Now if anyone asked me to get them a cocktail as part of a standard pub round, I would be more likely to look at their arse and enquire what happened to their previous tail. Frankly the effort of mixing various alcohols together to make something dem[…]

TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH
Whiskey In The Jar
I could talk about the Thin Lizzy version. I could talk about the Dubliners version. This si a song which has been around for ages after all. So much so that the songwriter credit on it is alway just […]

My quest to rid the world of music is occasionally a lonely one. But there are some issues on which I feel I am well-supported. Pub rock is one of these. Let us be frank: nobody except the truly feebleminded has ever, once, drawn a second’s ple[…]

TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH – “Banned From The Pubs”
Peter and The Test Tube Babies found themselves in a spot of boozer difficulty.
Banned from pubs go on on your way
Banned from pubs no punks they say
Banned from pubs you lot g[…]

There’s a twat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do? The twat in question is Ali Campbell singing “Red Red Wine”, and the only course of action is to hurl the radio out of the window. The UB40 official website has a wonderful picture o[…]

NATIONAL CELEBRATION ALERT. Yet again I interrupt the Round Of Rubbish with more urgent news for the British nation. Unlike yesterdays horrific Farm related news flash, I instead have good news to report. Sometimes the life of a music hater seems ful[…]

TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH
Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve
It is ironic that the drink spoiled (spilled, what with Ashcroft bumping into people so often) in this song is bitter. If I was to associate any kind of drink with the anally retr[…]

NATIONAL SECURITY ALERT
I briefly interrupt the Round Of Rubbish to discuss a major security threat. The Farm, foes of car radios everywhere (and not because they’re Scousers – have you heard their records?), have come out of retirement t[…]

TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH
Gin Soaked Boy – The Divine Comedy
This sacrilige on my favoured tipple makes me physically sick, unlike the lovely drink it is based on. The Divine Comedy of course was Dante’s recolections of his travels t[…]

TANYA’S ROUND OF RUBBISH
The Pogues – Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
Now if there is any nationality who knows about drinking, it is the Irish. Unfortunately if there is any nationality that knows about maudlin drunken sing-songs with instrumen[…]