Brett-Butler

About time. They were originally due to release the follow-up to 4:13 Dream in 2009, which was to be a darker companion piece to the latter, but obviously it's been about 12 years late by now. Interestingly when I saw them live in 2019 they didn't play any songs later than 2000 despite a nearly 3 hour set (ignoring everything from 4:13 Dream and their self-titled 2004 album), so I imagine this will be the first time hearing a lot of the songs to be released.

I did, although it didn't focus as much on the current anti-vax movement in relation to COVID as much as I would like it to, concentrating more on Andrew Wakefield and MMR, which is an important, eye-opening story, but one that I feel has been told so many times already. I do worry about these sorts of documentaries as they can inadvertently lead to larger audiences for some of the individuals portrayed (they shot quite a bit of footage with Piers Corbyn), but thankfully all his claims were put into the correct scientific contest.

And quite pertinently, they performed Scotland's official song for their 1998 World Cup campaign, the self-referential " ". Think they will this year as well.

The candidates for the Chesham & Amersham by-election on 17th June are - Green - Carolyne Culver Rejoin EU - Brendan Donnelly Conservative - Peter Fleet Liberal Democrats - Sarah Green Breakthrough Party - Carla Gregory Freedom Alliance - Adrian Oliver Labour - Natasa Pantelic Reform UK - Alex Wilson Breakthrough Party are contesting their first by-election; they appear to be a youth-orientated democratic socialist party. An anti-lockdown party, the Freedom Alliance, will be contesting the last election where they could have any relevance, whilst Brendan Donnelly is a former Tory MEP turned pro-EU campaigner. Think this will be a Tory win, with Lib Dems 2nd.

Guido Fawkes seems to be suggesting that if Paul Halloran does run, it will be under the banner of Reform (ie the continuity Brexit Party), or Lawrence Fox's party. Although given how badly Reform did in the last by-election they stood in, and how badly Reclaim did in the London mayoral elections, it's unlikely that he would pull enough votes away to have an effect on the votes.

George Galloway has announced he's standing in Batley & Spen for the Workers Party of Great Britain (not to be confused with the Workers Party). The last time he stood in a parliamentary constituency in 2019 he got 489 votes, standing in West Brom East, and can't see him doing much better here. I think Batley & Spen will be a Labour hold - they've picked the one candidate who can beat the Tories here.

And Northern Ireland has now opened up to all adults over the age of 18 years. Realistically we could have all the adult population here (who will take it) getting their first dose by the end of June, then both doses by the end of September.

1) Nomadland.

Looks like all three of My Bloody Valentine's albums will be getting new peaks this week - they've never charted higher than #24 in the album chart before (and "m b v" never charted when it was released due to how it was distributed).

Yes! Finland made it!

"Europe, Stop Voting Now!" - Hitler, 1939.

Actually voted in Eurovision for the first time in half a decade. Go on Finland!

This feels like a Danish parody of the band ABC.

This seems like one that will go down well with the jury. Getting Christine & The Queens vibes in the staging.

Yes, I'm all for Finland. Let Finland win. Best song of the night.

Bulgaria has the feeling of a winner to it.

2005 was 16 years ago. Wow, time is really a thing.

This is music for people who think Stereophonics are experimental rock.

Georgia...really don't want to host the Eurovision song contest next year. Seems quite dull.

Really like the production of this Moldova track, not entirely sure about the vocals.

This feels very Eurovision and very 80s. Think it'll qualify.

ANOTHER song with Christian-y lyrical content? Not complaining mind. Okay-ish power ballad from Austria.

Greece is very visually appealing. By the numbers verse but a decent chorus., The invisible suited dancers reminds me of the video to "Keeping the Dream Alive" by Freiheit.

Mr Czechia is very out of tune.

You’re right, I put in the wrong ages, now edited. Hopefully won’t be long until it is 20+ though.