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Pitchfork Reviews The Streets
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— 24 Aug 2002 Tom Comment

Pitchfork Reviews The Streets: and what do I think of that? I think they do a good job, from an admittedly transatlantic perspective. After all, Original Pirate Material IS a UK hip-hop album, as much as it is a “UK garage” or “elec[…]

THE STREETS — ‘Give Me My Lighter Back’
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— 24 Aug 2002 Tom Comment

A magnificent triviality: the title says it all. In his excellent write-up of Original Pirate Material, it’s interesting that Marcello recommends you skip ‘Don’t Mug Yourself’ and ‘Who Got The Funk?’, the two track[…]

Britney is done.
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— 24 Aug 2002 Anthony Easton 1 comment

Britney is done.
She had a good run, some great singles ( and this is really the only thing we judge pop on anymore) and an attempt to change her sound and image.
Losing her Virginity was a career move.
Going from Lolita to Lola was a p.r stunt .
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