Deemie's printable encyclopedia of everything Placebo!
more than 525 entries of Placebo-related people, places, terms, songs, bands, and various entries to know; collected, catalogued, and coded by deementia, began in 2001
last updated 12/11/06
this page is organized alphabetically with the word "the" being ignored and people's names being last name first.
(Les) 100 Guitares: along with 98 other electric guitarists, Brian and Stefan played in a performance of this Rhys Chatham composition on August 9th, 1994 in London, England at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre 8
20th Century Boy: T. Rex song written by Marc Bolan, covered by Placebo for the soundtrack of Velvet Goldmine, and performed by The Flaming Creatures (2/3 of Placebo) during the film. Also released as a b-side track on the You Don't Care About Us single and as a glittery promo CD single and on the SWG covers edition
20 Years: see Twenty Years
2 4 6 8: very early Placebo demo, never officially released
36 degrees: one degree below body temperature (37 degrees Celsius)
36 Degrees: the 4th song on Placebo, released as a single & a video in 1996
4Scott: the concert event at which Placebo played a four song set (Special K, Haemoglobin, Teenage Angst, & Slave To The Wage) on April 18, 2002 at La Scala in King's Cross in the memory of Scott Piering. A CD of the event was released featuring Haemoglobin and songs by many other bands that performed at the gig
aardvark: a nocturnal mammal of sub-Saharan Africa; it has a long snout, extensible tongue, a heavy tail, large ears, and powerful claws; it burrows underground & feeds especially on termites and ants
Aardvark: instrumental, b-side track on the Burger Queen Français single, recorded & produced by Stefan
Abbiss, Jim: the producer of Placebo's 4th studio album; he's also worked with Sneaker Pimps, Bjork, U.N.K.L.E., DJ Shadow, Kylie Minogue, and others
AC Acoustics: the name of band (fronted by Paul Campion) with which Brian recorded the song Crush (which was released as a single); they supported Placebo on tour in 1996; also Stunt Girl (as seen on one of Brian's t-shirts) is the title of one of their songs
Airbag: the 1997 Spanish film which featured Nancy Boy
Alice & June: the Indochine album that contains the song Pink Water, on which Brian collaborated with the band
All Apologies: the title of a Nirvana song that was partially covered by Placebo at a gig in Budapest, Hungary 2001
Allergic (To Thoughts Of Mom): early demo version of Allergic (To Thoughts Of Mother Earth) with different lyrics, played live before the release of Without You I'm Nothing
Allergic (To Thoughts Of Mother Earth): the 6th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Alpinestars: the British electro-duo that remixed Taste In Men; then in 2002, Riverman (Placebo's management company) began representing them too and Brian recorded the song Carbon Kid with them
Ambulance Ltd: American band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Amen, David: collaborated with Stefan to remix a song by United; together he, Javier Solo, and Stef are known as Hotel Persona. The pair also worked together under the name Materia.
Amos, Matthew: director of the Every You Every Me video
Amos, Tori: singer/songwriter/pianist who allegedly played Nancy Boy live during one of her concerts
André, Philippe: director of the Song To Say Goodbye video
Androgyny: see Placebo Androgyny
The Animals: the British band that orginally wrote Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Appleyard, Mark: the Canadian skateboarder who used Every You Every Me for his part in the Flip Skateboards video, Sorry
Archie Bronson Outfit: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2006
Argento, Asia: Italian actress who dueted with Brian for Trash Palace's cover of Je T'aime Moi Non Plus; she also appears in the photo at the end of the video for This Picture
Ash: Irish band (formed in 1992) that were supported by Placebo on tour in 1995
Ashtray Heart: the name of Brian & Stefan's first band together; taken from a Captain Beefheart song
Ask For Answers: the 4th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Assisi: referred to in Commercial For Levi; he likely meant Saint Francis of Assisi, the 11th century Italian known for his love of animals
Astralwerks: American record label that licensed Sleeping With Ghosts and Meds in the US
attrition: referred to in I Know; definition = "sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God"
B, Howie: remixed Pure Morning
B12: in one of the easter eggs on the Soulmates Never Die DVD Brian gets a B12 shot in his ass cheek. B12 is a vitamin that's a complex, cobalt-containing, compound occurring especially in liver; it is necessary to neural functions, normal blood formation, and growth. it's used particularly in treating pernicious and related anemias and in animal feed as a growth factor.
Babes In Toyland: American band fronted by Kat Bjelland (formed in 1989, split in 1998) that Placebo supported on tour in 1995
Bale, Christian: actor who co-starred with Placebo in Velvet Goldmine as Arthur Stuart, he also starred in movies such as American Psycho, Batman Begins, and The Machinist
The Ballad of Melody Nelson: the English cover of Serge Gainsbourg's La Ballade De Melody Nelson that appears on Placebo's SWG covers edition
Balthazar: referred to in Centrefolds, possibly refering to Balthazar, one of the three wise men who supposedly visited the baby jesus.
Banana: name of Stefan's first bass, so named because it was yellow
Barlow, Andy: of the band Lamb, remixed Special K under the name Hip Optimist but it was never officially released
Barrett, Syd: formerly the front man of Pink Floyd; wrote of Dark Globe, which Placebo covered as a b-side
Because I Want You: the 7th song on Meds, released as a UK only single & video in 2006
Been Smoking Too Long: b-side track on the Teenage Angst single, originally written by Nick Drake
benediction: referred to in I Know; definition = "the invocation of a blessing"
Berg, Helena: photographer of the cover photos for some of the SWG era singles and promo photos, she's also Bri's girlfriend & the mother of his baby
Bertie: one of Brian's guitars (a pink Gibson SG-X) that Stefan allegedly broke by accident
Bésame Mucho: a Spanish song that Brian performed a cappella during a live gig
Bigmouth Strikes Again: originally by The Smiths, b-side track on the Nancy Boy single and on the SWG cover edition, covered for a Smiths tribute album
Big Star: American band fronted by Alex Chilton (formed in 1972, disbanded in 1975, reformed in 1992) that originally performed Holocaust
Billy: name of Steve's character in Velvet Goldmine
Bionic: the 3rd song on Placebo
Biotek: an industrial band that covered Pure Morning on their album Punishment for Decadence
Birkin, Jane: French singer which Brian did a duet with for her song Smile, she also happens to be the one who originally dueted with Serge Gainsbourg for his song Je T'aime Moi Non Plus
Bitch: name of one of Brian's guitars (a red Fender Jaguar), so named because of the sticker that says 'bitch' on it
The Bitter End: the 5th song on Sleeping With Ghosts, released as a single & a video in 2003, used in the video game SSX3
Bitter Pill: a great Placebo fan forum that people migrated to when the official forum went down for revamping, but posting died down when the official forum returned, but then picked up again the when the official forum disappeared again, but i think it's gone for good now... or maybe not?
