Archives – 2001 – September – 13  

BJÖRK – “Hidden Place”
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Everyone has a private area, be it physical or metaphorical, that they use a private retreat. I am amazed and astounded that Björk has shared the soundtrack for hers with the world and it sounds so much like the soundtrack for mine.[…]

Yahoo! Groups : LondonIndieNYC
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Yahoo! Groups : LondonIndieNYC: a group of London indie people are sorting out a benefit gig for the USA terror attacks – details of venue, time, price and where proceeds will go to TBC but it’s happening on October 12th. Join this yahoog[…]

Buy British
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Buy British – American hip hop “losing its lustre”. Big and Pac still dead. Hip hop to be toned down by someone (remember “The Message”? “Stop The Violence”?). Blade still quite good. Roots Manuva still write[…]

AN UNENDING CRY, AN ENDLESS SOB, A RIPPING OF THE HEART
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Arvo Pärt’s “Cantus”
How handy it all is, manufactured melancholy. Most useful, especially when the intentions are heartfelt, it’s easier to market. Of course, that need not be the intention of the creator of said melancholy,[…]

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