Archives – 2001 – March – 11  

Morning after the pub before
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Morning after the pub before discussion turns to the Virgin Ambient Series. I am shocked to discover that I own 9 of these albums, mostly as they used to turn up in clearance sales for three quid each. What were Virgin thinking?[…]

Just to get you in the mood for Daft Punk fever…
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Just to get you in the mood for Daft Punk fever…: here are the sites of two more rule-shattering French artists.[…]

Greetings From Pub Paradise…
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Greetings From Pub Paradise…aka Edinburgh. Actually this is a misnomer. It is paradise in one way only, i.e. it offers a sneak preview of the (hopeful) future of London drinking in that the boozers stay open late. This, as everyone knows, alter[…]

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