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Deacon Blue, and other bands you'd happily forgotten until the Guardian dredged them up

THE Guardian loves its ‘How we made’ articles explaining how songs came into being. Unfortunately they also remind you of acts you were not a fan of at the time. Such as these...

David Bowie, and other artists who struck fear into grown adults with a bit of make-up

SOMETIMES all it takes to terrify the public is to dab on a bit of corpse paint or blusher. As these otherwise harmless musicians proved.

Theatre best sleep man has had in years

A MAN has enjoyed his deepest and most refreshing sleep in recent memory while attending the theatre, it has emerged.

Dempsey & Makepeace: TV shows that are great for reminding you you're quite old

EVERYONE loves a bit of TV nostalgia - until you realise Just Good Friends was 42 years ago. Here are some more great shows for reminding you you're halfway to death.

Happy Mondays: Artists whose working-classness is painful if you're actually working-class

BANDS love banging on about how working-class they are, but if you’re from a working-class background you may wonder what exactly it proves. Here are some repeat offenders.

Where to get your fix of problematic banter now MasterChef has been edited

FEELING you're missing out on unacceptable jokes now that MasterChef has been sanitised? Here’s where to get your fix of problematic banter.

'Karma Police might get me laid': Inside the mind of a twat with an acoustic guitar

THE kiss of death for any social gathering is some dick getting out an acoustic guitar. Here are the thought processes going on in his - and it is always ‘his’ - head.

Smashing Pumpkins, and other very silly bands who think their work is profound

SOME bands take themselves way too seriously. However it's generally a good idea to not be so up yourselves you don't realise people are laughing at you. Like these acts.

We ask you: what f**king awful show are you taking to this year's Edinburgh Fringe?

THE Edinburgh Fringe has begun, with thousands of thespians handing out flyers to confused Americans only there for the Tattoo. What show are you taking up?

Paranoid Android, and other songs at least five minutes too long

CERTAIN songs might be quite good if they, you know, ended. Here are some that life is too short to listen to in full.