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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 25
Sign: Cancer

City: Hull
Country: UK
Signup Date: 6/14/2006

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 
Everyone loves a list, and we at Chewing Gum are no different. Here are our favourite singles of 2007.

Our hard drive swallowed the witty, informative and hillariously annotated version of this, so let's just get straight to it shall we?

01) With Every Heartbeat Robyn
02) Konichiwa Bitches Robyn
03) I Get Around Dragonette
04) Don't Give It Up Siobhan Donaghy
05) The Magic Position Patrick Wolf
06) What Am I Fighting For Unklejam
07) Song 4 Mutya Groove Armada
08) Once And Never Again The Long Blondes
09) That Boy, That Girl Hadouken!
10) Jimmy M.I.A.
11) So You Say Siobhan Donaghy
12) Foundations Kate Nash
13) Handle Me Robyn
14) On The Verge Of Something Wonderful Darren Hayes
15) D.A.N.C.E. Justice
16) Boyz M.I.A.
17) Just A Song About Ping Pong Operator Please
18) Chelsea Stefy
19) Happy Ending Mika
20) Potential Breakup Song Aly & AJ
21) 2 Hearts Kylie Minogue
22) Shine Take That
23) Bleeding Love Leona Lewis
24) Relax, Take It Easy Mika
25) Chick Fit All Saints
26) Alfie Lily Allen
27) No One Alicia Keys
28) Tears Dry On Their Own Amy Winehouse
29) Accident and Emergency Patrick Wolf
30) Love Me or Hate Me Lady Sovereign
31) Fantastic 6 Alphabeat
32) Valerie Mark Ronson
33) Take It Like a Man Dragonette
34) Rock N Roll Remi Nicole
35) Me, Myself and (I) Darren Hayes
36) Disco Punk Electro Funk The Tigerpicks
37) Grace Kelly Mika
38) Catch You Sophie Ellis Bextor
39) Umbrella Rihanna
40) Not Over Yet Klaxons
41) Gimme More Britney Spears
42) Doing It Right The Go! Team
43) Merrymaking At My Place Calvin Harris
44) Off The Hook CSS
45) Oh My God Mark Ronson
46) Ice Cream New Young Pony Club
47) Sexy! No No No Girls Aloud
48) About You Now Sugababes
49) Torn On The Platform Jack Peñate
50) Fluorescent Adolescent Arctic Monkeys
51) 1234 Feist
52) A Public Affair Jessica Simpson
53) Acceptable In 80's Calvin Harris
54) Overpowered Róisín Murphy
55) Lil Star Kelis
56) Candyman Christina Aguilera
57) Starz In Their Eyes Just Jack
58) Shut Up and Drive Rihanna
59) Tamborine Eve
60) Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) Mika
61) Chariots of Fire BWO
62) Bird Flu M.I.A.
63) Go Mr Sunshine Remi Nicole
64) Can't Stop Moving Sonny J
65) Let Me Know Róisín Murphy
66) Stay Up Forever Chungking
67) Your Music Is Killing Me Young Punx
68) Let's Dance To Joy Division The Wombats
69) Pumpkin Soup Kate Nash
70) Crash Matt Willis

Albums
1) Ghosts Siobhan Donaghy
2) Robyn Robyn
3) Life in Cartoon Motion Mika
4) Galore Dragonette
5) Kala M.I.A.

See you in 2008, planning permission permitting.
Chewing Gum x
Currently listening:
With Every Heartbeat
By Robyn
Release date: 06 November, 2007
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Monday, December 03, 2007 
The rumours are true - we're back.

Like Scooch, Boyzone and Celeopatra we're reforming - for one night only. And that night is tonight.

Join us at Revolution in Hull from 9 for our chart of the year. We'll be playing the most poptastic tracks that the year has offered, from the Go! Team to Darren Hayes, to M.I.A. to Britney and - as ever - cocktails are buy one get one free.

We'll probably play half of Girls Aloud's Christmas album too, if that's your kind of thing.

We'll be chucking the chart on this page tomorrow if you get too pissed to remember what you heard/can't be bothered to turn up.

So, for the very last time ever ever, join us at 9 for buy one, get one free cocktails and a pick & mix of the world's best pop music.
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Monday, September 17, 2007 
I am sat at home preparing some lovely musical delights for this evening, the final Chewing Gum at Revolution. Tonight is going to be a celebration of all of the music we love, if you will allow me a little cliche, I would describe it "all killer, no filler".

