The pipeline is laid and the terminals in Milford Haven are now operational, nothing is going to stop National Grid using more of the earths resources after spending billions on this project. One of the main concerns all along has been safety. This is where we can really make a difference by opposing the PRI ever being built. If there is no PRI then the gas will have to be pumped through the pipeline at a lower pressure which will make it safer for the thousands of people living nearby. It is vital people raise their concerns about the safety of the pipe.

Only a few weeks ago a natural gas pipeline exploded in the USA leaving 5 dead and dozens injured. See the news report HERE and an incomplete list of pipeline accidents, including LNG HERE.

We will keep you informed of how you can object to the PRI in Tirley but please keep an eye on the local press, join our facebook group, visit our myspace or the pipeline twitter website to keep up to date with news.

Our facebook group is HERE
Our myspace is HERE

A new documentary and discussion website has been set up called Pipeline Twitter HERE

Anyone emailing this address gets a mail back with a telephone number, please use this to tell us of anything important as this email account is not always checked reguarly. Alternatively post on the facebook group, myspace or pipeline twitter. It is really important that we all keep communicating.

Many of you are aware of Linda Ware’s fight with Neath Port Talbot council, below is a press release from Sept for those that were not aware of the outcome.

Many thanks for your continued support

Fight the Pipe crew xxx

On Tuesday 22nd September 2009 at a Hearing under the Aarhus Convention at the Supreme Court Costs Office.
BEFORE Master O’Hare

NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL ~v~ Linda Ware

RE COSTS INCURRED IN TWO JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATIONS REGARDING THE MILFORD HAVEN TO CILFREW & TIRLEY NATIONAL GRID LNG PIPELINE.

RE PRESSURE REDUCTION STATION BUILD WITHIN 600 METRES OF THE VILLAGE OF CILFREW.

LINDA WARE ACCEPTED AN OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT OF THE COSTS CLAIM AGAINST HER BY NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL DUE TO LACK OF FULL COVERAGE OF HER LEGALLY AIDED ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE BY THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION.

ON THURSDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2009 THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION WITHDREW FUNDING FROM LINDA WARE FOR THE CASE ON 22ND SEPTEMBER 2009.

THE SOLICITOR AND BARRISTER, RICHARD BUXTON AND DAVID WOOLFE, FOR LINDA WARE, PROCEEDED TO THE HEARING ON A CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT.

SHOULD THE CASE NOT HAVE BEEN SETTLED OUT OF COURT THEN THE CASE WOULD HAVE PROGRESSED TO THE COURT OF APPEAL ONCE AGAIN.

LINDA WARE SHOULD LIKE IT KNOWN THAT SHE WAS NO LONGER PREPARED FOR HER OWN LOCAL AUTHORITY TO WASTE THE TAXPAYERS OF NEATH PORT TALBOT’S  MONEY ON LENGTHY COURT PROCEEDINGS.

THE SETTLEMENT WAS £7,000 in full and final settlement of costs.

TO BE PAID AT A RATE OF £9.75 PER WEEK FOR 14 YEARS UNTIL LINDA WARE REACHES THE AGE OF 75 YEARS.

This is the maximum legally permitted to be taken from the pension of Linda Ware. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council have stated in the agreed offer that Linda Ware should not be bankrupted unless she defaults on this payment. It was also stated in the offer made to Linda ware by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council that the debt would die with her should she not live for the requisite 14 years.

It was stated by the Barrister for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council that the reason NPT CBC is pursuing these costs is that Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council cannot be seen to be a ‘soft touch’ especially regarding  environmental issues. It was also stated that the money was not why Linda Ware was being pursued; when NPT CBC knew she did not have the money to pay these costs. It was stated Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council pursued Linda Ware on a matter of principle.

At a time when cutbacks in all public services are biting hard and affecting education and jobs badly it seems there is plenty of PUBLIC money to pursue vindictive court cases in order to squash any individual that fights for the environmental rights of the people of their area.

