| Pop facts! Supergrass Pop Fact! Supergrass got their name from the superb skunk that they grow in their sideburns. Pop Fact! The band Bjorn Again did a cover of �Alright� at my first Fresher�s Ball. Not interesting. Or funny. But true. Pop Fact! The members of Supergrass left school at the age of eleven to become Chinese fishermen. Pop Fact! Supergrass� hobbies include collecting lamposts and conjugating verbs. Pop Fact! Supergrass insist on eating a liquified packet of Jaffa Cakes through their noses before going on stage. Pop Fact! Supergrass have a superstition that they will never read reviews of their records in the press, yet are intrigued as to what critics think. So they formulate a complete psychological history of the critic and try and predict what he would write. Pop Fact! Supergrass� real expertise lies in teaching karate, and catching flies >> Uh, Mark, what I think you�ve done there, yeah, is you�ve confused the popular indie group, Supergrass, made justly famous for their sideburns, yeah, with Marshal Arts guru and teacher of Daniel-san, �Mr Mayagi�, of Karate Kid fame. Oh yes, I do see how I've made that mistake now. Yes. Space (Use Chicken song extract in the middle?) Pop Fact! Space are named appropriately, since their manager is Neil Armstrong. Pop Fact! Frontman Tommy recently lost his voice. Confirmed sightings so far are concentrated around Canterbury. Pop Fact! Space�s debut album is called Spiders, and in order to overcome his phobia, Tommy allowed himself to be bitten by a deadly black widow. Pop Fact! The members of Space love the Spitting image chicken song and insist it is the only song played on their tour bus. To date four drivers have committed suicide. Pop Fact! Other members of Space include Dennis Pennis, gulf war veteran & author Andy McNabb and ex-president George Bush. Pop Fact! Space are terrified of playing to an empty house, and so have 70 roadies to make up the numbers, just in case. Pop Fact! Space leads a hectic life style. As well as performing their pop-songs, they know that they must be able to drop everything at anytime and use their uncanny abilities to deal with rampaging mutants that threaten the safety of normal humans. >>Ah, now, Mark. No, listen I'm sure about this one. Tommy shoots optic blasts out of his eyes and thingy with the ginger hair has claws that come out from his hands. >> No, Mark. What you�ve done here, is you�ve confused the Pop group Space, yeah, with the mutant superheroes the X-Men... do you see? Oh yes. Yes I do see how I made that mistake now. It�s a good thing all the other Pop Facts were right. The Sex Pistols Pop Fact! Sex Pistols front, Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten were so called in a superbly ironic gesture. That, and because they were violent bastards. Pop Fact! The names Rupert Quite-Nasty and Dickie Meanie-Pants were considered, but rejected on the basis that double-barrelled names were too difficult to remember. The Safety pin motif was only invented by accident when Johnny accidentally bit off his nose and needed something to reattach it to his face. Pop Fact! Sid Vicious is only an action figure with eagle-eyes and realistic hair. Pop Fact! If you play Anarchy in the UK backwards you hear a sinister subliminal message along the lines of: � respect your parents, go to school, don�t smoke or drink.� Pop Fact! The sex pistols each posses martial arts abilities and amazing agility, but are also able to combine together to form a gigantic robot, useful in their many battles against evil monsters. Ah, Mark, I think what you�ve done there, yeah, is confused the Sex Pistols, iconoclastic punk rock band, with the hyperactive, pre-school role models, the Power Rangers Nah, I don�t think so. Actually, I am fairly certain about this. Sex Pistols: Punk Rock Group. Power Rangers: multicoloured kung fu fighters. Do you see? Ah yes. Now that you put it like that, I do see how I have made that mistake now. The Ligtning Seeds POP FACT! Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Brodie recently Died in a horrific synthesiser accident but record industry bosses stuck a robot exoskeleton up his arse , enabling him to mix up past songs with his robot brain to produce new ones. Thus explaining why all Lightning Seed records sound the same. POP FACT! The lyrics to the song what if were found on the back of a discarded shopping list in Sainsburys. POP FACT! Ian Brodie cannot remove his dark glasses as they are in fact his robot eyes! POP FACT! The Lightning Seeds favourite restaurant is the American Diner, which can be found at 25 Queen Street , Exeter ,EX4 3SH, just 5 minutes from this cinema. POP FACT! The Lightning Seeds once went through a paranoia phase , which didn't catch on . Look out for their single �Wrong is right, right is wrong.Trust no one� in a bargain bin near you. POP FACT! The Lightning Seeds lived quite happily in a field with others like them until a farmer grabbed their green forms and sold them to be eaten! Uh...Mark...I think what you�ve done there, yeah , is you�ve confused the Lightning Seeds ,the band, yeah, with Iceberg lettuces , the vegatable ...do you see? Oh yeah...I do see how I made that mistake now. What a strange thing to do. OASIS POP FACT! The brothers Liam and Noels� eyebrows are in fact protruding brain disguised with false hair! POP FACT! In a flash of inspiration the song �Morning Glory� was written while Noel on this sheets in the early morning, when he was still in bed...for some reason. POP FACT! There are in actual fact 3 Gallagers in the band, but owing to a witches curse when he was young the third brother is one of the drum sticks. POP FACT! Oasis holds regular seances to receive song lyrics from the ghost of John Lennon. Or maybe they just steal them...I can�t remember. POP FACT! Liam really fancies the queen of China , Yoko Ono POP FACT! In 1972 Oasis escaped from a maximum security stockade, where they were trie for a crime that they did not commit.They escaped, pursued by the US government. They are now soldiers of fortune. If you need them and think you can find them, then you should hire.. er...Mark... I think what you've done there, yeah , is you've confused the group Oasis ,yeah, with