From the monthly archives:

December 2005

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A bit earlier, the hecklerspray writers chose their best things of 2005. But what of the exciting people in bands? They must have seen and experienced things in the last year that would blow your nine-to-five civilian mind, right?

There’s only one way to find out, isn’t there. Let’s see the year out by asking Ladyfuzz, Jennifer Gentle, The Spinto Band, The Like, Devin Davis, Mother And The Addicts, Oppenheimer, Aluminum Babe and Doveman what were their personal highlights of 2005 have been…

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It’s the last day of our teary-eyed retrospective of 2005. We’ve looked at the best CDs, movies, DVDs and TV shows of the last year. And now it’s time to get personal.

Today, we’re looking at the Best Thing of 2005. But what does that mean, exactly? Well, we’re not too sure. It’s a bit vague. Sorry. But you want to see what the hecklerspray writers picked, don’t you? Of course you do…

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Earlier in the day, the hecklerspray writers listed their best TV shows of 2005, shows as lofty and highbrow as Peep Show, Lost and Dick And Dom In Da Bungalow.

But what of the people hecklerspray has interviewed throughout the year – people like The Like, Ladyfuzz, Jennifer Gentle, Devin Davis, Mother And The Addicts,Oppenheimer and Doveman – what do they think about the state of television in 2005? Read on…

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It’s just over halfway through our look back at the best goings-on of 2005. As it’s Thursday, this means a) we’re already bored of our Christmas presents, b) we’ve eaten so much cheese that we’re now spectacularly constipated and c) we’re looking at the best TV shows of the last year.

Later on in the day, we’ll be asking others what they thought of the telly this year, but for now it’s down to the hecklerspray writers to share their thoughts on TV05…

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Earlier today, the fearless hecklerspray writers put their necks on the line to present to you their list of the best DVDs of 2005.

But, despite what you probably think, hecklerspray is not the entire world. So what did the effortlessly cool and smart and influential friends of hecklerspray – friends such as Ladyfuzz, Oppenheimer, Devin Davis, The Like, Jennifer Gentle and Mother And The Addicts – pick as their choice DVDs of the year?

You really want to know, don’t you…

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It’s the middle point of the last week of the middle year in the first decade of the 21st century. And, as predicted by Nostradamus, the day will be spend mulling over DVDs and that.

The hecklerspray writers have been splurging out their ideas on the best DVD from the last 12 months. And you want to read them, so that you can inevitably disagree and call us all wankers. Correct? Thought so…

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Earlier in the day, we steadfast heckerspray writers took turns to pick our best movies of 2005. And a fine bunch of movies they were too.

But what about the the people we’ve written about in 2005? What do they think? Not Paris Hilton or Tom Cruise (who cares what they think, right?) but the people we actually like. People like Ladyfuzz, Jennifer Gentle, The Like, Devin Davis, Mother And The Addicts, Oppenheimer and Doveman. What are their best movies of the year? Read on…

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It’s the last week of 2005, and hecklerspray is continuing it’s relentless pursuit of finding all the best stuff of the last 12 months.

Yesterday we looked at the best CD of the year, and today we’re looking at the best movie of 2005. What did the hecklerspray writers like and love on the big screen over the last year? Be warned, though. 2005 was the year of Fantastic Four and The Island, so we’re not exactly setting our sights very high here…

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Friends Of The ‘Spray – Best CD Of 2005

by Stuart Heritage

Take our tiny survey to help improve hecklerspray in 2006! Earlier in the day, you’ll have read all about the CDs that the hecklerspray cats deemed – in all their heavenly glory – to be the best of 2005. But that’s not the end of things, oh no… In our short lifespan, we’ve made a [...]

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The Spraylist 2005: CD Of The Year

by Stuart Heritage

Take our tiny survey to help improve hecklerspray in 2006! It’s Boxing Day! And what does that mean? Eating rubbish to stave off your hangover, getting bored with your presents and pretending to be nice to relatives you’re only really semi-familiar with! But it’s also a time for reflection. Reflection on the year gone by. [...]

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