For further information
Telephone
Linda Ware – 01639 632286

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Saturday march 6th

Punk & Disorderly in Brum – Punk All Dayer May 22nd 2010

Punks alive collective gig

Bands playing:

Last Under The Sun
Apocalypse Babies
Genital Deformities
Dun to Def
Mangled
Wasted Life
Cryo-Genics
Certified
Human Battle (greece)
Dragster
External menace
Redflag 77
Menace
Varukers

The Old Wharf, Oxford Street, Digbeth, B5 5NR first band on at midday £15 in

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Details
Producer: Al Houghton, Chris Rael, Mark Lerner
Distributor: Big Daddy Music Dist.
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo

Album notes
Life In A Blender: Don Ralph (vocals); Al Houghton (guitar); Dave Moody (cello); Rebecca Weiner (violin); Mel Melon (horns); Mark Lerner (bass); Ken Meyer (drums).

Personnel: Al Houghton (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Mark Lerner (vocals, dobro); Dave Moody (vocals, cello); Don Ralph, Julia Douglass (vocals); Olivier Conan (banjo); Chris Rael (sitar, piano); Rebecca Weiner (violin); Mel Melon (trumpet, trombone); Ken Meyer (marimba, drums, cymbals, percussion).

Recording information: Dubway Studios, New York, NY.

Photographer: Paolo Vescia.

Admittedly it’s a case of slightly dashed expectations (for some) when it turns out that opening song “Something Must Break” is an original rather than a Joy Division cover, but who says that titles can’t be used again, after all? As for Life in a Blender itself, at this stage in its lengthy existence the Brooklyn-based septet seems to occupy a quirky space between Firewater and Soul Coughing when it comes to try-anything-once eclecticism with the lead singer’s voice and vision front and center. In that regard the group seems like one of those many New York bands that has a love and hate relationship with rock & roll as such — they can certainly crank the volume as needed and drummer Ken Meyer can get some full-bodied stomp in, but there’s no mistaking them for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or the Ramones. Lead figure and songwriter Don Ralph is unsurprisingly still at the core of it all when it comes to how the band can both work and not work in equal measure. Sometimes he seems to be exaggerating a strident speak-singing approach that aims for wry and witty but can just be tiring (or else seems to be trying to fulfill the non-present demand for a clear-singing Tom Waits). Then again, he can just as easily find a breezy, bemused wistfulness that works far better, sometimes in the same song (”Kent” and “Paterson Falls” in particular capture him at both his best and worst). When both band and singer bring it together to concentrate on a good song — the wistful New Orleans jazz/sea shantey tip to the street cleaners “Mobile Wash Unit,” the spaghetti Western-tinged drama of “Eyes Are Red” — then the group really has a certain fun and entertaining something. ~ Ned Raggett

Dark but humorous, an oddly skewed vision of the American landscape set to a unique score of string-driven rock.

Life in a Blender is an extraordinary band from Brooklyn that is not unlike the drunken clown lost in the darkened carnival grounds. Spectacular arrangements with strings and horns, a keen melodic sensibility, and a sense of humor that swings wildly from the absurd to the bleak make Life in a Blender a true original. Life in a Blender has carved out a special spot in the ears of fans worldwide. They show up unexpectedly, even at the breakfast hour, and begin playing. These guerilla tactics have made Life In A Blender one of the most notorious bands in the music business. When you open your garage door tomorrow, be warned. Life In A Blender may be waiting.

From the opening line of the first tune you’re attention is grabbed by the acoustic goolies and the album just doesn’t let go. Brilliant lyrics. Brilliant tunes. If there is a God, and he likes music, Life in a Blender will go far. 11 out of 10 – Pete Wade

Life in a Blender is the personal playground of Don Ralph, a bizarre vocalist that offers a deep-voiced quirkiness to match his charismatic college rock. Working with high school friends Dave Moody, Mark Lerner (Rosine,) Rebecca Weiner (Patti Smith,) Ken Meyer, John Donne, and Al Houghton (a frequent They Might Be Giants collaborator,) Life in a Blender is a project that is often put on hold due to the member’s various musical commitments. Still, as members of They Might Be Giants’ inner circle, they enjoy a status as a cute and lovable pop band that hides a twisted sense of humor and wicked attitude underneath the surface. Starting in the late 80’s, the band comes together every four to six years and makes fun rock music that offers a deranged lyrical viewpoint in contrast to the jangly guitars and lushly produced music. Based in Brooklyn, New York, the band makes waves in their home city with fun publicity stunts such as performing at a strip club art opening, and playing “Stairway to Heaven” on the street in their underwear. A lengthy absence marked the time between records after Motivational Tape #1, but they returned in 2002 with Tell Me I’m Pretty. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

