Archives – 2001 – March – 04  

OK, OK, we are an indie rock site
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— 4 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

OK, OK, we are an indie rock site: analysis of the 236 reviews posted on NYLPM since its inception yields the following genre breakdown:
Indie – 38% (includes punk, post-punk, grunge, indie pop and indie rock from the mid-70s to now)
80s-00s Po[…]

It Is Shaggy!
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— 4 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

It Is Shaggy!: for obvious reasons we do not normally blog the chart news, however it is worth noting and gloating over the Manics’ positions. Their “gamble pays off” according to dotmusic: yeah, they’ll be delighted with 8 an[…]

People Talk Too Loud!
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— 4 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

People Talk Too Loud! is a new(?) site with an indie rock focus but it approaches the subject with a certain amount of humility, is nicely designed and seems – so far at least – to be article-focussed, which is refreshing in the review-ha[…]

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  5. I think the notion that conservatives can't make art is nonsense. J.R.R.Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton are two of my favorite…