Archives – 2000 – June – 23  

Thanks to Tim H
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— 23 Jun 2000 Tom Comment

Thanks to Tim H for a list of releases by The Clientele. The first link has MP3s and .wavs and things to make your life nicer. (And Tim, no, you probably wouldn’t like Piano Magic – they’re quite cold and intellectual. But I might b[…]

DUEL! – Quarter Finals
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— 23 Jun 2000 Tom Comment

DUEL! – Quarter Finals: nerve-racking excitement, oh yes. Two bouts today: Kid Rock vs Skunk Anansie, and the Smashing Pumpkins vs Richard Ashcroft.[…]

For the hordes arriving
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— 23 Jun 2000 Tom Comment

For the hordes arriving from Jejune, Us Vs Them, and Amplified To Rock to see the Guide To Dating Indie Rock Girls – might I suggest checking out Tanya’s piece on going out with a record collector if you’ve not done so already?
Us V[…]

Josh on Yo La Tengo’s “Little Honda”
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— 23 Jun 2000 Tom Comment

josh writes of Yo La Tengo’s cover of “Little Honda”: “The beauty of the song is that it takes a pretty rinky-dink Beach Boys song (sorry, Fred) about a guy and his motor scooter, and turns it into a shoegazeresque drone.&#822[…]

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