wibble http://www.polyhex.com/blog "Laat 'n mens dink, nê?" Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:31:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Song charts http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/10/29/song-charts/ http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/10/29/song-charts/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:13:09 +0000 polyhex http://www.polyhex.com/blog/?p=207 Inspired by GraphJam and hopefully a regular series when I can think of them, to try and get some life back on this blog!  My own graphs based on song titles or song lyrics.  (See earlier post below for more - which aren’t mine)

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]]> http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/10/29/song-charts/feed/ Bennie Boekwurm on tour! http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/07/24/bennie-boekwurm-on-tour/ http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/07/24/bennie-boekwurm-on-tour/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:30:58 +0000 polyhex http://www.polyhex.com/blog/?p=205 Seen in Manchester

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(London)

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Etherow Country Park - Cheshire

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(Manchester - Debdale Park)

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(Manchester - Deansgate)
]]> http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/05/05/signs-2/feed/ Bad signs #1 http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/04/29/bad-signs-1/ http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/04/29/bad-signs-1/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:11:21 +0000 polyhex http://www.polyhex.com/blog/?p=195 An occasional series of signwriters not doing their job properly….


(Pizza Hut - Stockport)

A bit obvious - I would expect a front entrance to be at the front :)

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British male solo artist: Jamie T, Mark Ronson, Mika, Newton Faulkner, Richard Hawley.
Me - Mika
Winner - Mark Ronson (see comment in original post!)

British female solo artist: Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, Leona Lewis, PJ Harvey.
Me - Kate Nash
Winner - Kate Nash

British group: Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Girls Aloud, Kaiser Chiefs, Take That.
Me - Take That
Winner - Arctic Monkeys

British album: Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare, Leona Lewis - Spirit, Mark Ronson - Version, Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion, Take That - Beautiful World.
Me - Mark Ronson - Version
Winner - Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

British breakthrough act: Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, Klaxons, Leona Lewis, Mika. (Winner chosen by BBC Radio 1 listeners)
Me - Mika
Winner - Mika

British live act: Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons, Muse, Take That. (Winner chosen by BBC Radio 2 listeners)
Me - Take That/Kaiser Chiefs
Winner - Take That

British single: Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love, Mika - Grace Kelly, Take That - Shine, Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby, Sugababes - About You Now, Mark Ronson Ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie, Kate Nash - Foundations, The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray, James Blunt - 1973, Mutya Buena - Real Girl. (A live public vote will decide the winner on the night)
Me - Mark Ronson - Valerie
Winner - Take That - Shine

International male solo artist: Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright, Timbaland.
Me - Timbaland
Winner - Kanye West
(I chose the right genre, but the wrong artist :) )

International female solo artist: Alicia Keys, Bjork, Feist, Kylie Minogue, Rihanna.
Me - Rihanna
Winner - Kylie Minogue

International group: Arcade Fire, Eagles, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, White Stripes.
Me - Foo Fighters
Winner - Foo Fighters

International album: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible, Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden, Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times, Kylie Minogue - X.
Me - Kylie Minogue
Winner - Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
 

]]> http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/02/21/brits-2008-winners/feed/ NME Awards 2008 http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/01/30/nme-awards-2008/ http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/01/30/nme-awards-2008/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:57:49 +0000 polyhex http://www.polyhex.com/blog/2008/01/30/nme-awards-2008/ Another awards list, another one of my tips…  although it’s a bit more difficult this time.
Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, The Cribs, Klaxons, Muse
Arctic Monkeys

Best International Band: Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, My Chemical Romance
The Killers

Best New Band: The Enemy, Foals, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, The Pigeon Detectives, The Wombats
The Wombats

Best Live Band: Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, My Chemical Romance
Arctic Monkeys

Best Solo Artist: Kate Nash, Jamie T, Jack Penate, Amy Winehouse, Patrick Wolf
Kate Nash

Best Album: ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ - Arctic Monkeys, ‘Shotters Nation’ - Babyshambles, ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’ - The Enemy, ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ - Klaxons, ‘In Rainbows’ - Radiohead
The Enemy

Best Track: ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ - Arctic Monkeys, ‘Flux’ - Bloc Party, ‘Men’s Needs’ - The Cribs, ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ - Oasis, ‘Let’s Dance To Joy Division’ - The Wombats
The Wombats

Best Video: ‘Teddy Picker’ - Arctic Monkeys, ‘Flux’ - Bloc Party, ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ - Justice, ‘Golden Skans’ - Klaxons, ‘Teenagers’ - My Chemical Romance
Bloc Party

Best Album Artwork: ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ - Arctic Monkeys - ‘The Good, The Bad And The Queen’ - The Good, The Bad And The Queen, ‘Sawdust’ - The Killers, ‘Because Of The Times’ - Kings Of Leon, ‘Send Away The Tigers’ - Manic Street Preachers
The Killers

Worst Album: ‘1973′ - James Blun, ‘The Trick To Life’ - The Hoosiers, ‘Spirit’ - Leona Lewis, ‘Life In Cartoon Motion’ - Mika, ‘Blackout’ - Britney Spears
Spirit :)

Worst Band: 30 Seconds To Mars, Fall Out Boy, The Hoosiers, My Chemical Romance, Panic At The Disco
Harsh…

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