The late 90s were surprisingly shit for pop. There was a series of top of the pops from the 90s on BBC4 a few years ago. It was notable and a bit sad how tge quality tailed off. 90-95 were pretty str… (View Post)

It doesn't for me - it's often days before I notice I've been @ed. I think Leon's point about pop music getting simpler is hard to argue with, but I'll give it a go on two fr… (View Post)

No, I'm not talking about North Wales - I'm saying that the South Wales problem could be addressed by persuading people in the (South Welsh) Valleys where there is significant unemployment … (View Post)

There was a car advert in the 90s, I think - advertised its product as having 'wheels - which go round! and a brake - so you can stop!' and so on. Didn't last long but it was the only … (View Post)

Just had a moment of self-reflection - I'm being uncharacteristically (I hope!) sweary and combative this morning. Sorry. I'll try to dial it down. I'm actually in a remarkably good mo… (View Post)