This is from the Beeb:
Make this the year you do one thing for nature.
Simple, easy to do things really can make a big difference. And if we all did just one simple thing, we’d be making a big difference together.
You can…
Look to buy peat-free – Make your garden truly green.
Get an allotment – It will benefit you and the wildlife.
Via the NME: (Who probably only posted this because of the names of both groups)
[audio:http://scouseveg.co.uk/jook/The%20Wombats%20-%20Let’s%20Dance%20to%20Joy%20Division.mp3]Super Furry Animals and Wombats join anti-fur campaign
Super Furry Animals, The Wombats, Friendly Fires, Jamie T and The Courteeners are among the musicians who have joined a campaign to persuade clothing label Burberry to stop using animal fur in its products.
Art Brut, Jack Penate, The Rakes, The Maccabees, Los Campesinos! have also lent their names to the campaign, organised by the Peta2 charity.
In a statement, The Wombats’ drummer Dan Haggis said: “There is no excuse for making money from the suffering of animals. Burberry need to stop supporting this violent industry.”
According to the statement from Peta2, The Rakes had previously been approached by the label to potentially participate in an advertising campaign. Frontman Alan Donohoe responded by writing a letter to the firm saying that “the cold-hearted killing of animals for ‘fashion’ is indefensible”.
For more information on the campaign and to sign the petition, head to Peta2.com.
The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division
[audio:http://scouseveg.co.uk/jook/Super%20Furry%20Animals%20-The%20Gift%20That%20Keeps%20Giving.mp3]
Super Furry Animals - The Gift That Keeps Giving
(Since we’ve been on a musical thing the last couple of days might as well keep it going.)
To correct the headline there it’s a vegan and a vegetarian actually.
And it’s not the first time they’ve collaborated but anyway…
Via the DigitalSpy:
Morrissey records with Chrissie Hynde
Morrissey’s comeback single ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ will include a B-side featuring vocals from Chrissie Hynde.
The Pretenders frontwoman appears on the track ‘Shame Is The Name’. She previously worked with the singer on his 1991 single ‘My Love Life’.
The former Smiths vocalist’s new studio album Years Of Refusal and single are scheduled for release in February.
As it says it’s not the first time they’ve worked together. Their previous collaboration:
[audio:https://www.scouseveg.co.uk/jook/Morrissey%20-%20My%20Love%20Life%20(Live).mp3]Morrissey - My Love Life (Live at KROQ)
Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
(It was a toss-up between this and a song The Blow Monkeys did after the fall of Thatch.)
I'd better add a disclaimer - This and yesterday's post are not necessarily the views of ScouseVeg. This website is looked after by a British Expat now living in the USA.
Today, which you’ve probably noticed, is Beatles Day.
Below are a couple of tracks that are on the ScouseVeg Jukebox, plus a video of the best cover version ever of one of their songs followed by the lads themselves belting out a tune.
– First one is the track that was voted Liverpool & Merseyside’s favourite…
The Beatles - In My Life:
[audio:https://www.scouseveg.co.uk/jook/The%20Beatles%20-%20In%20My%20Life.mp3]
– Next is a Paul McCartney track he wrote about Linda (which if you play backwards gives you a smashing recipe for Lentil soup):
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed:
[audio:https://www.scouseveg.co.uk/jook/Paul%20McCartney%20-%20Maybe%20I’m%20Amazed.mp3]
Video:
This is a YouTube clip I found via Digg:
…What…what…
*speechless*
Who is that presenter ? I remember her face but forgot her name.
