The Big Paws 04/09/2010 — Stuff we talked about
Tediously Topical Twitter Tag Time is #godsongs because of this.
Duck and Cover: the Gadwall
Misty’s Big Adventure Drawing compo
Handmade market on Colmore Row
Tristan Perich: 1-Bit Symphony (Part 2 – Music Excerpts) from Tristan Perich on Vimeo.
The Big Paws 14/11/09 – Tracklisting
“Nom nom nom song” – ParryGrip
“Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool
“TV Eye” by The Stooges
“It Ain’t Gonna Save Me” by Jay Retard
“Bitch of the Bitches” by Le Corps Mince De Françoise
“Young Blood” by Jinder (free download)
Brass Section
“Voodoo People” by 6ix Toys
“Saving My Love For My Baby” by Marva Whitney
“Black Betty” by Ram Jam
“Hairdresser On Fire” by Morrissey
“Dumb Head” by Misty’s Big Adventure
“11 bus” by Moxy Park
“The Robots (Die Roboter) (Bacalao)” by 8-Bit Operators
“Hot Lover” by Cat Chinn
Furtive Forty – vote for your top tunes of ’09
Gav’s Pick:”Kukkoloo (live)” by Ikscheltaschel
Jon’s Pick: “Cell Mates” by Mariachi El Bronx
“Dig Me A Hole” by Little Freddie King (remixed by Martin Tino Gross)
“Know Better Learn Faster” by Thao and The Get Down Stay Down
Songs to Vacum to: “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits
“Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh” by Ray King
“Paradise Circus” by The Lilac Time
The Big Paws 22/08/09 – Tracklisting – Xmas Special
“Nom nom nom song” – ParryGrip
“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” by Wizzard
“Feliz Navi-Nada” by El Vez
“Santa On The Roof” by Reverend Horton Heat
“Little Drummer Boy” by The Dandy Warhols
“Let it Snow” by Bit Shifter
Tiiiime Tunnel:
- The German magazine Stern printed the “Hitler Diaries“, they turned out to be fake
- Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the solar system.
- The NES – Nintendo Entertainment System – console was launched in Japan.
- Neil Kinnock was elected leader of the Labour Party.
- Nearly £26 million in gold was stolen from the Brinks Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
- The final episode of M*A*S*H was shown – at the time the highest rated TV show ever
- Word Processor Microsoft Word was released.
- McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget.
- The Big films of the year where Flashdance and Return of the Jedi
- The De Lorean Motor Company ceased production.
- Born were Australian singer and niece of Benny Hill, Holly Valance, Big Brother racist model Danielle Lloyd, and sharing a birthday with Jesus Kwai Lun-mei ther Taiwanese actress
- It was the Last Christmas for Buckminster Fuller the American architect, Joan Miró the Catalan painter and soft rock fans the world over bade goodbye to tragic Karen Carpenter, the singer and drummer
- Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” was released and by the end of the year became 1983′s biggest selling album of all time.
1983- “Only You” by The Flying Pickets
Christmas Adverts from 1983:
“K Cera Cera” by The KLF and the Red Army Choir
“I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” by Paul Vickers and the Leg
“Christmas At The Zoo” by The Flaming Lips
“Smells Like The Night Before Christmas” by Bob Rivers
“I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek” by The Go Gos
“Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses
“Xmas Is Really Fantastic” by Frank Sidebottom
Gavin’s Christmas Soul Experience:
“Soul Christmas” by Graham Parker & Nona Hendryx
“Where Do Jam Jars Go At Christmas Time” by Misty’s Big Adventure
“Lonely This Christmas” by Mud
Songs to vacuum to:
“Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid
“Christmas In Heaven” by Monty Python
“Paradise Circus” by The Lilac Time


