Archives – 2005 – June – 01  

Girls Aloud – Hammersmith Apollo, 28th May 2005
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The first thing to be said – and it almost goes without saying – is that moment for moment this was about five times more entertaining and inspiring than most other gigs I’ve seen. This is surely because I don’t go to pop gigs[…]

Getting Our Groove Back
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It feels like ages since I’ve posted, and it is ages: I will creak back into life with an MP3, the title track from the Walker Brothers’ 1976 comeback album Lines. Overripe like the best Walker work, Scott on this track oozes weakness and[…]

Cardiff Sketch – West Ham vs Preston North End Play-Off Final
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“The most expensive game of football in the world” shouted the hyperactive stadium announcer before kick off. Relax the players it did not. West Ham had to win this to sustain a recognisable team. The Guardian went one step further, &#822[…]

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  1. Viva Berlardinelli! Glad to see you comment directly on the way the deaths of Zack and Slim are thrown away.…