5 points are me, muddy holly and peridot
in 2nd place, with 7 points, is borninthefifties
but clear winner, with 9 points, is mookid
he was also the only person to get more than four bands right - regardless of geographical origin
so even without my (frankly dubious) points system, he'd have won (i presume you're a he, mookid - apologies if not)
give him a hand
no - no that kind of hand
ew...
Honoured
Taking into account the announcement, it's a badge of honour to have come last.
smithers replied on Permalink
4 points, pitiful
4 points, pitiful
third highest score!
third highest score!
actually, fourth highest now
actually, fourth highest now
after i got it all wrong
Mookid replied on Permalink
Thanks very much! I accept,
Thanks very much! I accept, jointly, the much coveted prize.
Not to dispute the powers that be, but I think I actually got a few more points than 7 - if two points are awarded to non-UK acts?
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