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about that top 100 70s punk lps list
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about that top 100 70s punk lps list:
is it really that satisfying to arrive at a number divisible by 5? far too many records are listed for reasons amounting to “i can’t stand this but a lot of people seem to think it’s good&#8221[…]

chuck eddy — iconoclastic genius or knee-jerk contrarian (or both)?
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chuck eddy — iconoclastic genius or knee-jerk contrarian (or both)?
an interview with eddy plus a critique by phil dellio, who raises some valid criticisms here. via www.rockcritics.com.[…]

Further sharing platter scandal
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Further sharing platter scandal unsurprisingly as part of the overall Rat And Parrot defraudment: inequality in food portion terms. In other words: you get a billion billion ‘cajun wedges’ which nobody wants but you get only one ‘ch[…]

KURT SCHWITTERS – “Ursonate”
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KURT SCHWITTERS – “Ursonate”
a bit crap? the futurists were a riot, from the absurd nihilistic manifestos to the compositions themselves. it should be kept in mind that they were painters not musicians. the text for this a capell[…]

Julie London
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And Julie Was Her Name – Listening To Old Music
Whenever you choose to fix it, the birth of Rock is a barrier, like a wall built in time. We on the other side look back to the times before and can’t touch them somehow, can’t imagine tho[…]

PULP – “The Night That Minnie Temperley Died”
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PULP – “The Night That Minnie Temperley Died” (live MP3)
as time passes and his stature as a “sex symbol” grows, it’s getting increasingly difficult to imagine jarvis cocker as the kind of guy who has no other opti[…]

I might as well
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I might as well remind people that our fabulous forum, I Love Music, is not just my personal playground. Ally just contributed a question about sports songs, and any of you, readers and contributors alike, are more than welcome to put any question yo[…]

THOM YORKE IS A TWAT
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THOM YORKE IS A TWAT[…]

“Platters for sharing”
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“Platters for sharing” Often offered, regularly ordered but never any good at all – it’s the pub sharing platter. For more than the price of two meals, you can recreate that crap wedding reception buffet vibe by ordering a se[…]

Some things that go wrong with pub nachos:
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Some things that go wrong with pub nachos:
1. You get those horrible bland/salty tortilla chips.
2. Plate is superhot from being microwaved. Microwaving nachos is criminal – they go soggy, chips and cheese get hot but salsa remains cold. Urgh[…]

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