Tell Me I’m Pretty, the band’s fourth album, paints a landscape with strange, sad, and at times funny images. From the opening track, Something Must Break, very reminiscent of Cake, with its la la la’s and slinky trumpet to the sad finale, Party Soon, the tunes offer a welcome peek into Don’s fascinating off-kilter mind. The album’s strongest piece, Dead Get Down, is sure to become a Halloween classic, with its spooky horns, cymbals, and killer percussion. This song sounds like an outtake from a Danny Elfman soundtrack. The song Mobile Wash Unit is featured in the movie Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox.

I just latched onto this CD as a result of playing a couple tracks on my radio program. I am surprised that more spot reviews have not been written on this group. In fact, a search of the web will find nothing but discounts on household appliances. On the subject of originality- to me there are two gigantic, but pleasing similarities. Vocalist Don Ralph must be holding a very large torch for David Byrne (Talking Heads), and to a lesser degree Fred Schneider (B-52’s). Ralph possesses that dark, keening vocal style reminiscent of Byrne, and perhaps even uses a few of the other expected stylistic tricks. Other times, his natural voice comes very close to the plaintive barking of Schneider. A bit darker than much of the Heads or B-52’s material, but these factors alone make this band in instant must have for any fan of those seminal 80’s groups, The Talking Heads, or the B-52’s. Enjoy it. – Jonathan Colcord

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Dufus playing at The New Adelphi, Hull, England. November 24th 2009

A Film by Iron Man Records
Cameras operated by Pete, Sarah, Linda
Directed and Edited by Pete Rhead
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Strange, sad, and at times funny songs about chickens and teens featuring horns, cello, and violin.

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Like the Cyclone, Life In A Blender is a long-time Brooklyn institution that has been exhilarating and possibly nauseating audiences for years. Blender’s tunes leave you dancing in your seats and very often laughing thanks mainly to Don Ralph’s quirky stage presence–he belts out his off-kilter musings while dancing Sprockets-style or flashing his “bag of doorknobs”–aka beergut. The stellar band includes Don’s friend from junior high, Dave Moody, on cello; Mark Lerner (leader of the renowned country/dub band Rosine) on bass; Rebecca Weiner (she played with Patti Smith) on violin; Al Houghton (producer of They Might Be Giants) on guitar; Ken Meyer (author of The Solid-Time Tool Kit) on drums; and Mel Melon (a John Donne expert) on horns.

Blender was chosen as a 2003 Emerging Artist finalist in Washington State. Watch us as we now emerge.

1. Chicken Dance
2. Not Your Problem
3. Asshole from Menlo Park
4. Easy Eggs
5. Hard to Swallow
6. Headlights
7. Buzzing
8. Tiny Ankles
9. Teens
10. Power Mower
11. Man and a Woman
12. Big Hat
13. Grand Union
14. Motherlode

Audio CD (18 Nov 2008)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Fang
ASIN: B000O780P6

Track listing
1. Blood Is Worthless
2. Fill My Glass
3. Whole Thing Down
4. Into the Bleak
5. Unfamiliar Sting
6. Sweet Things, The
7. Rope to the Water
8. What Happened to Smith?
9. Seagull
10. Teach Me How to Be Cool
11. Ashamed
12. She Handed Me the Mitten
13. Kissusness
14. Professional Mover

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Details
Producer: Al Houghton
Distributor: Burnside Distribution
Recording type: Studio

Album notes
Personnel: Don Ralph (vocals); Al Houghton (guitar, harmonica, piano, percussion, background vocals); Andrew Solin (slide guitar); Rebecca Weiner (violin, viola); Chris Rael, Jason Parker (trumpet); Ken Meyer (marimba, drums, cymbals, percussion); Mark Lerner (background vocals).
Recording information: Dubway Studios, New York, NY.

