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The more articles I read about nu-metal, the more I like nu-metal
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— 5 Apr 2001 Tom 2 comments

The more articles I read about nu-metal, the more I like nu-metal: this pretty much has me heading down the tattooists to get “Durst Rulez” on both forearms. Nu-metal pieces are starting to follow a set pattern: jaded twentysomething bitc[…]

Quick quiz
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— 5 Apr 2001 Tom Comment

Quick quiz: who do you think Glenn McDonald is talking about when he says “If Keith Moon had lived to hear drum-and-bass, I can imagine this being his response.”?
If you said “Found That Soul” by the Manic Street Preachers, ha[…]

THE MAGNETIC FIELDS – “I Don’t Believe In the Sun”
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— 5 Apr 2001 Sundar Comment

THE MAGNETIC FIELDS – “I Don’t Believe In the Sun”
I put on Vol 1 of 69 Love Songs at work today. I thought it might sound deadpan and cynical next to the Top 40 we listen to. It sounded wimpier and sappier.[…]

JOY DIVISION – “Glass”/”Digital”
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— 5 Apr 2001 Sundar Comment

JOY DIVISION – “Glass”/”Digital”
There are those — I’ve met some, sad but true — who believe Joy Division songs might be lovely if only they’d turned the guitars up a bit and the drums and vocals […]

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