Bittersweet: name of the song that Brian sang a small part of in the film Velvet Goldmine, but it's not on the soundtrack (though it sounds like he might do the backing vocals)
Black Eyed: the 6th song on Black Market Music, released as a single & a video in 2001, also featured in Engel & Joe
Black, Frank: also known as Black Francis and Michael Charles Thompson; of The Pixies, originally wrote Where Is My Mind; he opened for Placebo in Paris on October 18th, 2003 and later that night came back out and performed Where Is My Mind with them
Black Market Blood: the hidden song on Black Market Music
Black Market Music: Placebo's 3rd full-length album, released in 2000
Blind: the 8th song on Meds
Bloc Party: the alternative rock band who's Russell Lissack remixed Because I Want You
Blue American: the 7th song on Black Market Music
Bolan, Marc: (born Marc Feld) front man of the 70's glam rock band T. Rex, original writer of 20th Century Boy
Boney M: 70's disco band that originally performed Daddy Cool
Boo Radleys: one of Steve's former bands (formed in 1988, disbanded in 1999), he played drums on their first album, Ichabod & I (released in 1990) before he left the band
Bowen, Tracy: provided backing vocals on Daddy Cool
Bowie, David: musician, Placebo toured with him in 1996, he invited Placebo to play at his 50th birthday bash, sang 20th Century Boy with them at the 1999 Brits award show. He also sang a duet with Brian on the single version of Without You I'm Nothing, and hosted a chat with them in 1999
Boy George: musician & friend of Brian; formerly the front man of Culture Club; played at the Cafe De Paris on Feb. 13, 2002, as did Brian
Boys Don't Cry: one of The Cure's songs that Robert Smith performed with Placebo live
Breed: one of the bands that Steve was in before he joined Placebo
Breed, Simon: lead singer of Breed, one of Steve's former bands. he also provided harmonica on the studio version of Protect Me From What I Want
Bremner, Ewan: actor (probably most famous for his role as Spud in Trainspotting) who directed the documentary on the special edition Meds DVD
Brice, Fiona: arranged the strings on Space Monkey, Pierrot The Clown, and Song To Say Goodbye.
Brick Shithouse: the 2nd song on Without You I'm Nothing
The Brick Shithouse (aka the BSH): see Placeboworld
Brixton Academy: London venue where Placebo played their last 2 shows of the 2001 tour, among others
Broken Promise: the 10th song on Meds
Brooks, Louise: silent film actress of the 20's to whom Brian (with his bobbed haircut) used to slightly resemble, he named one of his guitars after her (there's a sticker of her on it)
Brothers In Rhythm: remixed Every You Every Me, Without You I'm Nothing, and Passive Aggressive
Brown, Darren: engineer of the songs Paycheck and Flesh Mechanic
Bruise Pristine: the 8th song on Placebo, released as a single in 1995 and re-released as a single & a video in 1997
Bubblegun: b-side track on the Slave To The Wage single
Burger Queen: the 12th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Burger Queen Français: Burger Queen sung in French, released as a single only in France in 1999
Bush: British band supported by Placebo on tour in 1995
Bush, Kate: original writer of Running Up That Hill
Bulletproof Cupid: instrumental, the 1st song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Bushey, Adrian: engineer on Without You I'm Nothing and some singles
The Caesars: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Campion, Paul: lead singer/guitarist of AC Acoustics, co-writer of Every You Every Me and Twenty Years, also a friend of Brian
Can't Get You Outta My Head: a Kylie Minogue song (from her album Fever) that Brian performed live with Trash Palace
Caprice: fashion model (full name Caprice Bourret) who allegedly hit-on Brian and he turned down
Captain Beefheart: the man (whose self-titled band formed in 1964, disbanded in 1982) that wrote Ashtray Heart, from which Brian & Stefan took the name of their first band together
Carbon Kid: the name of the song Brian recorded with Alpinestars; it was released as a single and Brian appeared in it's video
Caroline Records: record label that Placebo (the album) was first released on
Cate, Field: the name of the boy in the Song To Say Goodbye video
Catherine Wheel: British band (formed in 1990) that Placebo supported on tour in 1995
Cavity Search: in 2002 the ex-BSH webmaster said a song called Cavity Search was to be on SWG but it turned out not to be (and i don't think it was renamed)
Centrefolds: 12th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Chapman, Steve: Placebo's tour manager
Chatham, Rhys: New York composer; Brian played alto guitar and Stefan played soprano guitar in a performance of his "Les 100 Guitares" on August 9th, 1994 in London, England at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre 8
Chelsea Hotel No. 2: a Leonard Cohen song which Brian sang a snippet of (whilst accompanying himself on acoustic guitar) while on a French interview show
(Les) Chevaliers Du Ciel: 2005 French movie that featured The Crawl on the soundtrack
Chicks With Dicks: the name of the easter egg on the Soulmates Never Die DVD in which Placebo performs Where Is My Mind? while wearing ladies wigs
Chilton, Alex: of the band Big Star, original writer of Holocaust
Chrome Dreams: the label that released Maximum Placebo, the Placebo Androgyny DVD, and the Placebo X-posed interview CD
Chumscrubber: a film that featured Pure Morning on the soundtrack
Claris de Florian, Jean-Pierre: original writer of Plaisir D'amour
Cobain, Kurt: frontman of Nirvana, originally wrote All Apologies
Cody: the name of Brian and girlfriend Helena Berg's young son
Cohen, Leonard: original writer of Chelsea Hotel No. 2
Collette, Toni: actress who co-starred with Placebo in Velvet Goldmine as Mandy Slade, she also starred in movies such as The Sixth Sense, Emma, and Little Miss Sunshine
Collins, Paul: art direction on Black Market Music (along with Kevin Westenberg)
Colour Of Fire: British band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Come Home: the 1st song on Placebo, released as a single & a video in 1996
Commercial For Levi: the 9th song on Black Market Music
Cook, Janet: provided backing vocals on I Feel You, former backing vocalist of Depeche Mode
Cooper, Ian: mastered Black Market Music
Corkett, Paul: producer & mixer of Black Market Music, and co-engineer of Without You I'm Nothing (the album)
Cowper, Alex: sleeve & booklet designer of the Soulmates Never Die DVD, Once More With Feeling (both CD and DVD), Meds, and the re-release of Placebo's first album
Cracknell, Simon: director of the Twenty Years video
The Crawl: the 7th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Cruel Intentions: 1999 film (starring Sarah Michelle Geller, Ryan Phillippe, Selma Blair, and Reese Witherspoon) which featured Every You Every Me during the opening credits (when Ryan Phillippe is driving along a road) and on the soundtrack
Crush: the song that Brian recorded with AC Acoustics that was released as a single
cuckold: referred to in Broken Promise; definition = a man whose wife is unfaithful
Cunningham, Chris: director of the 36 Degrees video
The Cure: the influential British band (fronted by Robert Smith, formed in 1976) who originally performed Boys Don't Cry and If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Daddy Cool: b-side track on the Bitter End single and on the SWG cover edition, originally performed by Boney M. the band covered this song a present for Steve's daughter, Emily, and Steve sings backing vocals on it.
Dark Globe: b-side track on the 36 Degrees single, originally written by Syd Barrett
Day, Corrine: photographer on Without You I'm Nothing & it's singles
Days Before You Came: the 2nd song on Black Market Music
Daytripper: snowboarding movie that featured 36 Degrees on the soundtrack
Dean, James: American actor who died in a car crash in 1955; according to Brian he was gay and liked to have cigarettes stubbed out on his chest, which Brian refers to in This Picture
Deasonika: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2006
Deceptive Records: the record label that Come Home was released on, founded by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James
deementia: webmistress of this site (A Place For Us To Dream) AKA dee or deemie
Delacour, Xavier: the designer of Brian's very popular '---Cut Here---' shirt
Demetriou, Stefan: Soulmates Never Die DVD manager
The Departure: British band that supported Placebo at Wembley in November 2004
Depeche Mode: band (formed in Basildon, England in 1980) fronted by Dave Gahan, originally performed I Feel You (from their album Songs of Faith & Devotion), one of Stefan's favorite bands
Des Cadences Et Des Maux: a 331 page Placebo biography written in French by journalist Sébastien Michaud and edited by Camion Blanc, released around the 20th of April, 2005.
