Archives – 2001 – March – 01  

THE PIXIES – The Complete B-Sides
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— 1 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

(aka THE BLACK ARTS)
So, ask somebody about the Pixies and you might hear that they were the best band of their time. Or that they invented indie rock. Or that Doolittle is the greatest record ever. Or that Nirvana ripped them off. You might hear non[…]

If you must listen to indie rock you might as well be a nice bloke, too
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— 1 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

If you must listen to indie rock you might as well be a nice bloke, too: Jack Saturn’s site redesigns and relaunches, to support his offline zine work. It looks good.[…]

From Mr. Matos’ page comes this
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— 1 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

From Mr. Matos’ page comes this demolition by the mighty Douglas Wolk of a new book, The Ambient Century. All that is lacking is a big notice at the end saying “GO AND BUY OCEAN OF SOUND BY DAVID TOOP INSTEAD”, since that book does […]

Michaelangelo Matos
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— 1 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

Michaelangelo Matos: 2001 is truly the year of the new music weblog. This is a smart one, in that lovely chunky Pitas style and written by Michaelangelo Matos, whose name I recognise from rockcritics.com.[…]

Compendium of Corporate Cringe
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— 1 Mar 2001 Tom Comment

Compendium of Corporate Cringe: Rebranding? Check. Mission Statement? Check. Pricey new logo? Check. Twice. So what else do we need? How about a company song??[…]

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