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The Ayrshire Martyr

I sincerely miss those heavy metal bands we used to go see on the landing in the summer

About Me

I'm a 'production journalist' working in South Wales. Originally from Scotland, missing the homeland.

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 !

My Interests

Reading. And lots of it. Comic books. Pro Wrestling. Music. Edam Cheese. Bangers and Mash. Puns

I'd like to meet:

Another person, it's bloody remote here in Wales. I have to get on a hobby horse and travel 25 miles just to get a pint of milk. It's usually easier just to get it straight from the cow that lives 10km down the other road.Your results:
You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 95% Superman 75% Hulk 60% Green Lantern 60% Iron Man 60% Robin 50% The Flash 50% Supergirl 43% Wonder Woman 28% Catwoman 25% Batman 10% You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

Music:

Nick Cave, Wilco, Sparklehorse, Tom Waits, Neil Young, The National, AC/DC, PJ Harvey, The Cure, Soundgarden, Lemonheads, Husker Du, The Meters, Funkadelic, Parliament, At The Drive-In, The Flaming Lips Deftones pre1998 Manics, Depeche Mode, Big Blun' Stevie Wonder, Outkast, Sonic Youth, Goldfrapp, Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, Mark Lanegan, Elliot Smith, QOTSA, Broken Social Scene, Mogwai, Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers, the Boss, The Drive-By Truckers, Calexico, Eels, Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, The Replacements, Ryan Adams, Saul Williams, Sleater-Kinney, TV on the Radio, Johnno Cash, Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito brothers, Cat Power, Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, Jesus and Mary Chain, Micah P Hinson, The Sleepy Jackson, Neko Case, Super Furry Animals, The Hold Steady, Iron and Wine, Decemberists, Battles, Maps, Animal Collective, The New Pornographers and lots of others.

Soundgarden - Superunknown

Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible

The Afghan Whigs - Black Love

P.J. Harvey - Rid of Me

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual

Weezer - Weezer

At the Drive In - Relationship of Command

Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues / Lyre of Orpheus

Calexico - Feast of Wire

The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen

The Cure - Disintegration

Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf

Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day

Neil Young - On the Beach

AC/DC - Highway to Hell

AC/DC - Back in Black (Deluxe Digipak)

Nick Cave - Boatman's Call

Nick Cave - Henry's Dream

Depeche Mode - Violator

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Nick Cave - Let Love in

PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love

Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists

Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

OutKast - Aquemini

Who - Who's Next

The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Hsker D - New Day Rising

Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town

Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

Pixies - Doolittle

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps

Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic

Sigur RÃ3s - ÃgÃ|tis Byrjun

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Sigur RÃ3s - Takk...

Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum

Movies:

Anything with Treat Williams

Television:

Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Wrestling, Curb Your Enthusiam, Sopranos, Peep Show, Early Doors, Father Ted, Blackadder, Family Guy, American Dad, Oh, and anything with Treat Williams

Books:

Catch 22, The New York Trilogy, Lord of The Flies, Christopher Brookmyre, TC Boyle, Murakami, Douglas Coupland, Philip Pullman, John Irving, Kinky Friedman, Jonathon Coe, Lemony Snicket,'Arry Potter, Christopher Priest, Lian Hearn, Jeffrey Eugenidies (sic), JG Ballard, James Lovegrove, Stephen King, Graham Greene, Daphne Du Maurier, John Connolly, Mike Carey, HG Wells, Jules Verne, Margaret Atwood, Sarah Waters. Read loads of books so can never remember what I have or haven't read.Comics: Preacher, Y: The Last Man, Daredevil, Hellblazer, 100 Bullets, Spider-Man, Loveless, Joss Whedon's X-Men series, Watchmen, Frank Miller pre Dark Knight sequel, Fables, LosersEx Machina, Runaways

Heroes:

Don't talk to me about heroes, most of these men sink like subs. Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes. Most of these men sink like subs.

My Blog

Avril or Adolf?

Normally, one of the last things I would be caught doing is posting an Avril Lavigne video on my blog, that and giving Joe Calzaghe a nipple twister,  but I feel a moral duty to expose the p...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:09:00 PST

9/11 conspiracy theories.

There was an excellent documentary on BBC2 tonight about 9/11 conspiracy theories, most of which it neatly debunked.. It did so by going over them, checking up on the facts, speaking to people who wer...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:29:00 PST

The Daily Express

I've recently noticed a pattern in the Daily Express wherethe few front page headlines that aren't Diana-relatedexclusives begin with the word 'Now'. Here are three recentexamples:'Now they try to ban...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:33:00 PST

What makes me cry

I may be given away a closely guarded secret that may work against me next time I'm engaged in hand to hand combat here, but it has always been the case since I was a boy that whenever someone pulls m...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:28:00 PST

Best of 2006 lists

Albums of 20061. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene2. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat3. Howe Gelb  - 'Sno Angel Like You4. Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Ballad of...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:54:00 PST

My second plan to make millions

The Prestige Just been to see The Prestige. It was really excellent, but then again it was always going to be, as Victorian magicians warring with each other has to be the second best concept for ...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:34:00 PST

How I'm going to make my millions

There's serious money to be made in children's literature these days. The success of Harry Potter not only made JK Rowling richer than the Queen, but also spawned a successful movie franchise. Studio ...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:25:00 PST

One more reason why Ben Affleck smells.

(this article was first written for Beard magazine early this year, but for one reason or another, never got published. I am quite pleased with it though so I thought I would post it)   You will ...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:23:00 PST

The New Bond Film

Word has that the upcoming Bond film - an adaptation of Ian Fleming's inaugural novel Casino Royale - will be a back to basics reinvention a la Batman Begins. This is all fine and well, but runs the r...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Mon, 08 May 2006 03:28:00 PST

What kind of pub are you in?

  Bistros, wine bars, tapas bars, ale houses.  There are so many different types of public houses out there that choosing one is as informed a decision as choosing which album to buy or whic...
Posted by The Ayrshire Martyr on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:55:00 PST