Detox Five: b-side of the Twenty Years single
dEUS: Belgian band (formed in 1991) that supported Placebo on tour in 1997
Dex Dexter: Xavior's former band
didgeridoo: played by Robert Schultzberg on I Know; a large bamboo or wooden trumpet of the Australian Aborigines
Dingley, Fulton: produced the single of Come Home and Drowning By Numbers
Drag: the 3rd song on Meds
Drake, Nick: original writer of Been Smoking Too Long which Placebo covered for a b-side
Dreadful Shadows: a gothic band that covered The Crawl
Dream City Film Club: British band fronted by Michael J Sheehy with which Brian recorded the song Some for their Billy Chic single; also Pissboy (as seen on one of Brian's t-shirts) is also a song by them
Drink You Pretty: b-side track on the Bitter End single
Drowning By Numbers: b-side track on the Come Home single, and on the 10th anniversary edition of their self-titled album
Dub Psychosis: instrumental, b-side track on the Special K single
Durst, Fred: homophobic enemy of Brian who caused verbal spats between them, lead ape of Limp Bizkit
Eagles Of Death Metal: American band (formed by Jesse Hughes, Josh Homme, and Tim Vanhamel) that supported Placebo on tour in part of the US in 2003
The Edukators: a German film featuring Bulletproof Cupid on the soundtrack
Eggman: nickname of Steve Chapman, AKA The Egg
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster: British band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Elbow: British band (formed in 1991) that supported Placebo on tour in Australia in 2004
Electric Crayons: one of Steve's former bands
Elevator Records: Placebo's record label, which no other bands have been released on
Elliot, Nicholas: translated Burger Queen into French for the single and directed the tour visuals for Nancy Boy and Peeping Tom
Ellis, Rob: formerly of PJ Harvey, arranged strings on Black Market Music
Elvis: the Elvis referred to in Little Mo is Elvis Presley, american singer deemed by some as the "king of rock 'n' roll"
EMAs: see European Music Awards
Emily: the name of Steve's daughter, who is approximately eight or nine years of age
Engel & Joe: German film (starring Jana Pallaske and Robert Stadlober) that featured Black-Eyed in the film & on the soundtrack, and Johnny & Mary just in the film; clips of the film were used in the Black-Eyed video; also the band was at the premier of the film
English Summer Rain: the 2nd song on Sleeping With Ghosts, released as a single & a video in 2004
ether: referred to in I'll Be Yours; definition = a light volatile flammable liquid C4H10O used chiefly as a solvent and especially formerly as an anesthetic
Ether Net: band that supported Placebo on tour in Canada in 2001
European Music Awards: in 2004 Brian presented Muse with the award for Best Alternative Act at MTV's European Music Awards. Amy Lee co-presented and although her microphone was fine, Brian's was not working so what he was saying could not be heard.
Evalia: b-side track on the Bitter End single, produced by Stefan Olsdal and Bill Lloyd
Every You Every Me: the 8th song on Without You I'm Nothing, released as a single & a video in 1999, also featured in the film Cruel Intentions
Evil Dildo: the hidden song on Without You I'm Nothing, featuring two distorted threatening messages taken from Brian's answering machine
Evil Superstars: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1996
extrovert: referred to in 36 Degrees; definition = a person whose personality is gregarious and unreserved
Eyesight To The Blind: b-side track on the Nancy Boy single
Fade Out: in 2002 the ex-BSH webmaster said a song called Fade Out was to be on SWG but it turned out not to be (perhaps it became This Picture)
fag hag: referred to in Slackerbitch; according to 'The Unofficial Gay Manual' a fag hag is "a straight woman who spends a lot of time with gay men (often considered a derisive term by fag hags themselves)"
The Faint: American band (originally from Omaha, Nebraska) that supported Placebo on tour in England in 2003
Faith Over Reason: one of Bill Lloyd's former bands; formed 1990 and fronted by Moira Lambert; Bill played bass and keyboards until he left in 1995 to form Soup
Fantastic Voyage: a film that Brian said was an inspiration for the Special K promo video
Farian, Frank: one of the original writers of Daddy Cool
Faultline: electronic musician whom Brian & Françoise Hardy performed with on the Gainsbourg song Requiem For A Jerk
Feel Good Hit Of The Summer: the title of a Queens Of The Stone Age song that Placebo covered after Taste In Men during a live gig in 2001
Fender®: the guitar company (formed in 1946) that makes the Jazzmaster, Jaguar, and Telecaster models favored by Brian
Fierce Panda: indie record label that Bruise Pristine was released on as a split 7" single with Soup
The Fifth Element: 1997 sci-fi movie featuring a character named Leeloo (played by Milla Jovavich), possibly the inspiration for the spacy-sounding Placebo b-side called Leeloo
Fight Club: movie that features the song Where Is My Mind? as the credits roll but it's the Pixies' version, not Placebo's version.
Finch, Caroline: see Loren, Severe
First Day: Timo Maas single featuring vocals by Brian Molko & Jo Kate (the female singer), from the album Pictures; a video for it was released but Bri wasn't in it.
