I went to see The Automatic, The Enemy and We Are Scientists about that time at the Students Union too. Our entertainments people had a thing for second tier indie bands at the time.

comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 7 minutes ago
I went to see The Automatic, The Enemy and We Are Scientists about that time at the Students Union too. Our entertainments people had a thing for second tier indie bands at the time.
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Frightened rabbit, Biffy, but also goldie lookin chain 😂

I can picture you both now boooojg along to the libertines

*bopping

I would have loved Frightened Rabbit and Biffy Clyro. Great bands. Biffy still going strong and getting better in my opinion.

I saw Goldie Lookin Chain at Reading Festival once. Great fun.

I went to see Pendulum at Uni too, but got so drunk I couldn't remember the gig. I was in photos though, so I was definitely there when they were on stage.

My main memory of that gig is waking up the next morning facing the wall in my bed and letting out a huge rasping fart. Then rolling over and there being a girl I had no recollection of lying there looking mortified.

Has anyone stopped listening to a band music because of their politics? I’ve always been a huge Pantera fan but can’t abide Down now because of Phil Anselmo’s mental right wing views

comment by Robbb Kanchelskis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 RIP Scott Hall (U22716)
posted 11 minutes ago
Has anyone stopped listening to a band music because of their politics? I’ve always been a huge Pantera fan but can’t abide Down now because of Phil Anselmo’s mental right wing views
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I mean my musical tastes these days are Springsteen and Paul Simon, so I’m fairly safe with them from a politics perspective.

When I was younger I can’t think I knew much about the politics of artists that I like. Maybe Manu Chao who was quite political, but that wasn’t what drew me to his music.

comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 16 minutes ago
I went to see Pendulum at Uni too, but got so drunk I couldn't remember the gig. I was in photos though, so I was definitely there when they were on stage.

My main memory of that gig is waking up the next morning facing the wall in my bed and letting out a huge rasping fart. Then rolling over and there being a girl I had no recollection of lying there looking mortified.
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😂😂😂😂

The trust test of a man’s character is what he does when no-one is watching

Manu Chao ! Wow thanks BMCL

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 10 minutes ago
Manu Chao ! Wow thanks BMCL
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A fellow fan?

comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 10 minutes ago
Manu Chao ! Wow thanks BMCL
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A fellow fan?
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Yeah haven’t listened to for years and completely forgot.

Had him on my first iPod back in the day

comment by Robbb Kanchelskis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 RIP Scott Hall (U22716)
posted 55 minutes ago
Has anyone stopped listening to a band music because of their politics? I’ve always been a huge Pantera fan but can’t abide Down now because of Phil Anselmo’s mental right wing views
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Iggy Pop and Johnny Ramone. Both traitors to the punk rock philosophy.

Didn’t know that about Phil Anselmo. I’ll have to look up Dimebag now, because I played at a tribute concert for him once

It's that time of year of renewing my car insurance and as usual it shoots up about £200, biggest con artist industry in the world those lot.

comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 8 minutes ago
It's that time of year of renewing my car insurance and as usual it shoots up about £200, biggest con artist industry in the world those lot.
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Couldn’t agree more

comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
The View are a band.

They've had the same jeans on for 4 days now.
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That's a fackin throwback..

Car insurance is a racket.. mine shoots up every year despite never having an accident, apparently that doesn't overly work in my favour.

comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 23 minutes ago
It's that time of year of renewing my car insurance and as usual it shoots up about £200, biggest con artist industry in the world those lot.
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Couple things;

So there was recently a change in the rules about new business versus renewal quotes which, broadly, should be that you should get the same price as a renewing customer that a new business customer gets.

Despite this it still very much pays to shop around, as it often comes down to insurers own internal data which can vary massively depending on the client base they have and the experience of that client base. As an example, I was able to get a quote from a different company for less than half of what I was quoted at renewal with my existing company at the time (despite the NB price = renewal price I mentioned above).

The quote you get can vary quite a bit depending on how far in advance of your renewal date you start shopping around. I think the best time to ring round for a quote from other insurers is 21 days or so before your renewal date. Get those quotes, on like for like basis, and if your current insurer can’t match then just move.

It can sometimes be a slight faff getting things like proof of no claims, but when you phone to stop the renewal (if you do move) you can request proof of it then.

Manged to find £600 for a company called ByMile, not too shabby

my car insurance is usually £250-300/yr

20 years no claims

comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 1 minute ago
Manged to find £600 for a company called ByMile, not too shabby
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👍 aye there’s such a broad spread of premiums across different insurers. Can I ask, is your car a “common” car, or quite rare? That can impact the variability. A “look after my bills” for insurance that moved you automatically to the cheapest option is something I’d like to see trialled as the current system can mean that those who have time to shop around get a much much better deal than those who don’t.

comment by bmcl1987 (U14177)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by Harry Ambrose (U11781)
posted 1 minute ago
Manged to find £600 for a company called ByMile, not too shabby
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👍 aye there’s such a broad spread of premiums across different insurers. Can I ask, is your car a “common” car, or quite rare? That can impact the variability. A “look after my bills” for insurance that moved you automatically to the cheapest option is something I’d like to see trialled as the current system can mean that those who have time to shop around get a much much better deal than those who don’t.
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Very common car, it’s a 14 month old 1 series M sport

comment by 🇺🇦 Boris 'Inky' Gibson 🇺🇦 (U5901)
posted 5 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
"we have heard, anecdotally, that Ukrainians are shouting god save the Queen as they fire their weapons".

James Cleverly at the despatch box.
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It would be more believable if he said they were singing Come on Eileen.
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comment by Robbb Kanchelskis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 RIP Scott Hall (U22716)
posted 3 hours, 5 minutes ago
Has anyone stopped listening to a band music because of their politics? I’ve always been a huge Pantera fan but can’t abide Down now because of Phil Anselmo’s mental right wing views
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I still enjoy listening to The Smiths, but Morrissey is a massive bell.

Anselmo has always been a massive racist hasn't he? Still love the old Pantera stuff.

I don't think you can stop listening to music because one person in the band has objectionable views, your list of bands would pretty quickly shrink down to near nothing.

https://twitter.com/GrifterWatch22/status/1503773810440478737?t=bl51umZoNx-Vmk5UXGMt1Q&s=19

Aaron Bastani being a typical Morrissey enthusiast here