It may sound a tad self indulgent, but any requests tonight will have to be bloody good to get on in between the tracks we have lined up. Expect a mix of new songs we're predicting to be big when we are no more, along with songs we championed when nobody else was playing them.

This is where I'd like to reccomend an alternative night you could go to now Chewing Gum is no more, but there isn't one, we created Chewing Gum because nobody was doing cool, cutting edge pop music in Hull and they still aren't.

There are some fab nights around the country though, so if you're out and about in Manchester, check out Club Clique or HomoElectric. If you find yourself in London Town, there is the almighty Club Popjustice and the wonderful MissShapes to tantalise you with.

Please come along to our final swansong, our performance with one of the bands we have supported since the start, Dragonette, who are performing at Hull University with The Hoosiers. you can find the details around somewhere!

So now I'm going, off to Revolution one last time before we trundle off to that great pop dumper in the sky to frolic with all of those other casualities of the pop machine, Rachel Stevens, popworld, Mania, Top of the Pops, Smash Hits and CD:UK, here we come!
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Goodbye
By Spice Girls
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 

 Monday will be the last ever Chewing Gum.

After over a year of playing the best in quirky, interesting and alternative pop, we are hanging up our headphones. As of Monday 24th, Revolution will be kicking off a weekly 'student anthems' night. Make of that what you will.

We'll be sticking up some downloads, self indulgent lists and such in the next week - and we hope that we can count on you popping down one last time on Monday, for (as ever) buy one, get one free cocktails and the best pop music in the entire world.
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Saturday, September 01, 2007 

So, last Monday was a Bank Holiday. Drinks were drunk, money was given to charity via some dubious 'buy a shot, help a children's charity' scheme, and, as ever, we played some records, including these:

Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones (Fuckery)
Mark Ronson - Toxic
All Saints - Flashback
Girls Aloud - Girls On Film
Mika - Love Today
The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes
Robyn - Crash & Burn Girl
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
The Klaxons - Not Over Yet
Isabel Gruzman - Love Song

Jamelia - Something About You
Sugababes - About You Now
JC Chasez - Blowin' Me Up
Kelis - I Don't Think So
The Knife - You Take My Breath Away
Kylie - I Believe In You
Kelly Osbourne - One Word
Kate Nash - Foundations
The Gossip - Listen Up!
Eve - Tambourine

Brandy - What About Us
Kanye West - Stronger
Missy Elliott - Lose Control (Jaques Lu Cont Radio Edit)
Rogue Traders - Watching You
Britney Spears - Stronger
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Mika - Grace Kelly
All Saints - Rocksteady

New Young Pony club - Ice Cream
Alesha - Lipstick
Blondie - Dreaming
Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No
The Long Blondes - Once & Never Again
Dragonette - Take It Like A Man
*N'Sync - Pop
Annie - Chewing Gum
Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)
The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control

Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Oooh
Groove Armada - Song 4 Mutya
Matinee Club - Discotheque Francais
Darren Hayes - Me, Myself & (I)
M.I.A. - Jimmy
Boney M - Daddy Cool
Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches
Calvin Harris - Merrymaking At My Place
CSS - Off The Hook
Spice Girls - Stop

Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Arctic Monkeys - Fourescent Adolescent
Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No
Dragonette - Jesus Doesn't Love Me
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
Mandy Moore - One Way Or Another
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
M.I.A. - Boyz
Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop! Remix)
Girls Aloud - Love Machine

Calvin Harris - The Girls
Dragonette - The Boys
M.I.A. vs Missy Elliott - Bucky Done Lose Control
Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong
Sugababes - Dancefloor
The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
The Tigerpicks - Disco Punk Electo Funk
Hadouken! - That Boy, That Girl
Pulp - Disco 2000
Billie Piper - Day & Night

Mika - Big Girls (You Are Beautiful)
Christina Aguilera - Candyman
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
UnkleJam - What Am I Fighting For?
Rihanna - Shut Up & Drive
Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
Jamelia - Beware Of The Dog

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up with strings,
These are a few of my favorite things...