Five Years: the David Bowie song (from the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars) that Brian covered for a television program in 2004
Flaming Creatures: the name of the fictional band featuring Brian, Steve, and Xavior in the film Velvet Goldmine
Flesh Mechanic: apart from a demo version on the Teenage Angst single Placebo song never officially released this until it appeared on the 10th anniversary edition of their self-titled album
Fletcher, Saul: photographer of the album Placebo & it's singles, his nephew is the boy on the front cover of the album
Flick: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1999
Flood: (real name Mark Ellis), mixed most of the album Meds; he's worked many other bands, such as PJ Harvey and Depeche Mode
Follow The Cops Back Home: the 5th song on Meds
Fourteen Hours: the Grace Kelly film that Brian said was an inspiration for the Pure Morning promo video
Francis, Black: see Black, Frank
Francis, Lorraine: engineer on Black Market Music
The Freelance Hellraiser: remixed English Summer Rain for the Special Needs single
The Frozen Peas: a covered You Don't Care About Us
Furslide: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1998
Gabriel, Peter: musician (formerly of Genesis) whose Real World Studios is the location where Placebo recorded their second album
Gainsbourg, Serge: original writer of Je T'aime Moi Non Plus, Requiem Pour Un Con, and co-writer of Ballade De Melody Nelson (he's the man speaking at the beginning of Placebo's cover)
Garbage: band (formed in 1993) fronted by Shirley Manson that Placebo supported on tour in South Africa in 1999
Gattaca: the film that Brian said was the aesthetic inspiration for the Special K promo video
Genet, Jean: French author (1910-1986) who wrote a book entitled Our Lady Of The Flowers, which perhaps inspired Brian to pen the song Lady Of The Flowers
Gibson®: guitar company (formed in the early 1900's) that makes the Gibson SG model, favored by Brian
Glastonbury Anthems The Best Of 1994 to 2004: DVD featuring Placebo performing The Crawl live in 1998, also includes other performances from the Glastonbury fest by bands like Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead, and Ash
Goddess: name of one of Brian's guitars (possibly the sparkly blue Fender Jazzmaster with the 'goddess' sticker on it)
golden shower: referred to in Commercial For Levi; definition = the act of urinating on someone (or being urinated upon) for sexual pleasure
Goldsmiths College: name of the London, England college where Brian got his drama degree
Gomez: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1998
Gordon, Nick: director of the Pure Morning video
Gore, Martin: of Depeche Mode, original writer of I Feel You
Gore, Paul: director of the Special Needs video
Greenhalgh, Howard: director of the Nancy Boy, Bruise Pristine, Slave To The Wage, Special K, The Bitter End and This Picture videos
Grohl, Dave: guitarist and front man of the band Foo Fighters and formerly the drummer of Nirvana, seen in a few photos with Brian, also played at Bowie's birthday bash
Gucci: clothing designer that Placebo modeled for
Guitar Eros: the title of the book by photographer JB Mondino which contains a photo of Brian in his knickers laying with a Gibson guitar
haemoglobin: referred to in Haemoglobin; definition = 1 - an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen 2 - any of numerous iron-containing respiratory pigments of invertebrates and some plants (as yeasts)
Haemoglobin: the 10th song on Black Market Music
Hang On To Your IQ: the 5th song on Placebo
Hardy, Françoise: model/singer whom Brian & Faultline performed with on the Gainsbourg song Requiem For A Jerk
Hare Krishna: instrumental, b-side track on the 36 Degrees single
Har Mar Superstar: supported Placebo at Wembley in November 2004
Harvey, Polly Jean: Brian is a big fan of PJ's work (he cites her debut, Dry, as one of his top 10 albums) and they've appeared in photos together; they were rumored to do a duet on one of Queens Of The Stone Age's Desert Session albums but Brian apparently didn't show up
Haynes, Todd: director & co-writer of Velvet Goldmine
Hell: French film that featured Protect Me From What I Want
Hewitt, Steve: English, drummer of Placebo on their original demos and since soon after their 1st album
Hillcoat, John: director of the You Don't Care About Us video
HK Farewell: instrumental, the hidden song on Placebo also released as a b-side track on the Teenage Angst single; the HK stands for Hong Kong
Hogg, Pam: clothing designer, Brian did some modeling for her. she performed Don't Go Breaking My Heart with Brian at a London club called Cafe De Paris on Feb. 13, 2002 (in place of the scheduled Cerys Matthews)
Holdsworth, Ed: director of the Infra-Red video
Holiday, Billie: famous blues singer whose song Strange Fruit was some sort of inspiration for Haemoglobin
Holmes, Chris: a DJ who played before She Wants Revenge and Placebo (at the Nov. 6, 2006 gig in Philadelphia at least)
Holocaust: b-side track on the Slave To The Wage single and on the SWG cover edition, originally performed by Big Star
Homme, Josh: front man of Queens Of The Stone Age (and formerly of Kyuss), also of Eagles Of Death Metal; original co-writer of Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
Hotel Persona: Stefan's electro-pop project with David Persona (aka David Amen) and Javier Solo
Howling Bells: an Australian band that supported Placebo on tour in 2006
Hug Bubble: instrumental, b-side track on the Nancy Boy single
Hughes, Morgan: a merchandise man at Placebo concerts, he also designed the wings tattoo used on the This Picture singles
Hurt: in Anaheim California on December 1, 2003 Placebo did an acoustic cover of this Nine Inch Nails song because their equipment got held up customs
Hut Records: subsidiary of Virgin Records, label that most of Placebo's albums have been released on, the label was discontinued by Virgin in mid-2004
Idlewild: Scottish band that supported Placebo on tour in 2000 and on tour in the US in 2001
I Do: new song on the album once More With Feeling
I Feel You: cover of a Depeche Mode song; released as a fan-club only cassette, as a bonus track on the US version of Black Market Music, and on the SWG cover edition
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep: the title of The Cure's song that Robert Smith performed with Placebo live in 2004 for Canal + (which i think is a tv show)
I Know: the 7th song on Placebo
I'll Be Yours: the 9th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Imbecile: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2004
Indochine: a French band fronted by Nikola Sirkis; Bri provided vocals on song Pink Water 3 for their album Alice & June
Infra-red: the 2nd song on Meds, released as a single & video in 2006
Innocence Of Sleep: instrumental, b-side track on the Pure Morning single
(Les) Inrockuptibles: French magazine that released the Prot&ecute;ge Moi DVD single in June 2004 which featured the X-rated video for Protége Moi directed by Gaspar Noé
In The Cold Light Of Morning: the 12th song on Meds
introvert: referred to in 36 Degrees; definition = a person whose personality is reserved and/or shy
Introvenus: name of the medical fetish club night at Camden Underworld that Brian DJ'ed at in the summer of 2002, put on by Brian, Bill Lloyd & Morgan Hughes
Ion: instrumental, b-side track on the You Don't Care About Us single
Izzard, Eddie: British comedian (and transvestite) who co-starred with Placebo in Velvet Goldmine as Jerry Divine; he's also appeared in photos with Placebo
Jackie: audio track on the DVD single for This Picture and on the SWG cover edition, written by Sinead O'Connor