Like the Cyclone, Life In A Blender is a long-time Brooklyn institution that has been exhilarating–and possibly nauseating–audiences for years. Singer Don Ralph belts out his off-kilter musings backed by cellist Dave Moody, guitarist Al Houghton, bassist Mark Lerner, violinist Rebecca Weiner, drummer Ken Meyer, and horn player Mel Melon.

Having toured from Toronto to Berlin to Chicago to Seattle and back to New York, Life In A Blender has developed a devout fan base that is as broad and fat as the underbelly of the U.S. and Europe combined. Over the course of four albums, this orchestra of the bizarre and melodic has collaborated with the likes of John Linnell (They Might Be Giants), Ralph Carney (Tom Waits band), James Mastro (The Bongos), and sitarist Chris Rael (Church of Betty). Life In A Blender has played on bills with NRBQ, Camper Van Beethoven, the Buzzcocks, Scrawl, and even Billy Idol, who sucks.

“For nearly forever, Life in a Blender has been the secret jewel of New York City; their shows always frantic and feisty without being venomous, their songs merry and melodic without being vapid. Their newest CD, “Tell Me I’m Pretty,” is their best yet. Still as inventive, intelligent, and invigorating as ever, Life In A Blender has a new warmth, an immense and soulful complexity of sound. Highly recommended.” –Camden Joy, author of “Lost Joy” and contributor to Village Voice and Spin.

“Shows by local quirk rock favorites Life In A Blender showcase the band’s absurdist sensibility and oddball, prop-laden spectacles.” –The New Yorker

“An alternative five-piece with a curious sense of humor and a knack for the catchy pop song.” –Billboard

Isn’t It Time You Accepted Life in a Blender Into Your Life?
Here’s What the World is Saying About Life in a Blender and Their New Album “Tell Me I’m Pretty” on Fang Records.

“Life In A Blender have a bizarrely theatrical show (often involving tirades from a sheep-headed hand puppet named Rugged Rick) and lighthearted surreal sensibility that’s capable of amusing even the surliest indie rocker.” —The New Yorker

“Tell Me I’m Pretty was easily one of the best records I received in the mail in 2004….from Life In A Blender, a great band that puts out catchy and corrosive rock albums.” —J.R. Taylor, The NY Press

Photo: Paolo Vescia
“Life In A Blender is basically two parts cleverness, one part Stan Ridgeway’s dead-end gumshoe, and a pinch of Tom Waits’ grimy barker.” —Timeout New York

If They Might Be Giants got hammered and picked a fight in a bar with Tom Waits, if carnivals didn’t suck, if dancing were permitted on your boss’s desk, if Mark E. Smith were articulate and friendly, if instead of “mosh pits” rebellious teenagers congregated in “swoon pits” at rock concerts, if if if — then a brief glimpse of something akin to the experience of hearing Life in a Blender might be achieved. They are a band that is passionate about finding the absurdity that lurks within the marginalia of mundane everyday existence. And also rocking out. They make me feel like transcendence is constantly achievable.” —Francis Heaney, musical producer and DJLunchboy

“An American Robyn Hitchcock” —The Big Takeover

“Tell Me I’m Pretty, the band’s fourth album, paints a landscape with strange, sad, and at times funny images. From the opening track, “Something Must Break,” very reminiscent of Cake, with its la la la’s and slinky trumpet, to the silly “Mobile Wash Unit,” to the sad finale, “Party Time,” the tunes offer a welcome peek into Ralph’s fascinating off-kilter mind. The album’s strongest piece, “Dead Get Down,” is sure to become a Halloween classic, with its spooky horns, cymbals, and killer percussion. This song sounds like an outtake from a Danny Elfman soundtrack. I’m also fond of Ralph’s gravely vocals on “Prize on the Bottom,” as well as Houghton’s guitar work.” —Delusions of Adequacy online magazine

“Life in a Blender is the secret jewel of New York City. Their shows are always frantic and feisty without being venomous, their songs merry and melodic without being vapid. Their newest CD, “Tell Me I’m Pretty” is their best yet. Still as inventive, intelligent, and invigorating as ever, Life in a Blender has a new warmth, an immense and soulful complexity of sound. Highly recommended.” —Camden Joy, critic for the Village Voice and Spin

