Archives – 2003 – December  

Mad World
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— 21 Dec 2003 Tanya Headon 3 comments

If there is one thing guaranteed to turn me off going to see a film, it is someone claiming that it has a “great soundtrack”. So it is that I have not yet seen Donnie Darko, and at this moment I am intensely grateful for that. Not that I […]

Finally, finally: Pavement
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— 15 Dec 2003 Tanya Headon Comment

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Even for someone like me whose single step would preferably be into the back of a chauffeur driven, mini-bar equipped limousine, this holds. The reason I bring up this trite aphorism? Because, […]

Weedy Eighties White People Singing About Soul Stars #1: ABC – “When Smokey Sings”
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— 11 Dec 2003 Tanya Headon Comment

The history of quiffs in pop is a surprisingly long one, possibly the fault of Elvis Presley an apparently noted rock’n’roll singer. (Noted by me for future appearances here). And whilst it is a singularly ridiculous ‘do, no-one wor[…]

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