Jakobek, Julie: executive producer of the Soulmates Never Die DVD
Jesus: referred to in Little Mo and Haemoglobin; the Jewish religious teacher who is believed by christians to be the lord and savior
Jesus Loves Me: children's bible school song, sung by Brian in at least one live gig (maybe more than one) before Bruise Pristine
Je T'aime Moi Non Plus: cover song featuring vocals by Brian Molko & Asia Argento, from Trash Palace's album Positions, originally performed by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
Jimmy Choo's: referred to in Follow The Cops Back Home; Jimmy Choo is a high-end shoe designer
Jodrell Bank radar dish: the giant satellite dish that the band appears to be playing on in the promo video for The Bitter End
Johnny & Mary: b-side track on the Taste In Men single and on the SWG cover edition, written by Robert Palmer
Johns, Daniel: of the band Silverchair and solo singer and guitarist of The Dissociatives, he did the 'I Can't Believe It's A Remix' of Slave To The Wage that originally appeared on the Special K maxi-single
Johns, Natalie: producer of the Soulmates Never Die DVD
Johnson, Kimberley: the name of the model (the one who walks off the billboard) in the video for This Picture
Jo Kate: did a duet w/ Brian for Timo Maas's First Day
Jopp, Vanessa: director of the Black-Eyed video and the movie Engel & Joe
Kander, Nadev: photographer for the booklets of Once More With Feeling and Meds
Kangaroo Died: very early Placebo demo, never officially released
Keller, Ed: a designer, professor, writer, architect, musician, multimedia artist based in New York City, mentioned by Stefan in the Soulmates Never Die DVD documentary
Kenehan, Ed: engineer on Placebo
Kerrang: a weekly British rock magazine which occasionally features things on Placebo, at the 2002 Kerrang awards a drunken Brian flipped a table over & got in a few verbal spats
ketamine: also known as Special K; a horse tranquilizer taken by people to induce a trippy high
Khyam: the ex-webmaster of the official Placebo site & ran the fan club, Silver Rocket, for a short time
The Kills: opened for Placebo on tour; fronted by Alison Mosshart, who sang on the song Meds
Kinship: the name of the song by United that Stefan remixed
kitsch: referred to in Kitsch Object; definition = something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality
Kitsch Object: Placebo song never officially released, though a live version exists on file sharing programs
K-Klass: one of Steve's former bands
Kline, Calvin: clothing designer, Brian did some modeling for him but the photos were never used
Kula Shaker: British band (formed 1993, disbanded 1999) that Placebo supported on tour in 1995
La Blanc, Keith: played drums on the Taste in Men Go Go Dub Mix
Lady Of The Flowers: the 9th song on Placebo
Ladytron: band that remixed Because I Want You for the single
Lazarus: according to the bible, Jesus raised this man from the dead
Lazarus: b-side track on the Meds single
Lee, Alex: formerly of Suede & Strangelove, in 2006 he joined w/ Placebo as the 5th guy on stage (taking Xav's place)
Lee, Amy: front woman of the band Evanescence; she presented an award along with Brian at the 2004 EMAs in Rome
Leeloo: instrumental, b-side track on the Pure Morning single (and also happens to be the name of my kitty cat!), possibly inspired by the movie The Fifth Element
Leigh: ex-webmaster of the official site
leitmotif: referred to in Special K; definition = 1 - an associated melodic phrase or figure that accompanies the reappearance of an idea, person, or situation especially in a Wagnerian music drama 2 - a dominant recurring theme
Leni: b-side track on the Slave To The Wage single
Leroy, JT: an acclaimed author who supposedly appeared in a photo with Brian (they also were on the cover of Attitude Magazine together and Brian made a comment about JT) but it turns out he doesn't exist; his books were really written by two authors and someone else (a female!) made appearances in public as him
Levi: see Tecofsky, Levi
libertine: referred to in Without You I'm Nothing; definition = 1 (usually disparaging) - a freethinker especially in religious matters 2 - a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality; specifically one leading a dissolute life
lichen: referred to in Kitsch Object; definition = a complex plant-like organism made of algae & fungus growing together on a solid surface (like on a rock or a tree)
Lick The Pavement: a b-side by Garbage that is sometimes mistaken as a Placebo song
Like Siamese: Timo Maas song featuring vocals by Brian Molko, from the album Pictures
Linoleum: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1996; their lead singer/guitarist, Caroline Finch, provided backing vocals on Taste In Men and Special K
Lissack, Russell: of the band Bloc Party, he remixed Because I Want You
Little, Alan: the owner of the recording studio where Placebo recorded their very first demos, which he also produced
Little Hell: supported Placebo on tour in 2001 & 2003
Little Mo: b-side track on the Special K maxi-single
Live 8: worldwide concert event in 2005 to raise awareness of poverty in Africa, Placebo played a two song set at the free gig in Paris
Live Forever: an Oasis song which Brian sang a snippet of (whilst accompanying himself on acoustic guitar) while on a French interview show
Livingston Studios: London studio where Pure Morning, Post Blue, and Blind were recorded
Lloyd, Bill: played bass on Peeping Tom, plays keyboards and bass live when Stefan plays the guitar on certain songs, co-produced some Placebo songs, the band's longtime guitar tech/van driver/sound guy, also is/was in bands called Soup, Faith Over Reason & Tram
Lloyd, Robert: director of the Come Home video
Lomax: the band featuring Placebo's ex-drummer, Robert Schultzberg
Long Division: new song that has yet to appear on any official release except for the Meds special edition DVD, first performed on tour in 2003, likely originally entitled Multiply
Loren, Severe: (AKA Caroline Finch), lead singer/guitarist of the band Linoleum, provided backing vocals on Taste In Men and Special K
Louise: name of one of Brian's guitars (a red Fender Jaguar), so named because of the sticker of Louise Brooks on it
Love Bomb: a band that Placebo supported on tour in 1995
Ludwin, Steve: he appears on the OMWF DVD documentary, but i'm not exactly sure who he is... he might be the singer of Little Hell
Luxembourg: small European country where Brian and Stefan spent part of their childhoods and attended school together
Maas, Timo: remixed Special K for the single, which also appears on his album Connected, and Space Monkey for the Meds single. he also released the album Pictures which contains three songs featuring Brian, Like Siamese, Pictures, and First Day.
M.A.C.: a cosmetic brand name-dropped by Brian in I Do
Maggie's Farm: referred to in Slave To The Wage; from the Bob Dylan song 'Maggie's Farm'
Malcolm: name of Brian's character in Velvet Goldmine
Manson, Marilyn: shock-rock singer who Brian has appeared in at least one photo with and whom Brian said is a friend
Marilyn: referred to prevalently in the song Swallow; possibly Marilyn Monroe (a blonde-bombshell actress who OD'ed in 1962), musician Marilyn Manson, or perhaps someone else
Marr, Johnny: guitarist of The Smiths, original co-writer of Bigmouth Strikes Again
Mars Landing Party: b-side track on the Pure Morning single, sung in French
Mason, Dare: producer on Black Market Music singles
Materia: the name of Stefan's musical side project with David Amen
