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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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