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Half Man Half Biscuit

Metro | 1 week ago

OK Go and Shakira are On The Stereo

OK Go, Shakira, Foals, Liars and Half Man Half Biscuit make this week's playlist. OK Go have baffled fans with their This Too Shall Pass video Music fans have been scratching their...

Metro | 1 week ago

'Joy Division Oven Gloves' sparks fresh Twitter calls to Save 6 Music

...on Twitter have bombarded the microblogging site with tweets relating to the song by relatively unknown act Half Man Half Biscuit. The search term "Joy Division Oven Gloves" went to...

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The Offside | 1 month ago

Daily Dose: February 4th, 2010 - Even Men With Steel Hearts Love to See a Dog on the Pitch

Inspired by Megan's comment on yesterday's Jimmy Greaves post, I give you Half Man Half Biscuit's "Even Men With Steel Hearts Love to See a Dog on the Pitch. " I agree with HMHB too: "The...

Drowned in Sound - News | 1 month ago

Dion Dublin invents his own instrument...seriously!

...taste' thing and then the former Nottingham Forest player who forms a (probably pretty bad) band, and the odd Half Man Half Biscuit song but, those excepted, nearly bugger all exists.

Wikipedia | 1 month ago

Everything Is Average Nowadays

...also seems to be heavily influenced by Blur to whom the band is often unfavourably compared. Cult Wirral band Half Man Half Biscuit covered much of the same lyrical ground some 15 years...

Wikipedia | 1 month ago

Half Man Half Biscuit

...often "HMHB", is a UK rock band from Birkenhead, Merseyside, active since the mid-1980s, known for satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs. The group is Nigel Blackwell (lead...

Boing Boing | 2 months ago

Joke Band Respect: Surf Punks, Upper Crust

One of my favourite favourite bands is a joke band, and I am most definitley a serious music fan. Half Man Half Biscuit from Birkenhead, whose songs are rediculously funny but...

Independent.co.uk - Commentators | 3 months ago

Dave Pollock: Sadly, it's all part of Cowell's plan to own pop music

...song as a contender, perhaps we should bow to the individual who has pitched up requesting support for Half Man Half Biscuit's "It's Cliched to Be Cynical at Christmas". Or maybe we...

"Even Men With Steel Hearts Love to See a Dog on the Pitch. " I agree with HMHB too: "The trouble is these days you never see a dog on the pitch. "

Daily Dose: February 4th, 2010 - Even Men With Steel Hearts Love to See a Dog on the Pitch The Offside | 1 month ago

Wikipedia | 3 months ago

Cammell Laird Social Club

...is the ninth album released by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit in 2002. Cammell Laird Social Club is a Working Men's Club in Rock Ferry, just outside the band's native Birkenhead. The...

Wikipedia | 3 months ago

Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus

Half Man Half Biscuit playing live in London "Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus" is a song by UK indie band Half Man Half Biscuit. It was on the 1985 album Back in the DHSS, and the 1988 CD...

Ultimate Guitar | 4 months ago

History Of Indie-Rock. Part 1: Origins And The 80s [Columns]

...guitars and 60s pop inspired melodies. Notable artists from this genre would Primal Scream, The Smiths, and Half Man Half Biscuit. While the UK had Indie-Pop, America had Twee. It was...

Wikipedia | 5 months ago

Probe Plus

The label is perhaps best known for the eccentric indie band (and renowned Tranmere Rovers supporters) Half Man Half Biscuit (greatly beloved of the late John Peel), who have been signed...