Matthews, Cerys: ex-vocalist of Catatonia, was scheduled to perform Don't Go Breaking My Heart with Brian at a London club called Cafe De Paris on Feb. 13, 2002, but it never happened
Matthews, Donna: guitarist of Elastica; she played Polly Small in Velvet Goldmine
Mauvaises Fréquentations: French film that featured Pure Morning and My Sweet Prince
Maximum Placebo: a 60 minute spoken work unauthorized band biography that was released on CD by Chrome Dreams in July of 2003
Maybelline: a cosmetic company name-dropped by Brian in I Do
MC5: referred to in Scared Of Girls; band from Detroit US 1964-1972
McDonald, Skip: guitarist on the Taste In Men Go Go Dub Mix
McDonargh, Barbara: director of the Taste In Men video
McGregor, Ewan: actor who co-starred with Placebo in Velvet Goldmine as Curt Wylde, he also starred in movies such as Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge, Down With Love, and Big Fish
McLean, Dave: Placebo's co-manager and director of Riverman
Meds: the title of Placebo's 5th full-length studio album
Meds: the 1st song on Meds, featuring vocals by Alison Mosshart of The Kills, released as a single & video in 2006
Melody Maker: a British music magazine that used to feature Placebo but stopped being published in 2000
Mephistopheles: referred to in Then The Clouds Will Open For Me; the devil to whom Faust sold his soul in stage plays by Marlow and Goethe
Mercedes Benz: in Anaheim California on December 1, 2003 Placebo did an acoustic cover of this Janis Joplin song because their equipment got held up customs
The Metric System: song featuring vocals by Brian Molko, from Trash Palace's album Positions
metronome: referred to in Eyesight To The Blind; definition = an instrument designed to tick at a selected rate to mark exact time for musicians
Meyers, Jonathan Rhys: actor who co-starred with Placebo in Velvet Goldmine as Brian Slade, he also starred in movies such as Titus, B Monkey, Match Point, and Bend It Like Beckham
Miller, Teo: engineer on Pure Morning
Minogue, Kylie: actress/songstress that originally performed the song Can't Get You Outta My Head (which was covered by Brian and Trash Palace) on her album Fever
Miss Moneypenny: b-side track on the Nancy Boy single
Miss Moneypenny: a fictional character in the James Bond films and novels (written by Ian Fleming)
Molko, Brian: lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Placebo
Mondino, Jean-Baptiste: photographer of several promo shots of the band, the cover of Sleeping With Ghosts and of The Bitter End. he also put out a book called Guitar Eros which contains a photo of Brian
Moneypenny: formerly ran Placebo's official fan club, Silver Rocket
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited: the Serge Gainsbourg tribute album that contains Placebo's cover of The Ballad Of Melody Nelson and Brian, Faultline, and Françoise Hardy's collaboration Requiem For A Jerk
Moody Studios: London studio where some of Black Market Music was recorded
Morrissey, Steven Patrick: front man of The Smiths, original co-writer of Bigmouth Strikes Again
Mosshart, Alison: of the Kills, performed a duet w/ Brian on the song Meds, also known as VV
Mould, David: director of the Meds video
Multiply: in 2002 the ex-BSH webmaster said a song called Multiply was to be on SWG but it turned out not to be. It seems to have been renamed to Long Division
Muse: the British band fronted by Matt Bellamy that Brian presented an award for 'best alternative band' to at the 2004 EMAs
The Musicians Institute in East End: London UK school where Stefan studied guitar before Placebo
The Mustard Seeds: a band supported by Placebo on tour in 1996
My Sweet Prince: the 9th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Mystic Deckchairs: one of Steve's former bands
My Vitriol: British band fronted by Som Wardner that supported Placebo on tour in 2001
Nameshaker: a band that Placebo supported on tour in 1995
nancy boy: a male homosexual or any effeminate male
Nancy Boy: the 6th song on Placebo, released as a single & a video in 1997
narcolepsy: a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep
Narcoleptic: the 10th song on Black Market Music
Needledick: instrumental, b-side track on the Pure Morning single
Nirvana: influential American band fronted by Kurt Cobain (formed 1986, disbanded 1994) that originally performed All Apologies which Placebo partially covered in Budapest 2001
Noé, Gaspar: director of the X-rated Protége Moi video
No Other God: name of the song on which Brian dueted with Kristeen Young for her album X
Norwegian Celery Farmers: a band that covered Nancy Boy for their 2001 album Grim Fandagno
Oasis: the British band that orginally wrote Live Forever
O'Connor, Sinead: original writer of Jackie, which Placebo covered as an audio track on the This Picture DVD
Oliveri, Nick: formerly of Queens Of The Stone Age and Kyuss; original co-writer of Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
Olsdal, Stefan: Swedish, bassist of Placebo
Olympic Studios: London studio where some of Black Market Music was recorded
Once More With Feeling - 1996-2004: singles collection released on CD (featuring two new songs with a bonus disc of remixes) and DVD (containing all the band's promo videos except Come Home) released in October 2004
One Inch Punch: Justin Warfield's former band, remixed Bruise Pristine
One Of A Kind: the 11th song on Meds
Operator: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Organic Vision Of Sound: books of photographs that contains 2 picture of Placebo live
Osborne, Steve: producer of Without You I'm Nothing (except for Pure Morning)
Oxygen Thief: instrumental, b-side track on the Come Home single
Page, Scarlet: a rock 'n' roll photographer who has done promo shoots with Placebo on several occasions; it was she who photographed the Your Child exhibition which featerd Brian and Cody
Pallaske, Jana: German actress who starred in Engel & Joe (she played Joe) and the promo video for Black Eyed
Palmer, Robert: original writer of Johnny & Mary
Passive Aggressive: the 5th song on Black Market Music
(La) Patinoire (The Ice Rink): French film that featured Come Home
Patterson, Kenny: engineer on Black Market Music
Pavement: American band formed in 1989; a sample from their song Texas Never Whispers (written by Stephen Malkmus & Scott Kannberg) was used in Slave To The Wage
Paycheck: an early Placebo song that was never officially released until it appeared on the 10th anniversary edition of their self-titled album
Pearl: name of Xavior's character in Velvet Goldmine
Peeping Tom: the 12th song on Black Market Music
Pertramer, Ingo: photographer of the Soulmates Never Die DVD sleeve
Pictures: 2005 Timo Maas album featuring vocals by Brian Molko on the title track, Like Siamese, and First Day
Pictures: Timo Maas song featuring vocals by Brian Molko, from the album by the same name
Piering, Scott: set up the company that handled Placebo's (along with many other bands) television and radio promotion, he died of cancer in early 2000, Placebo dedicated the song Slave To The Wage and the entire Black Market Music album to his memory, they also played the 4Scott gig benefiting cancer research in his memory
Pierrot: a stock comic character of old French pantomime usually having a whitened face and wearing loose white clothes
Pierrot The Clown: the 9th song on Meds
Pinard, Grégoire: South African Placebo fan that made of the claymation video for English Summer Rain that appeared on the Once More With Feeling DVD
Pink Water 3: the Indochine song that Brian appeared on
The Pixies: influential rock band from Boston that formed in 1986, broke up in 1993, and reformed in 2004, fronted by Frank Black, they originally performed Where Is My Mind?
