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i haf discovered something komikal
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— 7 Jul 2006 mark sinker Comment

= if you click the “related articles” thingy enough times you reach the PITCHFORK BLACK HOLE of NO RETURN[…]

Poptimism – Lesson Five
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— 7 Jul 2006 Alan Comment

Lots to get through this week – covers, Minogues and PopWorldCup finalists. Go and vote on the PWC in the poptimists LJ forum.
Tracks:
Whole Lotta Love – CCS (intro)
So Under Pressure – Dannii Minogue
Giving U Up – Zeigeist
Se[…]

Languagewatch
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— 7 Jul 2006 Tom 2 comments

In the latest issue of Marketing an analyst describes the financial services sector as “a very vanilla industry”.
By this he means that it’s an industry in which several big players can co-exist in relative peace, presumably as oppo[…]

SPANK ROCK – “Put That Pussy On Me” (Original and Diplo mixes)
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— 7 Jul 2006 Tom Comment

The first time I played this I got the sample wrong – a thrill of shocked recognition as I heard the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” intro, run crudely under the beat. Great choice, I thought – Brian Wilson&#8217[…]

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