SourceI try to avoid posting three extra strange songs in a single, 'Alternative Weekend.' If you, the reader, have never heard of any of the artists, it may not draw you in at all.My last 'Alternative Weekend' post was about 'Cardiacs', an extraordinary quirky band that few have discovered. On this occasion, it's back to three different songs, with varying tempos.

We knew this trip to South Yorkshire, (actually one of two visits) would generate little else other than derps. I don't particularly care so long as there are some redeeming features to view. If it’s a large empty hovel then I will give it a miss. I distinctly remember two such places in this area. One had little left, besides a growling dog with large yellow fangs, poised and ready to attack, while the other was a shell, with a football inside one large room.

Sometimes you get a slice of inspiration from someone else. Yesterday @pharesim’s post did just that. He describes his Web Tool as 'a small tool', and its function to me was irrelevant as I was far more interested in what was behind it..., the code. Being the geek I am, all kinds of ideas started springing into my mind.

SourceI have never heard anything so crazy, and they are getting into me. How I managed to click on a Cardiacs link I don’t know…, but I am happy I did.They are impossible to pigeonhole. Each song is quite different from the last, except for Tim Smith’s vocal, and I never know what to expect.

Just like the last time I hosted 'Tales of the Urban Explorer' - the website, I quickly got bored and abandoned the project.Unlike the previous time, the most recent incarnation is all my own work and while it may look rough around the edges there's no trace of web-builders, web-designers or fancy front ends to update the content.

When I was younger, I was fascinated by the American Music Charts. Pre-Internet, it was tough to keep up with what was happening on the other side of the pond.Who were 'Daryl Hall & John Oates'?. How about 'Tom Perry & The Heartbreakers' or 'The Go-Go's'? The radio was the only way you were going to hear about these duos or bands.., and these were the artists hitting the top of the US 100 billboard.