placebo: /pluh-'sE-bo/ [Latin, I shall please] 1 - a medication prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder 2 - [a] an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug) [b] something tending to soothe
Placebo: the best band in the whole fucking world!!! Formed in 1995 by Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal; but since you're at this fansite reading this, you already should know all about that! if not, then go to https://www.angelfire.com/ne2/placebo/history.html to learn more
Placebo: Placebo's self-titled first full-length album, released in 1996 and re-released in 2006 as a special edition with new liner notes and photos, 4 extra tracks, and a bonus DVD disc
Placebo Androgyny: the name of the DVD put out in 2005 by Chrome Dreams. it contains interview w/ people related to Placebo such as Brian's former drama teachers and Simon Breed but no actual music or performances by Placebo
Placeboworld: the official Placebo website, once known as The Brick Shithouse
A Place For Us To Dream: the name of this Placebo fansite (aka APFUTD), title taken from a line in Narcoleptic
Plaisir D'amour: French song Brian performed a cappella in 1998 as a live intro for Without You I'm Nothing
Plasticine®: a pliant, somewhat oily-feeling, material that comes in many colors and never dries out; used for modeling (kinda like clay)
Plasticine: the 7th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Playing Alive Foundation: a humanitarian foundation (developed by Brian Molko, Pete Tong & other record producers and label bosses) which puts on major live events to raise funds for victims of natural & man-made disasters in the third world
Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood: the title of a song by The Animals which Brian sang a snippet of (whilst accompanying himself on acoustic guitar) while on a French interview show
Polly Small's Band: the fictional band from the film Velvet Goldmine in which Stefan played the un-named bassist
Pop, Iggy: American rock legend (formerly of The Stooges) that Placebo opened for in Paris, 1996
Positions: album released by Trash Palace in 2002 which features vocals by Brian on the songs Je T'aime Moi Non Plus and The Metric System
Post Blue: the 6th song on Meds, used in episodes of the TV show One Tree Hill
proquandary: referred to in Paycheck; definition = as far as i know "proquandary" is not a real word, but the word quandary means "a state of perplexity or doubt"
protozoan: referred to in Flesh Mechanic; definition = "any of a phylum or subkingdom (Protozoa) of chiefly motile and heterotrophic unicellular protists (as amoebas, trypanosomes, sporozoans, and paramecia) that are represented in almost every kind of habitat and include some pathogenic parasites of humans and domestic animals"
Protect Me From What I Want: the 11th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Protége Moi: the French version of Protect Me From What I Want that Placebo recorded & released as a single & video in 2004
Pure Morning: the 1st song on Without You I'm Nothing, released as a single & a video in 1998
Queens Of The Stone Age: American band (formed in 1997, fronted by Josh Homme) that originally performed Feel Good Hit Of The Summer which Placebo covered live; they're apparently friends as photos of Placebo appear on the official QOTSA site
Quirke, Orla: co-art director of OMWF
The Raft: Placebo's former official site
RAK Studios: the London Studio where Meds was recorded
Real World Studios: the studio (owned by Peter Gabriel) located in the village of Box (near Bath) where most of Without You I'm Nothing was recorded
REM: American rock band formed in 1980 and fronted by Michael Stipe
Rendez-vous: name of the Jane Birkin album that Smile is on
Requiem Pour Un Con (Requiem For A Jerk): Serge Gainsbourg song that Brian, Faultline, and Françoise Hardy collaborated on for the tribute album, Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Reyam, George: one of the original writers of Daddy Cool
Riverman: Placebo's management company, they also manage Alpinestars
Robinson, Trevor: director of the Teenage Angst video
Rock Garden, London Covent Garden: where Placebo played their first headlining show on January 23, 1995
Roide, Xavior: keyboardist during Placebo's gigs from 2003-2005, also appeared in Velvet Goldmine as the bassist of the Flaming Creatures
Running Up That Hill: Kate Bush cover that appears on Placebo's SWG cover edition, used in an episode of the TV show The OC
(Les) Rythmes Digitales: remixed Taste in Men and Pure Morning
Sabrina: the name of the topless Spanish model (of mandpmodels.com) on the cover and in the booklet of Meds
Sanchez, Junior: remixed The Bitter End for the Special Needs DVD single
San Remo: Italian city where Placebo performed Special K on a television awards show that ended with a very angry Brian smashing equipment and flipping everyone off
Sarm West Studios: London studio where some of Sleeping With Ghosts & a bit of Meds was recorded
(La) Scala: King's Cross venue at which the 4Scott gig took place
Scanton, Mary: band photographer on the album Placebo
Scared Of Girls: the 11th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Scarfo: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1997
Scheer: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1996
Schultzburg, Robert: Swedish drummer on Placebo's first album, left the band due to internal conflicts w/ Brian, played the didgeridoo on I Know
Seafood: British band that supported Placebo on tour in 2001
Sea Life Park: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Second Sight: the 10th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
semaphore: referred to in This Picture; definition = 1 - an thing for visual signaling (by positioning one or more movable arms) 2 - a visual signaling system where two flags are held (one in each hand)
Sheehy, Michael J.: former lead singer of Dream City Film Club
Sherwood, Adrian: remixed the Taste in Men Go Go Dub Mix
She Wants Revenge: the new alternative-rock band of Justin Warfield (who sang on Spite & Malice). they co-headlined a US tour with Placebo in 2006
Shields, Kevin: front man of the band My Bloody Valentine, remixed Pure Morning for the Black-Eyed single
Shiseido: a Japanese cosmetic brand (they also make eyeglasses) name-dropped by Brian in I Do
Silverchair: Australian band supported by Placebo on tour in Australia in 1999
Silver Rocket: Placebo's former official fan club, name taken from a line in Hang On To Your IQ
Simon, Emily: supported Placebo on tour in 2006
Sin: the name of a German woman who covered The Crawl
Sioux, Siouxsie: front woman on Siouxsie & The Banshees, appeared in a Pam Hogg fashion show with Brian
Sirkis, Nikola: front man of the band Indochine, he's appeared in several photos with Brian and they collaborated on the Indochine song Pink Water3
Six By Seven: British band that supported Placebo on tour in 2000
Skin: (given name : Deborah Dyer) formerly the front woman of Skunk Anansie, she embarked on a solo career in 2001 and supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Slackerbitch: b-side track on the Nancy Boy single, and on the 10th anniversary edition of their self-titled album
Slave To The Wage: the 8th song on Black Market Music, released as a single & a video in 2000
Sleeping With Ghosts: Placebo's fourth full-length album, released in 2003; a special 2 CD edition of the album with a disc of songs covered by the band was also released in 2003
Sleeping With Ghosts: the 4th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Sloy: band that supported Placebo on tour in 1998
Slut: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Smile: name of the song on which Brian dueted with Jane Birkin for her album Rendez-vous
The Smiths: British band, formed in Manchester in 1982, disbanded 1987 and fronted by Morrissey; they originally performed Bigmouth Strikes Again; they were a big influence on young Brian and Placebo appeared on a tribute album to them
Smith, Robert: front man of The Cure, performed Boys Don't Cry and Without You I'm Nothing with Placebo onstage during the Wembley 2004 gig, and Placebo performed The Cure's song If Only Tonight We Could Sleep with them in 2004
Smith, Tony: MD of Deceptive Records, the label that released the Come Home single
Sneaker Pimps: British band (formed in 1993) that supported Placebo on tour in 2001and remixed Every You Every Me
Solo, Javier: of Hotel Persona (a project of Stefan Olsdal)
Some: the name of the Dream City Film Club song which Brian recorded vocal for; it appeared on the Billy Chic maxi-CD
Something Rotten: the 6th song on Sleeping With Ghosts
Song To Say Goodbye: the 13th song on Meds, released as a worldwide (except UK) single & video in 2006
Sonic Youth: formed in New York in 1981; the band was a big influence on Brian so the use of "silver rocket" likely came from one of their songs
Sorry: the title of the skateboard video on which Mark Appleyard used Every You Every Me during his part
Soulmates: title of the 'rock' version of the song Sleeping With Ghosts, b-side to This Picture
Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris: a DVD of Placebo's Oct. 18, 2003 performance in Paris in front of approximately 16,000 fans (including Where Is My Mind? with Frank Black); the dvd also includes a documentary of the band in North America and two very funny hidden easter eggs
Soup: one of Bill Lloyd's former bands, formed in 1995 by Bill, Tebo Steele, and Mark Wilsher (all formerly of Faith Over Reason). they shared a split single with Placebo's Bruise Pristine and also supported Placebo on tour in 1995
Space Monkey: the 4th song on Meds, remixed by Timo Maas for the Meds single
special k: the street name for the drug ketamine (which is Brian's meaning); also a brand of breakfast cereal
Special K: the 3rd song on Black Market Music, released as a single & a video in 2001
Special Needs:the 8th song on Sleeping With Ghosts, released as a single & a video in 2003
Spite & Malice: the 4th song on Black Market Music
SS3X: a video game that features The Bitter End (Junior Sanchez mix) on it (it also features Snow Patrol by the Alpinestars)
Stabbing Westward: American band that co-headlined with Placebo in the US in 1999
Stadlober, Robert: German actor who starred in Engel & Joe (he played Engel) and the promo video for Black Eyed
Star Date 1804: very early Placebo instrumental demo, never officially released
Stellastarr*: New York band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003
Stipe, Michael: front man of the band REM, executive producer of Velvet Goldmine, performed a duet w/ Brian on Broken Promise
Stitched: a band that covered Commercial For Levi
Strange Fruit: a Billie Holiday song about lynching; Brian said that Haemoglobin was "our version of Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit"
Suede: British band (formed in 1989, disbanded in 2003) fronted by Brett Anderson that Alex Lee was a part of after Neil Codling left; the name of their double album of b-sides (released in 1997) was Sci-Fi Lullabies, which may have influenced the "my sci-fi lullaby" line in Leni; supported by Placebo on tour in 1996
Summer's Gone: the 10th song on Without You I'm Nothing
Super Elastic Bubble Plastic: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2006
Swallow: the 10th song on Placebo
Swampdog: a band that covered Nancy Boy during live performances
Taste In Men: the 1st song on Black Market Music, released as a single & a video in 2000
Tattoo: name of one of Brian's guitars (possibly the cherry Gibson SG '61 reissue with an octagonal blue & black sticker on it)
Tecofski, Levi: production manager and front of house sound engineer, one time tour manager, and the Levi whom Commercial For Levi is named for
Teenage Angst: the 2nd song on Placebo, released as a single & a video in 1996
Tell Me Something: a Korean movie about a serial killer, it featured The Crawl in it and had a scene where the killer holds Without You I'm Nothing up to the camera before he kills his victim
Theme From Funky Reverend: instrumental, b-side track on the Taste In Men single
Then The Clouds Will Open For Me: b-side track on the Bruise Pristine single
This Picture: the 3rd song on Sleeping With Ghosts, released as a single & a video in 2003
Thomas, Glyn: of the band Alpinestars with which Brian recorded Carbon Kid
Thomas, Russell: live director of the Soulmates Never Die DVD, director of the videos for Without You I'm Nothing (w/ Bowie) & for Because I Want You
Tikovoi, Dimitri: of the band Trash Palace, he also remixed Black-Eyed as Le Vibrator, did string programming on Black Market Music, and produced Soulmates on the This Picture single, Ballad Of Melody Nelson, and Running Up That Hill. He also produced the album Meds.