Annie - Chewing Gum
M.I.A. - Sunshowers
Alanis Morisette - Crazy
Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
Annie - Heartbeat
Darren Hayes - Pop!ular
Kylie - Slow
All Saints - Black Coffee
Robyn - Cobrastyle
Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend
Dragonette - The Boys
Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches
All Saints - Rock Steady
Lily Allen - LDN
Lily Allen - Alfie
Mika - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
Matt Willis - Crash
Rihanna - Umbrella
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The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Blondie - Denis
Lily Allen - Take What You Take
Girls Aloud - Girls On Film
Dragonette - Jesus Doesn't Love Me
Kate Nash - Foundations
The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (Le Tigre Mix)
M.I.A. - Galang
Dragonette - Take It Like A Man
Robyn - Crash & Burn Girl
Mandy Moore - One Way Or Another
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
Girls Aloud - Love Machine
Blondie - Dreaming
Nikka Costa - I Don't Think We've Met
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
The Klaxons - Not Over Yet
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Isabel Guzman - Love Song
M.I.A. - Jimmy
Kate Nash - Foundations
Darren Hayes - On The Verge Of Something Wonderful
Sugababes - About U Now
Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No
Junior Senior - We R The Handclaps
Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong
Eve - Tambourine
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banga
All Saints - Chick Fit
Robyn - Handle Me
Lily Allen/Mark Ronson - Oh My God
Kanye West - Stronger
Mika - Grace Kelly
CSS - Off The Hook
Robyn - With Every Heartbeat
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

FYI, With Every Heartbeat can in no concievable way be referred to as 'Funky House'.

 Oh, and just in case you were there and were going to complain about the lack of accuracy of this list, there were a few other songs "thrown in", but we didn't write them down... I seem to recall "Sexy! No, No, No" getting played more than once oh and "Galang" by M.I.A too.

Currently listening:
This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
By Darren Hayes
Release date: 21 August, 2007
8:52 AM 
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Monday, August 20, 2007 

This week there is an album out what is very wonderous. We'll be playing lots of records from it. It is of course the wonderful Kala by M.I.A, featuring such massive hits as "Boyz" and the forthcoming top 200 smash "Jimmy".

We'll also be playing a selection of her "greatest hits", so don't worry, you're BOUND to have plenty of tracks to sing along to... providing you like you like your music tribal, noisy, tuneless and shrieked by an Amazonian banshee. We know we do.

See you tonight!

Chewing Gum x

Currently listening:
Kala
By M.I.A.
Release date: 21 August, 2007
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 

So, this week, the greatest Pop album since Spice World was released in the UK. Again.  This album comes in the shape of Robyn's self titled masterpiece.

Rather than drowning you in hyperbole (or 'hyper-bowl' of you're fucking N-Bed), we'll allow you to look at these nice videos. If you're not convinced that you must purchase the Robyn album immediately (and another copy of With Every Heartbeat, since she's only seven copies ahead of Kanye West), then you can fuck off, quite frankly.

Konichiwa Bitches Pyschotic rap brilliance

With Every Heartbeat You know this one

Handle Me Rumoured next single. Robyn and her Chav-Swedes

Be Mine! Best song on a flawless album. That makes it very good indeed.

Be Mine (ballad version) Not on the album, but beautiful all the same

Crash and Burn Girl MYSPACE POUT!

So that was nice, wasn't it? So... why are you still sat here? You have shopping to do.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 

Chewing Gum are very excited to announce that we will be playing some records in between live sets by the Hoosiers... wait! Come back!... and everyone's favourite British/Canadian electropoprock sleaze-mongers Dragonette.

The gig is taking place at Asylum (the Student Union, not an actual institution) on Monday 8th October, with tickets available at the bargain-tastic price of £5.

At the time of writing, there are a mere 148 tickets left, so grab this oportunity to grind with Dragonette while you can - the way things are going, they'll be gone by November

Tickets and more info at hullstudent.com

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Sunday, August 12, 2007 
Firstly, sorry there was no setlist from last week, it was a rather hectic night. I had a family event and so didn't arrive until about 10:30 and Andy had to leave almost as soon as I arrived, as he had an early start the next day. Then to top it off, I felt as sick as a dog, so not really in the mood for writing lists of songs in flashing lights! I could barely read anything anyway, I felt so rubbish! However I soldiered on and played some great songs to the delight of everyone there.

Now, for the celebration part... Robyn is number 1 in the singles chart! Now, not one to blow my own trumpet, but I think you'll find that the first mention of Robyn in our blog was way back in January (the 6th, to be precise)... How on the ball are we?!

Oh, and Darren Hayes has entered the singles chart at 20, which is fantastic! A real victory for ACTUAL indie music in the charts this week (with Robyn and Darren both running their own labels), On The Verge... is amazing, as is the album, we'll be playing a couple of tracks from it tomorrow, so listen out for those.

Anyway, I'm off to watch Poirot now, so I shall see all of you lovlies tomorrow, have fun and take care.

Matt
Currently listening:
This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
By Darren Hayes
Release date: 21 August, 2007
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