Archives – 2001 – June – 29  

JORIO – “Prayer”
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— 29 Jun 2001 DJP Comment

I now understand exactly what all of the people who’ve been bemoaning lowest common denominator trance music have been complaining about. Despite the “hook” of being a trance reinterpretation of an operatic aria, absolutely nothing […]

Went to see my old MP
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— 29 Jun 2001 Dave Boyle Comment

Went to see my old MP at the House of Commons last night, and am pleased to report that the Mother of Parliaments uses the Mother of all Hand Dryers.
Strangers Bar (which is where the plebs are allowed) is a great bar, mainly because you aren’[…]

V/VM – “Take My Beef Away”
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— 29 Jun 2001 David Comment

Everyone’s written a love song ‘ silly, serious, heart-felt, ironic, and all the various permutations throbbing and convulsing therein. Often, the best ones try to reconcile these conflicting traits ‘ for instance, Elvis Costello&#[…]

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