I live in Islington (Arsenal territory), but support Spurs. The only pubs showing the game were the ones that pump in dodgy Arabic and Scandinavian channels - it just wasn't worth the risk.
It's times like this when my radio becomes the most important thing in the world. I spent 105 minutes (half time brought no reprieve) pacing up and down, shouting and swearing at my speakers - in my traumatised state I even did the washing up. I was exhausted by full time, but what fun! Thank you Five Live!
In other news, a new Simulacrum will be online this eve/tomorrow morning.
Ok, I apologise to any Abba fans out there, I can’t help it, I just don’t like them. I would also like to distance myself from any suggestion that I have something going on with Madonna, I was one of the male performers on Erotica and received no monetary compensation after picking up a terrible itch. Leather has never agreed with me. Neither has group sex.
Anyway, Madonna has now sampled Gimme Gimme Gimme. A poor track from Sweden’s third worst ever band. But ‘Hung up’, as she’s called it, is actually ok. In fact – the sample is the best sounding bit of it. That is ridiculous, but not unheard of – Mark Ronson did something very similar, with even better results about 18 months ago when he borrowed a bit of Boney M and Nate Dogg’s vocals and the resulting ‘Ooh Wee’ was amazing. This is all very confusing and must stop.
If this album sells, Madonna owes producer Stuart Price (aka Jacques Lu Cont) some serious cash. I’m off to sample Leo Sayer for my forthcoming techno album.
