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Apr 01

Indie Rock Porn

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Indie Rock Porn

No, seriously. It is. Over 18s only. You will be amazed to see an XXX site – actually it’s barely half an X – with all the defensive snobbery you know and love from your favourite zines (“for men who actually get laid” sets the tone nicely). All the women are skinny and have awful music taste (or claim to). None of them look remotely like indie rock girls. Which is a shame ’cause I’d pay good mon…ahem. Only joking.

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alext on 3 Aug 2006 #
I was wondering what stuff would come up in related articles when you posted that climate change story, Tom. Actually, I bet you were wondering too.
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Tom on 3 Aug 2006 #
Yes this one crops up in a few sidebars. This is from a more innocent time of course, indie rock porn is now all over the shop, at least it was the last time I looked at Pitchfork.

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