http://www.whatsonincapetown.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Ashtray_Electric.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 08:44 (twelve years ago)
http://www.fakebands.co.uk/images/bands/fullsize/567-129_2931a_330x330.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 08:48 (twelve years ago)
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/275786/Article/images/19000856/4852020.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 08:51 (twelve years ago)
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Music/Pix/pictures/2008/07/04/PRlastshadowpuppets460.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 08:56 (twelve years ago)
https://funfinder.orange.co.uk/ArticleMedia/Images/fun-finder/article-images/Main%20Article/Moons_main_orange.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 08:57 (twelve years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Cast.jpg
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:04 (twelve years ago)
amazing
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:05 (twelve years ago)
http://www.withguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/Boy_Royals_2012_promo_1a1.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:10 (twelve years ago)
http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/themusicabyss/kaisers%201.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:21 (twelve years ago)
http://reallyupthejunction.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/2013peace_aw0240801131.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:24 (twelve years ago)
http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/The+Courteeners+thecourteneers.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:28 (twelve years ago)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02204/chevin_2204916b.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:29 (twelve years ago)
If I saw any of these bands swaggering down the street towards me I'd certainly piss myself... laughing
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:30 (twelve years ago)
(slight Walker Brothers vibe from that last one which slightly saves them though)
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:31 (twelve years ago)
http://blahblahblahscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mabellove.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:32 (twelve years ago)
http://s14.postimg.org/ns8wrn3sx/grup_1490.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:34 (twelve years ago)
Well look on the bright side, at least none of these bands will fall foul of a club's 'no trainers' rule. The 'no looking like a complete twonk' rule might be a problem however.
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:36 (twelve years ago)
http://blog.ivonmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kasabian.jpg
"Well, if you're going to be like that, we're going home!"
― Mark G, Monday, 22 July 2013 09:36 (twelve years ago)
sometime in 2033: "This is what your dodgy uncle looked like twenty years ago!"
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:37 (twelve years ago)
See, I did wonder if that first picture was those twunts Kasabian or just some twunts trying to look like Kasabian... and I still have no idea.
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:38 (twelve years ago)
http://www.clickmusic.com/images/uploads/kubichek300.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:40 (twelve years ago)
http://www.music-dash.co.uk/siteimages/bands/koreans.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:41 (twelve years ago)
kubichek photo does not belong here
― take that, bitterman (electricsound), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:42 (twelve years ago)
if i knew which one was which i could maybe agree but i can't spot any odd ones out
as i scrape further down the barrel i'm finding that the bottom-feeders usually have one guy who hasn't quite got the look down
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:46 (twelve years ago)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2791/4038074364_8713ff592a_z.jpg?zz=1
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:47 (twelve years ago)
That last pic has somebody doing the look down.
xpost DAMN TIMING!
― Mark G, Monday, 22 July 2013 09:48 (twelve years ago)
lol beautiful
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:51 (twelve years ago)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01691/faces-rex_1691111c.jpg
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:52 (twelve years ago)
RONNIE!!!!!
(lane)
― Mark G, Monday, 22 July 2013 09:52 (twelve years ago)
Ornamental scarf count so far: 7
― slamming on the dubstep brakes (snoball), Monday, 22 July 2013 09:53 (twelve years ago)
xxp who's that woman who looks like Rod Stewart?
"Colossal, monolithic, gargantun are three adjectives that might begin to describe the swaggering sound of Scottish 5-piece Modern Faces"
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Monday, 22 July 2013 09:54 (twelve years ago)
"Wop Man Gargan Tun"
― Mark G, Monday, 22 July 2013 09:56 (twelve years ago)
http://breakingtunes.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/616/1393/large/1393.jpg?1248824858
― woof, Monday, 22 July 2013 10:18 (twelve years ago)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01824/leighton-baines_1824842c.jpg
― Shamrock Shoe (LocalGarda), Monday, 22 July 2013 10:21 (twelve years ago)
every band pictured here are better than the smiths tbh
― mundane peaceable username (darraghmac), Monday, 22 July 2013 16:13 (twelve years ago)
the key to having the swagger of Oasis is looking like you huffed too much gas at some point in your life.
― Poliopolice, Monday, 22 July 2013 16:13 (twelve years ago)
http://www.prettygreen.com/images/news/Last-Party-2.jpg
― piscesx, Monday, 22 July 2013 17:28 (twelve years ago)
no way do The Last Shadow Puppets belong here.
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Music/Pix/pictures/2011/6/29/1309349875227/Viva-Brother-007.jpg
― piscesx, Monday, 22 July 2013 17:30 (twelve years ago)
for a while im like why are yall posting a bunch of pics of the same band and then i was like smh uk white ppl
― neil degrasse (m bison), Monday, 22 July 2013 18:02 (twelve years ago)
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/image-library/land/440/s/sergeant-band-09092.jpg
― woof, Monday, 22 July 2013 18:05 (twelve years ago)
Our music is easy to listen to, nothing complicated, just great, positive tunes, obviously influenced by core bands like the Beatles, Oasis, and the Stone Roses. But for me personally, we are all about the songs.