Tong, Pete: a DJ who remixed Passive Aggressive. he also co-founded the Playing Alive foundation
Torres, Tobey: front woman of the American band Snake River Conspiracy; she appeared in a couple photos with Brian
tourniquet: referred to in Allergic (To Thoughts Of Mother Earth); definition = something that checks blood flow or bleeding by compressing blood vessels, often used when shooting up heroin
Townhouse Studios: London studio where some of Black Market Music and some of Sleeping With Ghosts were recorded
Tram: one of Bill Lloyd's former bands
Trash Palace: released the album Positions in 2002 on which Brian sings Je T'aime Moi Non Plus and The Metric System
T. Rex: British 70's glam rock band (formed 1968, ended upon front man Marc Bolan's death in 1977) that originally performed 20th Century Boy
Trojan®: referred to in Commercial For Levi; a brand of condoms (named after the inhabitants of ancient Troy known for their endurance & determination in their 10 year war against the invading Greeks)
Tupperware®: referred to in Flesh Mechanic & the Eyesight To The Blind demo; a brand of plasticky-rubbery dishware
Twenty Years: a new song from the album Once More With Feeling and released as a single & video in October 2004
Uncle Tom: referred to in Blue American; the main character (a pious and faithful African slave) in the Harriet Beecher Stowe antislavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
U.N.K.L.E.: remixed Without You I'm Nothing (with David Bowie) for the single
Ultrasound: British band (formed in 1995, disbanded in 1999) that supported Placebo on tour in 1998
UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU: b-side track on the Meds single
United: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2003 and 2006, Stefan remixed the song Kinship from their album, Slick
U2: Irish band (formed in 1977) fronted by Bono that Placebo supported on part of their 1997 Popmart Tour
Vannier, Jean-Claude Michel: co-writer of Ballade De Melody Nelson
Velvet Goldmine: 1997 fictional film about 1970's glam rock directed by Todd Haynes and produced by Michael Stipe, in which Placebo had bit appearances; the band covered 20th Century Boy for the soundtrack
Vinall, Phil: producer of Pure Morning, Nancy Boy, and some other singles
Virgin Records: the mother major label of Hut Recordings, on which most of Placebo's album have been released
Visconti, Tony: legendary producer of luminaries such as David Bowie and T.Rex, additional engineer on the Without You I'm Nothing Single
V V: see Mosshart, Alison
Waiting For The Son Of Man: b-side track on the Bruise Pristine single
Warfield, Justin: American rapper, formerly of One Inch Punch, co-wrote & rapped on Spite & Malice, currently the front man of She Wants Revenge
Weezer: American band fronted by Rivers Cuomo (formed in 1993) that was supported by Placebo on tour in 1996
Wembley Arena: famous UK venue which Placebo played for the first time on November 5th 2004
Westenberg, Kevin: photographer of Black Market Music & it's singles, also took some of the era's band promo pictures
Westland Studios: the Dublin studio where Placebo's first album was recorded
Westmoreland, Micko: actor who co-starred with Placebo in Velvet Goldmine as Jack Fairy, he's also in a band called The Bowling Green
Weston, Alex: Placebo's co-manager, director of Riverman and project manager of the Soulmates Never Die DVD
Whale: band supported by Placebo on tour in 1995
Where Is My Mind?: song covered by Placebo during live gigs and on Radio XFM in March 2003, originally sung by the Pixies (the original can be heard at the end of the film Fight Club), the XFM version was released as a b-side of This Picture and on the SWG cover edition
White Noise: name of the Alpinestars' 2nd album, features Brian doing vocals on Carbon Kid
White Rose Movement: band that supported Placebo on tour in 2006
Wildcrash 500: band supported by Placebo on tour in 1995
Williams, Robbie: British pop-singer (formerly of the boy-band Take That) who claims not to be gay but said something to the effect of admitting he'd kiss Brian
Williams, Simon: MD of Fierce Panda, the label that released the original Bruise Pristine single
Wilson, Dougal: director of the Carbon Kid video
Wimbish, Doug: bass on Taste in Men Go Go Dub Mix
Without You I'm Nothing: Placebo's second full-length album, released in 1998
Without You I'm Nothing: the 5th song on Without You I'm Nothing, also recorded as a duet with David Bowie which was released as a single in 1999 and as a bonus track on the US version of Black Market Music
Wood, Brad: producer of Placebo's first album, remixed Hug Bubble for the Nancy Boy single
Woolgar, Richard: of the band Alpinestars with which Brian recorded Carbon Kid
X: name of the Kristeen Young album that No Other God is on
Xavior: see Roide, Xavior
XFM: UK radio station that Placebo performed live on in 2003
X-Posed: a CD of interviews with Placebo released by Chrome Dreams in March 2006
You Don't Care About Us: the 3rd song on Without You I'm Nothing, released as a single & a video in 1998
Young, Kristeen: singer whom Brian did a duet with for her song No Other God
Your Child: the title of photographer Scarlet Page's exhibition, in association with the charity War Child, that was shown in London from May 19th through the 28th of 2006 and included a photo of Brian holding his baby, Cody, along with photos of many other celebrities with their children
certain term definitions are quoted from Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary
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