Archives – 2002 – February – 19  

BEETHOVEN vs BACH
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— 19 Feb 2002 Tanya Headon 8 comments

BEETHOVEN vs BACH
Another trawl through my always riveting mail finds alongside the requests for me to eviscerate Gong and Genesis(The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway – and gets run over by me in a monster truck, etc etc) this curious note from Tona[…]

Blackboards:
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— 19 Feb 2002 Pete Baran Comment

Blackboards: Not only a great Iranian film from 2001 but seemingly the only way a pub can spread its message to its punters. But what I fail to understand is where pubs went wrong and misunderstood the whole point of blackboards. You write on them wi[…]

Well, its that time again folks
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— 19 Feb 2002 Pete Baran Comment

Well, its that time again folks. That’s right, Brit Vote Rigging time. The idea of having certain awards open to the public to vote for is both an exercise in widening the democracy of the event and to get people involved. People think the Brit[…]

Various Artists: In the Beginning There Was Rhythm: Pitchfork Review
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— 19 Feb 2002 Tom Comment

Various Artists: In the Beginning There Was Rhythm: Pitchfork Review “These songs came out of the bleak setting of industrial England in the late 70s and early 80s…skinheads and members of the National Right roamed the streets.” Bli[…]

Dump Her Fran!
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— 19 Feb 2002 Tom Comment

Dump Her Fran!: Travis complain about “celebration of mediocrity” shocker – but the real reason for Fran Healy’s wrath at Pop Idol is soon revealed…[…]

Blowoutmagazine.com
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— 19 Feb 2002 Tom Comment

Blowoutmagazine.com sent us a snarky letter about the Strokes spesh which I’ll run here when I pull it out of my e-mail folder at home. If you too were disgusted by FT’s wallowing in the trough of corporate hype then you might enjoy this […]

A Rush and a Push
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— 19 Feb 2002 Tom Comment

A Rush and a Push: have we linked this one yet? So many music blogs, so little time!! Mmmm, nice design. Good commentary too.[…]

New Oasis single to be released
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— 19 Feb 2002 Sarah Comment

New Oasis single to be released. ‘The Hindu Times’ will be released on April 15. Why oh why they are not releasing ‘Hung In A Bad Place’ (seriously), I do ponder.[…]

GARETH GATES! YOU ARE NOT THE MAN FROM DEL MONTE! STOP IT
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— 19 Feb 2002 Sarah 2 comments

GARETH GATES! YOU ARE NOT THE MAN FROM DEL MONTE! STOP IT! White suits in pop music. Now, can we think of many entirely clad in white pop stars…let me HARNESS THE POWAH OF THE ATOMMICK BRANE! Yes! *power up*! There’s the POP WING of the K[…]

Bootlegs, remixes and sampling madness
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— 19 Feb 2002 Tom Comment

Bootlegs, remixes and sampling madness: companion site for the essential Boom Selection, while that top resource redesigns.[…]

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