My love/hate relationship with the Lyra-8 is currently in a very long and pronounced hate period. Every time I switch it on I wonder why the fuck I ever bought it. I’ve tried drenching it in effects and I still can get back that loving feeling. Any tips from Lyra-8 users who still get on with it?

I mean people just think of the snake and the daft gimmicks but come on this is a work of fucking art. youtu.be/QgzoYzZiI7w?...

Blue Turk

YouTube video by Alice Cooper - Topic

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Alice went a bit daft from Welcome to my Nightmare but everything up to (and including) Billion Dollar Babies is absolutely magnificent.

Blimey this version of Public Animal #9 is even better. It’s difficult explaining the culture shock of seeing Alice Cooper when you were 11. Probably as influential than the Pistols to some. youtu.be/8x_Y2RQYRZ0?...

Yes that Beat Club footage of CAN is amazing but fucking hell so is this Alice Cooper footage from 1971. youtu.be/9sOWCq9rNBc?...

Alice Cooper - Is It My Body (1971)

YouTube video by Beat-Club

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I’m not a massive guitar solo fan but sometimes a solo just makes you laugh at how ridiculously brilliant it is. This is a great example. Jan Akkerman at 5:13 youtu.be/MV0F_XiR48Q?...

Focus - Hocus Pocus

YouTube video by Red Bullet

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Has Infantino gone yet?

Collection of collaborations between Jóhann Jóhannsson and Adam Wiltzie from 2013-2017 to be released by Deutsche Grammophon titled “Friendship Survival Guide”. Engineered by Donadello & Albini, additional work from Tim Hecker. Sounds as good as you would expect. youtu.be/kRD9Zy_ARfw?...

Adam Wiltzie & Jóhann Jóhannsson: Friendship Survival Guide – Ch. 1 (White Gloves & Turtlenecks)

YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG

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I’m sure a 64 team World Cup featuring only African and South American sides will be a massive money spinner. Good luck with that.

Very rarely if ever say big up UEFA but in this case er big up UEFA. #fuckfifa

The Vegetarian was brilliant. Very strange and dark. Originally intended to follow it up with Dazai’s ‘No longer Human’ but decided on a bit of French crime before tackling that. This is my first Manchette, looks promising. #booksky

Decided to give Han Kang’s The Vegetarian a go. Half way through. Fucking hell it’s outstanding. Weird, shocking, subtly powerful, brilliant. They fuck your up, your mam and dad, and husband, and sister, and brother-in-law etc #booksky

To everyone who has purchased the new track I stuck on Bandcamp - thank you. And to everyone who has played all 33 minutes in full - I salute you. Many thanks lyndonscarfe.bandcamp.com/album/long-f...

long-form #2, by Lyndon Scarfe

1 track album

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I’d rather lose in the semi’s than stink the final out like that.

Phew. Terrible game. Embarrassing performance from Argentina. Two shots in 120 minutes.

Does that count as a shot? 116 minutes?

Disallow that.

Disallowed? Massive shock.

Has anyone ever won 1-0 on penalties? Maybe today.

This is almost as bad as the 1993 0-0 draw between Barnsley and Notts County.

Looking forward to the “a highly technical game of chess” bullshit from the panel.

This is so dull I can’t wait for the half time ‘entertainment’.

Here we go, another shit ref

Sweet baby Jesus get me back to the misery of Oakwell as soon as possible

Vamos, España - let’s be havin’ you

Well that was dull

Where’s Dan Burn?

I’m really enjoying this. It’s funny.

Dan Dan Dan Dan Dan Burn

Saka doing his best Jim Bowen “here’s what you could have won”