Archives – 2007 – January – 03  

The Python Picked The Passionfruit
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January 2nd may be too soon for some folks to start their year’s pubbing. Not so for a small band of hardy troopers last night – albeit each one having a soft drink infront of them. The conversation took its natural course, and we fell to[…]

Poptimism – Lesson Twenty Three
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Eric Cartman in the 25th century – South Park intro
Wear Your Love Like Heaven – Definition Of Sound
The Happening – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley (Heatwave remix & DJ Z-Trip boot)
Hood Boy –[…]

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The Bible Of Badness: Dolly Parton – JOSHUA
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Many people find it hard to take Dolly Parton seriously as a musician, despite a long and distinguished songwriting career full of hits and songs which are now seen as country standards. I find it hard to take Dolly Parton seriously as a musician bec[…]

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Brandwatch 2007
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It’s a quiet week for the marketing press as everyone is still doing the Skiving Britain thing. The “Irritating Ads 2006” survey deserves a separate post and may get it, but mostly what we’re looking at are predictions for 200[…]

Trends Of 2006 Movies: Respected Directors Return To Form (Often By Making Shorter Films)
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Terrence Malick makes, on the whole, boring films. Of course the beauty of the cinematography and the peaceful, contemplative aura of the production could well be another way of say “boring” and I’ll hold my hand up to that. I like […]

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