“Like Haley’s coment, a Life In A Blender album only comes along very rarely and Tell Me I’m Pretty should not be missed.” -Splendid magazine

“I just latched onto this CD as a result of playing a couple tracks on my radio program. I am surprised that more spot reviews have not been written on this group. In fact, a search of the web will find nothing but discounts on household appliances. On the subject of originality- to me there are two gigantic, but pleasing similarities. Vocalist Don Ralph must be holding a very large torch for David Byrne (Talking Heads), and to a lesser degree Fred Schneider (B-52’s). Ralph possesses that dark, keening vocal style reminiscent of Byrne, and perhaps even uses a few of the other expected stylistic tricks. Other times, his natural voice comes very close to the plaintive barking of Schneider. A bit darker than much of the Heads or B-52’s material, but these factors alone make this band in instant must have for any fan of those seminal 80’s groups, The Talking Heads, or the B-52’s. Enjoy it.” From Amazon.com— A Pleasantly Dark and Strange Surprise…, November 18, 2002 Reviewer: Jonathan Colcord from Concord, NH USA

“Life In A Blender was hands down the most entertaining, surprising showcase we took in over the week.” —Ezra Thomas at South x Southwest Austin, 2003

“It’s a wig…! After a solid 5-4 days of music at the ‘03 SxSW it all ended on a positive note after catching the Life In a Blender set to close out the weekend. The band set itself apart as one of the tightest and most talented bands I saw all week. Further setting Life in a blender apart from the pack were the lyrics, delivery and theatrics of the lead singer that would please fans ranging from Eno and the T-heads to Ween and Beck.” —Matt Zdinak Nimbit

Dufus playing at The New Adelphi, Hull, England. November 24th 2009

A Film by Iron Man Records
Cameras operated by Pete, Sarah, Linda
Directed and Edited by Pete Rhead
www.dufus.tv
www.ironmanrecords.co.uk
www.respectmusic.co.uk

Dufus playing at The Hope and Anchor, Brighton, England. November 23rd 2009

A Film by Iron Man Records
Cameras operated by, Directed and Edited by Pete Rhead
www.dufus.tv
www.ironmanrecords.co.uk
www.respectmusic.co.uk

Dufus playing at The Hope and Anchor, Brighton, England. November 23rd 2009

A Film by Iron Man Records
Cameras operated by, Directed and Edited by Pete Rhead
www.dufus.tv
www.ironmanrecords.co.uk
www.respectmusic.co.uk

Dufus playing at The Hope and Anchor, Brighton, England. November 23rd 2009

A Film by Iron Man Records
Cameras operated by, Directed and Edited by Pete Rhead
www.dufus.tv
www.ironmanrecords.co.uk
www.respectmusic.co.uk

All Agents:

GIMPO’s M25 Spin 2010.

Sat 20th to Sun 21st March 1pm.

Meet at ThurrocK Service Station, off M25 at 11am Sat 20th March.

This just in….. As many of you will recall a cache of lost and forgotten material was rediscovered during Jimmy’s house move early last year.

Some of the tracks were liberated by The Junior Insurgent Transmitter Ensemble for the soundtrack to the 2009 M25 Spin.

We have produced a single track DVD sampler and will be giving it away to all the “spinners” joining us this year.

The track featured is a unique version of the Pure Trance classic What Time Is Love and was recorded and performed by The KLF at the very first Helter Skelter illegal rave held on the 30th September 1989.

We will be meeting up at Thurrock Service Station just off the M25 at 11am on Saturday 20th March 2010 and will be on the London Orbital Motorway until 1pm on Sunday 21st March.

Every two laps we stop for fuel and pick up passengers / collaborators at Clacket Lane Services (clockwise side).

If you are unable to come along to this years Spin but would like to buy a copy of the DVD Sampler it is available at:

http://positivevoid.co.uk/PVCM25DVD09.htm

We look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Love Peace & Happiness

Tim & Gimpo

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http://www.klf.de/

Here is a Video of Dufus playing at The Frog and Fiddle, Cheltenham, England. November 26th 2009

A Film by Iron Man Records

Directed by Pete Rhead,
Camera – Pete – Sarah – Robin – Andy
Audio – Andy Ward from Musoplex
Edited by Pete Rhead

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