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A social media stream by Alex Murray, BBC News and Cycling Journalist. It aggregates content from my: reddit, delicious and google reader shared items feeds; Twitter; flickr; youtube; vimeo; The Chasing Wheels cycling blog. All views expressed are my personal views and should be taken as such. They are not the views of my employer and do not represent them in any way.

America’s Cup racing in Venice lagoon (Taken with Instagram at Hotel Danieli)

America’s Cup racing in Venice lagoon (Taken with Instagram at Hotel Danieli)

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Time for a #Giro late lunch. No pickled herring. (Taken with instagram)

Time for a #Giro late lunch. No pickled herring. (Taken with instagram)

› POPFESSIONS: Slash

popfessions:



There is one record that stands out. I was 13 or 14 and it was Aerosmith’s Rocks album. That was definitely the turning point for me. Having been a fan of music and loving bands like the Stones all my life, all of sudden there was one record that really defined who I was at that time. It still…

scottlava:

With the conclusion of SILENT WEEK, i thought i would repost some of the past silent films that have been included in the Great Showdown family.  Remember these?  oh, man.  those were some good times.

..scottc

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› POPFESSIONS: Rhodri Marsden

popfessions:



Almost exactly 28 years ago I was 13, and a record by Frankie Goes To Hollywood called ‘Relax’ was screaming up the charts. But I couldn’t hear it on BBC radio or telly because Radio 1 DJ Mike Read had decided it was rude.

I had a look at the 7” in my local record shop in Dunstable,…

› POPFESSIONS: Alex Murray

popfessions:



For a couple of years, I was obsessed with Atomic Kitten – mostly Liz
McClarnon. I’ve listened to the first three singles ‘Right Now’, ‘See Ya’ and ‘I Want Your Love’ more than almost anything else on my iTunes.
Three gobby moments of pop wonderment, borderline feral songs held…

› Did I ever tell you about the time....: I waved at Keith Richards outside a Fishmongers

Stories like this are what makes Rock and Roll Tedium so brilliant. The off-duty pop star not being bothered by fan, love it.

rockandrolltedium:

I saw Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones outside a fish shop in South Street, Chichester, West Sussex on August 8th 1997. It was the eve of my wedding and I was with my best man, Chris, and we were on a mission to get me some cufflinks.

Keith was sitting in a Bentley having a cigarette…