Twins - Separated At Birth? (Win yourself some Gaymers!)

About ten years ago we think it was the Daily Mail which pointed out an alarming similarity between Noel Gallagher and 'Parker', the famously moribund chauffeur of Lady Penelope in 'Thunderbirds'. It gained so much publicity that Elton John even threw the comparison at him in an outburst of pop star hissy-fitting. So, with the twin delights of Reading and Leeds soon upon us, we've come up with some other possible 'Twins - Separated at Birth?' examples from the world of music.

If you're over 18 and can come up with some others, you'll win yourself a case of Somerset's finest; best three 'twin-ings' get a case!

Right, here we go - and you may need to bear with us on some of these!

1. Caleb Followhill and Dominic Monaghan

2. Thom Yorke and Yoda (image credit)

3. Michael Stipe and Leonardo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

4. Noel Gallagher and 'Parker' from the 'Thunderbirds'

5. Billy Corgan and Dr. Evil (image credit)

6. Keith Richards and Captain Jack Sparrow (well, Mr. Depp did base the character on Keef, after all) (image credit)

7. Gaz Coombs and Zira from Planet of the Apes (image credit)

8. Romeo Stodart of the Magic Numbers and Justin Lee Collins (image credit)

9. Roger Daltrey (The Who) and Sarah Jessica Parker (no, really!) (image credit)

10. Brian May (Queen) and Anita Dobson (easy one, that - they're even married! (image credit)

How's that for starters?! Now leave your suggestions in the comments, post them on our Facebook wall or @reply us on Twitter and we'll pick our favourites at the end of play on Tuesday next week. Eeach person will get a case of Gaymers as fast as our little hands can get it to them.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun (in the Cider Garden and Tree House)

And so, as the festivals fly by, we reflect on the events of the past couple of months and look forward to what’s up next…

In June, The King of Pop sadly left the building (probably moon-walking, lets face it) and a stormy Glastonbury followed on that rather gloomy note…..but undeterred, the famously hardy faithful dried their eyes and enjoyed what was the most memorable Glasto for years.

Highlights included Friday night’s sublime Fleet Foxes, the crowd-pleasing Lily Allen, and of course the legendary and freshly reformed Specials. Saturday night belonged to ‘The Boss’ and his particular brand of flag-waving ‘stars and stripes' stadium rock, while Sunday served up some classic Madness and brought a high-octane and much lauded performance from reformed estuary boys, Blur - pure Glasto gold.

July now, and along came London’s lovely Lovebox and with it the incredible, gravity-defying, Gaymers Treehouse...just how nice was that? The likes of Duran Duran kept the oldies happy with their musical trip down memory lane, while Bombay Bicycle Club, The Boxer Rebellion and N.E.R.D kept up the youthful interest with slightly more, well, cutting-edge sets.

On to Latitude in sunny Suffolk; complete with our Cider Garden Experience. Friday night belonged to pop gods the Pet Shop Boys, plus Squeeze and Bat for Lashes - a fantastically eclectic line-up. Saturday was taken over by a cracking set from The Doves and headlined by an uncompromising, if strangely hatted, Grace Jones, leaving Sunday memorable for the 'darkness' of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (and a beautiful acoustic set from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke)

Dorset’s Camp Bestival was next, bringing with it the delights of Mercury Rev and a back-on-form Kid Creole…..and that was just day one. Polly Harvey stamped her authority on the Saturday night slot with a classic performance, while Candi Staton and 70s legends Chic gave us a disco-double to strut our funky (well, wet weather) stuff to.

All these shenanigans leave us with nothing left to do but look forward to the terrific twins of the festival family in just two weeks time...come on Reading and Leeds!

Let's Rockaoke

It's true, we're taking Rockaoke on the road - the stars of our Cider Garden are going to be popping up in 21 O'Neills Pubs between Monday 3rd August and the 6th November! It's the least we could do to celebrate Gaymers going on draught in this fine pub chain...so come along and 'live the dream'! All you need to do is (a) turn up - check the dates in the pic above by clicking on it; (b) get up on stage; (c) pick your rock, indie, pop or even punk classic song and (d) belt it out with the boys!