― woof, Monday, 22 July 2013 18:06 (twelve years ago)
"Yea definitely, the industry’s a bit too squeaky clean, and has been for quite a bit now. Hopefully we can give it a kick up the arse. Especially with The Stones Rose(sic), and Noel Gallaghers new albums sort of taking off quite big, hopefully it will be a big surge and not just one band – a movement bringing guitar bands back. Hopefully we can be involved in that." Tom from The Modern Faces.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Monday, 22 July 2013 18:34 (twelve years ago)
Every month is white guitar band history month
― click here to start exploding (ledge), Monday, 22 July 2013 18:38 (twelve years ago)
such a horrifying thread title.
― scott seward, Monday, 22 July 2013 18:41 (twelve years ago)
a mix between hitler and pol pot with the swagger of hugo chavez
― neil degrasse (m bison), Monday, 22 July 2013 18:44 (twelve years ago)
Is there a sniper in that building in the second Kasabian photo I wonder
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:02 (twelve years ago)
no way does some random indie band that looks exactly the same as all the others belong on this thread
― what makes a man start polls? (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 11:42 (twelve years ago)
http://www.weyfest.co.uk/images/Echo-&-the-BunnymenSMALL.jpg
― if you lose your way tonight that's how you know the map's not right (NickB), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 11:53 (twelve years ago)
He's really got that "leaning into your personal space" energy from his dad.
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 9 September 2025 19:18 (four months ago)
Starmer said that Labour was the “patriotic party” and sought to reclaim the UK’s flags after a summer in which they had become the focus of a culture war. His vision of Britain combined “the grit of the Lionesses, the swagger of Oasis, the strength of the Red Roses”.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/30/keir-starmer-conference-speech-sets-up-choice-between-labour-and-reform-uk
― Piedie Gimbel, Tuesday, 30 September 2025 21:25 (three months ago)
Shamelessly bypassing Britain to concentrate on England there I see.
― I Didn't Always Agree With What He Said But... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 30 September 2025 22:24 (three months ago)
Not sure how I feel about my country swaggering
― Now read it backwards. (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 October 2025 00:02 (three months ago)
This genuinely makes me wonder if one of his speechwriters reads ilx, or maybe even posts here
― In den Gärten Pharage (Matt #2), Wednesday, 1 October 2025 00:46 (three months ago)
Calzino, you scamp!
― Mr. T's Ballroom (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 1 October 2025 01:04 (three months ago)
LOL. Wow. (Not sure I've really even perused this thread much, but that title is permanently etched into my brain regardless.)
― Fed up with your constant and uniform motion (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 1 October 2025 06:21 (three months ago)
No place for the Stone Roses (Your Party) or Primal Scream (Greens) in modern Britain
― LocalGarda, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 06:25 (three months ago)
Xpost*2 read that as "c-man you scamp". Who knows, though....
― Mark G, Wednesday, 1 October 2025 06:53 (three months ago)
https://helloflower.bandcamp.com/album/hello-flower
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 3 December 2025 20:44 (one month ago)
Never before heard tunes from the heart of Manchester circa 1989. The lost demos of the band that was Joanna, recorded at iconic Strawberry and Pentagon Studios were discovered in a Manchester apartment loft after 35 years on the shelf. For fans of The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Charlatans. With the release of Hello Flower, Joanna is no longer “the most popular band without a record out,” as NME called them in 1990, but their singular spirit is now available for anyone who wants a taste.
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 3 December 2025 20:45 (one month ago)
won't lie, i quite like that!
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Wednesday, 3 December 2025 21:09 (one month ago)
quite like this lost baggy tune too, another mancs band from a couple of years later but with kind of an acid jazz thing going on too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zClBEWfM78kAsia Fields - Samba
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Wednesday, 3 December 2025 21:11 (one month ago)
Also someone tell me more about that sweet car!
Quite into this Joanna thing. Like a lo fi Stone Roses meets Leisure-era Blur
― Now read it backwards. (dog latin), Wednesday, 3 December 2025 21:17 (one month ago)
this is cool! eerily like "What if Shaun Ryder was the lead singer of the Stone Roses" at times haha
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 December 2025 22:40 (one month ago)
Grim indoctrination
https://alpha-beat.co.uk/products/the-a-z-of-90-s-indie-britpop
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Monday, 8 December 2025 11:27 (one month ago)
https://alpha-beat.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/britpop_baby.png?v=12758845358247309026
britpop_baby.png
― Platinum Penguin Pavilion (soref), Monday, 8 December 2025 11:36 (one month ago)
This Joanna album is really good!
