The Vinyl Villain — HIGHLIGHTING A BAND NEVER FEATURED BEFORE ON TVV......The Freeze, not to be confused with the South London soul-funk group Freez, were formed in 1976 at Linlithgow Academy in Central Scotland, a school that was also attended by Alan Rankine co-founde... more info

Perez Hilton — This is Michael Bay stepping away from the controversy. When the last Transformers was released, some people were offended by two allegedly stereotypical and "racist" robots, The Twins, Mudflap and Skids. The heavy criticism might have been avoided h... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Two controversial characters in the latest Transformers series have been axed from the upcoming third installment of the series. Autobot team Mudflap and Skids were the subject of intense criticism shortly after the release of Transf... more info

Actor Dougray Scott's signed up to star in a movie based on SKIDS track INTO THE VALLEY.The 1979 song tells the story of young Scottish men who are recruited into the army. more info

ContactMusic — Scottish actor DOUGRAY SCOTT has signed up to star in a movie based on classic SKIDS track INTO THE VALLEY.The 1979 song was the rock band's biggest hit, and tells the... more info

The Vinyl Villain — In the same way that it has long seemed uncool to admit a fondness for Simple Minds, it is often difficult to profess admiration for the musical output of Big Country.The fact that it has taken well over 1,000 postings at TVV before I've taken the p... more info