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We’ve all felt like stabbing someone while watching a TV talent show, but for most people it’s usually just a fantasy of gutting one of the judges. A couple in Ontario took it a step further though by stabbing each other in a heated dispute over who should have one the American Idol final.

Karen Elaine Harrelson, 48, and Gregory L. Stambaugh, 57, have given conflicting statements as to who stabbed who first, but both admitted they’d been drinking. Which is a good example of how dangerous it can be to get stupid drunk and watch excruciating TV talent shows. Actually, scrap that, just how dangerous it can be to watch excuciating TV talent shows…

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Muse Set Coventry on Fire

Muse Set Coventry on Fire
muse coventry ricoh fire Back in the old days, when people saw something like the above, they called the fire brigade. Unless they realised it wasn't actually a fire at all, in which case they probably wouldn't make a big deal about it. These days, people immediately take a photo and stick it up on Twitter with the comment "Oooh fire". And, unsurprisingly, people soon assume that it must be a real fire, rather than a pyrotechnic rehearsal for an upcoming Muse gig. Within minutes 'Ricoh Arena' is trending before anyone has bothered to, you know, alert the emergency services or something. Eventually West Midlands Fire Service was alerted by "a member of the media", but confirmed no emergency calls had been made despite hundreds of people retweeting the picture. Which almost makes you wish it had been a real fire. Not so much because it would have meant Muse being consumed by raging flames, just to drive home to people that the first thing they should do when they see a burning building is call 999, rather than log in to bloody Twitter...
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EP Address: Datassette, Sudan Archives, Mighty Lord Deathman and more…

We look back at some of the best EPs released over the summer, including debuts by Sudan Archives and Mighty Lord Deathman…

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