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Monday, 8 December 2025 11:44 (one month ago)
Discover the 26 icons of Britpop music and culture
Trying hard not to predict who the Iconic Twenty-Six might be
― feel the beat of the tangerine (dream) (Matt #2), Monday, 8 December 2025 14:03 (one month ago)
Also someone tell me more about that sweet car!― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Wednesday, 3 December 2025 21:11 (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Wednesday, 3 December 2025 21:11 (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink
It's a Bond Bug!
― jonesinspace, Monday, 8 December 2025 14:38 (one month ago)
Did that need an exclamation mark? Probably not.
Have we featured this cheeky chappie yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pTA6Z0yIJo
― Maresn3st, Friday, 9 January 2026 23:03 (two weeks ago)
i was bracing myself for that to have 40m views and once again tell myself i don't understand anything about our world ... but 3.3k sounds about right
― budo jeru, Friday, 9 January 2026 23:06 (two weeks ago)
need to stop this turning into a genuine music thread, it's supposed be about wankers that you'd be happy to see getting trebucheted and splatted into a castle wall
― calzino, Friday, 9 January 2026 23:12 (two weeks ago)
Thank you
― Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 10 January 2026 06:09 (one week ago)
XP - Haha, I resent the assumption that I'm genuine, I would be happy to see that happen to Mr 21st century Stevie Marriott
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 10 January 2026 11:02 (one week ago)
they definitely belonged here although if i was more together i'd talk about the whole offshoot of not-quite-singer-songwriter not-quite-full-blown-white-lad-indie-supremacy shit that that lad inhabits - Sam Fender but not quite that, I know what I mean in my head, the earnest cousin of meathead Oasisism - anyhoo threads are meant for spoiling but I always cry a little tear when some of youse kids obviously love this shite too much for this thread but tbf I don't think that was what you were doing here Mares
― Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 10 January 2026 11:08 (one week ago)
platonic ideal of the thread is some press release shit about disrupting the awful status quo of blacks and women being allowed to make music with a fresh unique take on the raw anarchy of real rock and roll followed by a photo of some schlubby wasters who look like they've gone to a 1992 cosplay party
― Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 10 January 2026 11:11 (one week ago)
Yeah, I totally get that matey is (at best) adjacent to the premise of the thread, I suffered through some of his other vids and it was more in the Mod revivalist way (if that could even be called a revival), but I chose his Ska/Adidas trackies moment for inclusion.
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 10 January 2026 11:24 (one week ago)
There's some (undeclared) nepo baby duo getting puff pieces for their exciting mod revival shit at the moment on the socials so I'm afraid this is definitely happening (again)
― Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 10 January 2026 11:34 (one week ago)
I think the nepo baby siblings duo "The Molotovs" are the kids of Tory MP for Suffolk, James Cartlidge. Jesus fucking wept and apologies to the legendary Soviet diplomat.
― calzino, Saturday, 10 January 2026 12:01 (one week ago)
In an ideal world I would like to separate out the "you are shit and your music is shit" thing from the "also you are indulged by a soi-disant industry that just makes 'jobs' for the spawn of rich clowns" but, well, fuck it
At least most of the lads on here are authentic petit-bourg wastemen
― Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 10 January 2026 12:04 (one week ago)
it's getting harder out there for petit-bourg wastemen, or even talented ones because all arts and entertainment is going to be nepo-ed out. They never realised how how good they had it in the 80's when you could sign on, doss about for months, tell DWP staff to go fuck themselves if they pointed you towards the workhouse.
― calzino, Saturday, 10 January 2026 12:18 (one week ago)
Ironically that's a lyric on the nex5 Sleaford Moderates record
― Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 10 January 2026 12:19 (one week ago)
https://photos.bandsintown.com/thumb/22893677.jpeg
they're calling it grit-rock now lads
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:16 (one week ago)
Misread that as git-rock. Can you blame me?
― Wilfried Nuance (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:17 (one week ago)
shit-rock? sheet rock?
― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:20 (one week ago)
grift-rock, although probably not in this case
― I walked with a nimby (Matt #2), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:27 (one week ago)
also a tip of the bucket hat to this lot for their name...
https://www.alivenetwork.com/bandpage.asp?bandname=Chelsea%20Swagger
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:33 (one week ago)
Bit icy out, time to get some average music onto those roads
― LocalGarda, Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:47 (one week ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDhEbXuLUxw
well i lasted 23 seconds
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:48 (one week ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGSucLVuVkA
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:49 (one week ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzzFBwbvX2E
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Saturday, 10 January 2026 14:53 (one week ago)
oh dang i saw these guys open for Iggy a few months ago. they were bad
― ICE = Tonton Macoute (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 10 January 2026 15:41 (one week ago)
(xp) The drummer should be in a better band.
― Wilfried Nuance (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 January 2026 15:54 (one week ago)