Archives – 2000 – December – 19  

Melody Maker Remembered
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— 19 Dec 2000 Tom Comment

Melody Maker Remembered: from, unexpectedly, Salon – this is ex-writer Cath Carroll writing elegantly about why the music papers mattered.[…]

27. BACKSTREET BOYS – Shape Of My Heart
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— 19 Dec 2000 Tom Comment

27. BACKSTREET BOYS – Shape Of My Heart
As he steps out of the shower and starts to pat down his wet hair Alan finds himself humming a song he can’t quite place. It’s something he heard on the radio, quite serious and tuneful, but t[…]

Kirsty MacColl dies in boating accident
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— 19 Dec 2000 Pete Baran Comment

Kirsty MacColl dies in boating accident. I’m not sure if NYLPM is the place to announce this, especially considering that only last night in the pub I was doing my usual schtick about Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals equalling end of career (th[…]

R For R’s Sake
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— 19 Dec 2000 Tom Comment

I’m not sure if it’s up on the website yet, but the NME has picked Queens Of The Stone Age’s Rated R as its album of the year. Now, Rated R is not a great album – it rocks along in a fun way, but the hooky promise of the best […]

The Freaky Trigger Pop Music Focus Group, November 2000
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— 19 Dec 2000 Tom Comment

The Freaky Trigger Pop Music Focus Group, November 2000: why oh why do I do this to myself? Anyway, here we are – thirty-six pages of commentary, critiques, and crudities on the last six months’ singles. Swearier than ever! Thanks to ever[…]

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