Tag Archives: Simon Cowell

Let Down By The BBC

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Treehugger I opened the curtains yesterday morning to see an inch of snow had fallen and more was falling thick and fast. I’d planned on going into town to get a few extra Chrimbo pressies, enjoy a large cappuccino … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Chart Is Open

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: catm.co.uk Damon Albarn got it spot in a BBC article about the evil of X-Factor the other day, which he referred to as “a karaoke coliseum, which is actually just an advert for one record label.” He continued: “The thing … Continue reading →

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Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Little ol’ me When I got up yesterday the look outside was just as it had been all weekend: hard snow that was disappearing inch by tiny inch. By the time I left for work, large snowflakes were stuck … Continue reading →

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Always The Innocents

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Brainstorm A bad day in Cumbria. 12 people dead and 25 injured by a coward who went on the rampage with a gun. As soon as I heard something was happening, and at the point only 3 were dead, … Continue reading →

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The Curse of UK Music

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Colin Galbraith Some of the press are celebrating the fact that X Factor winner Alexandra Burke won the “battle” for this year’s Christmas No. 1 ahead of Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah. What is there to celebrate? Burke is … Continue reading →

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