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In Other Words Sucker, There Is No Other.
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— 17 May 2002 Jess Comment

In Other Words Sucker, There Is No Other.
Synthesizing all extant forms of pigfucking — hardcore, grindcore, 800 types of metal with names and distinctions only spoken and understood by creepy adepts, Japanoise, power electronics, free jazz skr[…]

Back to regular linkage programming
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— 17 May 2002 Sarah Comment

Back to regular linkage programming: ha ha the ultimate insult to anyone who has ever been on a skateboard! Keep it real Mr Durst! Yeah! Ha ha too much Buffy fan fiction caused me to originally type “stakeboard”.[…]

Electroclash
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— 17 May 2002 Sarah Comment

Electroclash! A stunning battle of the titans – in the red corner! A bloody great big PYLON! In the blue corner! A lightning storm! Up there in the sky, do you see? Who will win in the battle of the electricity? Man made or natural? What’[…]

C90 Go: Number 5
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— 15 May 2002 Nobody Comment

Let’s All Get In The Boat
The title of this CD-R, which I made in Seattle in October 2000 for my girlfriend, comes from one of my favorite quotes. Studs Terkel, writing acerbically (as usual) about Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, was talking a[…]

Robert Christgau’s Consumer Guide
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— 15 May 2002 Michael Comment

Robert Christgau’s Consumer Guide: Also in the Voice this week is Da Dean’s verdict on bootlegs. He likes them! He gives the a new bootleg compilation that’s appeared in certain lovely record stores a big fat A! Can you dig it?
But […]

sunday corny sunday
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— 14 May 2002 fred Comment

sunday corny sunday: another week, another voice piece, this time written by ilx contributor and all-around fine figure of a fellow, michaelangelo matos. play on!…or play-ed out? you’ll just have to find out for yourself what matos thinks[…]

Happy-uh Birthday-uh
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— 14 May 2002 Jess Comment

Happy-uh Birthday-uh
The Fall are 25 years old this month. So, in honor, ten reasons why the white crap who talk back are still my favorite band.
10. Ian Penman’s initial characterization of them as callow, rote bandwagon jumpers. If so, so wha[…]

Tom’s Top Ten!
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— 14 May 2002 Tom Comment

Tom’s Top Ten!
PITMAN — ‘Phone Pitman’
LOWELL BLANCHARD WITH THE VALLEY TRIO — ‘Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb’
EMINEM — ‘Without Me’
ELEPHANT MAN — ‘The Bombing’
CAPLETON &#[…]

EMINEM — ‘Without Me’
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— 14 May 2002 Tom 2 comments

EMINEM — ‘Without Me’
Granted, he’s not doing himself any favours with this ‘controversy’ nonsense. The c-word is best left to the tabloids and press packs; it always sounds mealy-mouthed coming from singers, thoug[…]

The Sixth Freaky Trigger Pop Music Focus Group
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— 13 May 2002 Tom Comment

The Sixth Freaky Trigger Pop Music Focus Group – here’s the ballot! Open to all comers (almost) – closing date for responses 9th June.[…]

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