soldiers of fortune, The A Team...do you see? Oh yeah, I do see how I've made that mistake now, sorry. Kenikie (apologies if spelt wrong) POP FACT! Kenikie are robot gnomes, masquerading as humans. POP FACT! The reason that Mark Radcliffe championed Kenikie is that he is their overlord and his commands are transmitted at a high frequency through their music POP FACT! Kenikie do not use conventional instruments but ones of a strange alien origin... POP FACT! In a bizarre twist of fate , none of the members of Kenikie ever saw a car until the age of 15 , when they were all run over. POP FACT! Kenikie has released five thousand two hundred and sixty seven singles, but �in your car� was the only one to chart. POP FACT! Kenikie is an all girl group, and the bloke in the band is lying. He is a girl and not a man, you must remember this , although he may deny it. POP FACT! Kenikie detest the colour blue and have frequently gone into berzerker rages at the mere sight of it. POP FACT! Kenikie shot to fame following Margret Thatchers political demise in November 1990 when they became leaders of the Conservative party and joint Priministers. Oh dear...Mark, what I think you've done on this occasion, yeah, is that you�ve confused the teen pop group , Kenikie, yeah, with the (ex?)Priminister of Great Britain , John Majors...do you see? Oh yeah, I have haven�t I. Fair enough! Blondie POP FACT! Blondie�s hair is really brown- What a twat! POP FACT! Blondie dresses up as Judge Dredd for strange sex games. POP FACT! Blondie is soluble and dissolves under rain. POP FACT! To record the song �Heart Of Glass� Blondie had to lower her voice by two octaves as her normal voice could only be heard by insects and squirrels. POP FACT! Blondie left the pop world�s limelight to lecture in the psychology of coffee at Demonfort University. POP FACT! Saying the word �scruple� will send Blondie into strange blonde convulsions. POP FACT! At a young age Blondie swallowed an alarm clock and faces the torture of waking up to Radio4 at 6am each morning and swallowing a specially trained mouse to press the snooze button. POP FACT! Blondie once worked as a typist and can write perfectly, but is completely unable to read. POP FACT! Blondie spent the first five years of her life in the belief that she was a leaf. POP FACT! Blondie joined the ERM in October 1990 but fell sharply and was forced to withdraw in September 1992. Ah ...I think what you�ve done there Mark , is you�ve confused Blondie, the singer, yeah, with pounds sterling , the currency...do you see? Wait....Oh yeah I do see how I�ve made that mistake now. Sorry, but I keep on making mistakes like that...for some reason. Pulp POP FACT! Pulp are made up of mushed bits of wood shaped to look like humans. POP FACT! Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is actually best friends with Michael Jackson. POP FACT! Jarvis Cocker became limp wristed after straining them...for some reason. POP FACT! Pulp receives lyrics to its songs from a magic glass of water... it is magic! POP FACT! Pulp was formed when all of its members were sitting normally on a bus, when suddenly one of them opened a packet of pringles , which launched them into a pulp style song. POP FACT! Despite being a bit of an intellectual, Jarvis Cocker will only read Mr Men books ... and nothing else! POP FACT! To hide from danger , Jarvis Cocker can flatten himself out to the same thickness as a piece of pavement and secrete himself in small places. POP FACT! Pulp have never been to London, following old Celtish superstitions. POP FACT! Jarvis Cocker came to a sticky end when he was crucified on the cross under the orders of Pontious Pilot. Oh dear...Mark, I think what you�ve done there , yeah , is you�ve confused Jarvis Cocker, Pulp frontman, with Jesus Christ, son of God .... do you see? Oh yeah. Fair enough! ASH POP FACT! Ash consists of aliens , and the song �Girl From Mars� is based on a real Martian. POP FACT! Ash have boycotted oxygen and on ethical grounds will only breath inert gasses. POP FACT! Ash only realised that their song �Goldfinger� shared the name of the James Bond film of the same name when Shawn Connery and Roger Moore came around and kicked their arses. POP FACT! On an evening out, all of the members of Ash were hypnotised by a pub hypnotist and will now meow like cats when the words �but seriously� are said. POP FACT! Ash�s favourite spice girl is MelC - well, someone has to like her! POP FACT! Ash�s debut album, �Trailer� , has only been bought by five people - see if you can collect them all! POP FACT! Ash is an anagram of has. Interesting. POP FACT! Ash once tried to play a gig in a matchbox, but only two of them managed to fit in. POP FACT! If you smoke Ash then you will feel relaxed and dopey , will giggle at silly things, and will probably feel thirsty and hungry , and go to the Esso garage for munchies. Uh... Mark , what I think you�ve done there , yeah , is confused the band , Ash , yeah , with the drug cannabis , or hash ... do you see? Oh... Yeah I do see how I made that mistake now... I keep on making mistakes like that for some reason. The Wannadies POP FACT! As well as being top Pop stars the Wannadies head the Norwegian Government�s foreign department. POP FACT! The Wannadies often support the Lightning Seeds. This is because the two bands cannot afford two separate sets of hair. POP FACT! The Wannadies predict the winning numbers to the National Lottery correctly every week , but can never be bothered to enter. POP FACT! The Wannadies don�t want to die at all . In reality they really enjoy living, breathing, walking about and that. POP FACT! On their time off the Wannadies dress up as horror characters from the movies and scare old people. POP FACT! The Wannadies travelled to England on the back of a migrating trout. POP FACT! The Wannadies horde girlie magazines� survey results for their own evil ends. POP FACT! Like myself, the frontman of the Wannadies is fancied by hundreds of girls. Uh, Mark , what I think you've done there in your case, yeah , is you've confused being fancied, with being hated marginalized or at best, ignored , do you see? Oh yeah, I do see how I've made that mistake now >>sniff<< |