Archives – 2002 – September – 16  

The Minor Fall, The Major Lift
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— 16 Sep 2002 Tom Comment

The Minor Fall, The Major Lift: Another one I haven’t linked because I wasn’t sure if I’d linked to it before. Sarkier-than-usual music blog, good I think.[…]

Christgau on International Rap
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— 16 Sep 2002 Tom Comment

Christgau on International Rap: wish I’d read this before writing my piece along similar lines.[…]

Freaky Trigger is BACK!
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— 16 Sep 2002 Tom Comment

Freaky Trigger is BACK! After (almost) two months off, what better to lead off than Ronan’s Underworld live review (and Ronan’s life review). Also featured: Sterlingon Sleater-Kinney and me on African hip-hop. And that’s for starter[…]

I Know It’s Crazy But I Can’t Stop – The Honeycombs
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— 16 Sep 2002 admin 6 comments

I’m in love with Honey Lantree, and anyone who cares about pop should love her too. Look at the cover of The Honeycombs ‘I Can’t Stop’ – she’s above the boys, looking to the left and slightly upwards, red lipstick[…]

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