Tag Archives: X Factor

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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Sixteen Points Below

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: deadlinenews.co.uk It was minus sixteen degrees Celsius over night. That’s -16C. A dozen marks and two pair below freezing point. Scotland is a really cold place just now, so much so that during the day it never made it … 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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What We Are

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Todd (Pennacook) It’s Friday and it’s October. The mornings are staying dark for longer and the evenings are getting dark earlier. Autumn is well underway and as I peer outside to the dim grey over Edinburgh’s spires and spider … 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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