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Relics from a deadly decade
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— 21 May 2000 Tom Comment

Relics from a deadly decade “the 80s at their best amounted to a few Madonna singles and the Smiths’ solipsistic neuroses. The decade simply hasn’t weathered well”: the biggest-selling musical style internationally is club-ori[…]

Would they have preferred To Rococo Rot?
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— 21 May 2000 Tom Comment

From The Guardian: “She said that if the orchestra had “known more about the many movements in modern music and pop music, they certainly would not have co-operated with the Scorpions” “. Will symphony orchestras never learn?[…]

MY BLOODY VALENTINE
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— 21 May 2000 Tanya Headon Comment

MY BLOODY VALENTINE
So why has it taken Kevin Shields so long to make a follow up to Loveless, eh? It’s not as if he doesn’t have the time, seeing as he’s gallivanting about the world lending a touch of gutted-whale noize cred to Bo[…]

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  2. "at one point a character literally dusts him". That part was hilarious!

  5. "Dave Sim sticks the landing." That is my feeling too. As frustrating and borderline unreadable as the last 50 issues…

  6. One thing I think you missed and one thing I have to shamefacedly admit: 1) The Krazy Kat homage, brief…

  7. " ... it’s also an ominous indication of where he’s going as a creator. He’s laying out dialogue so as…

  8. LOL - I'm reading through these, and the "Jaka's Story" one drew my first reaction, and in it I said…