Archives – 2002 – May – 02  

The Devil has all the best tunes
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The Devil has all the best tunes, as the saying goes – though he certainly did not use one for Sympathy For The Devil. I’m not so sure though, because recently I have been stuck on Dum Maro Dum by Asha Bhosle – which is from the fil[…]

Tom’s Top Ten!
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Tom’s Top Ten! – now we’ve got a comments function this might actually serve some vague non-ornamental purpose.
SUGABABES – “Freak Like Me”
HOLLY VALANCE – “Kiss Kiss”
NO DOUBT – “Hell[…]

As a precursor to the Pumpkin Publog Pub Of The Year competition
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As a precursor to the Pumpkin Publog Pub Of The Year competition which will be in June/July we have a slightly more disgraceful competition to air first. Now I am not a big pool player (those who know me will confirm that I am not a big anything) bu[…]

Yeah man rave on feel the vibe!
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Yeah man rave on feel the vibe!: Ronan has a weblog! It’s going to be ace![…]

Oasis to boycott Top of the Pops
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Oasis to boycott Top of the Pops: rejoice! They will never play the show again after six second were cut from “The Hindu Gazette”! Unfortunately there is a sting in the tale – “Oasis came in to perform seven songs which will b[…]

Piano Magic’s
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Piano Magic’s Glen Johnson on mostly their last album Artist’s Rifles, but with this “interesting” take on pop:
“On the contrary, I listen to it for entertainment. It makes me laugh. Particularly R ‘n’ B stu[…]

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  1. "Dave Sim sticks the landing." That is my feeling too. As frustrating and borderline unreadable as the last 50 issues…

  2. One thing I think you missed and one thing I have to shamefacedly admit: 1) The Krazy Kat homage, brief…

  3. " ... it’s also an ominous indication of where he’s going as a creator. He’s laying out dialogue so as…

  4. LOL - I'm reading through these, and the "Jaka's Story" one drew my first reaction, and in it I said…

  5. I think the notion that conservatives can't make art is nonsense. J.R.R.Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton are two of my favorite…