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The Forgotten Game
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My parents played it incessantly in my youth. They had some kind of clockwork machine to help them which fascinated me.
My in-laws also played it a lot.
My Aunt still does.
What is it? (more…)[…]

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Justice’s † album
To some ‘just noise’, to others a threat to dance music. Or something. I can’t stop listening to it.
[Amazon] [ILM thread][…]

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The FreakyTrigger TOP 25 Brands: 20. APPLE RECORDS
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That’s Apple Records. Not Apple Computers. Or indeed Apple Martin-Paltrow. Both a blatant rip-off of Apple records logo etc.
So Apple Records. That is beatle band record label. Why is it so important, its only a record label. Well Apple was one[…]

Your Poptimism Podcast needs YOU!
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First of all enormous thanks to Alan for providing us with top tunes over the last year!
The Podcast will be back next week – after the new management return from a certain gathering in Somerset – so now is your chance to submit some […]

Pop Open Week 2
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Week 2 of the Pop Open brings us five tracks on the theme of MONEY.
[ROUND OVER – TRACKS UNLINKED]
Please DON’T spoil what the tracks are in the comments box, and if you want to join in the voting then you have only to go here (and join […]

Thinking about ABBA
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Here’s my latest Pitchfork column – a piece on ABBA!
I deliberately wrote it as a quite ‘old school’ bit of music criticism – heavy focus on lyrical meaning, artistic themes, privileging of maturity and meaningfulness et[…]

Barkin’s 13
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QUESTION EVERYONE ASKS ME ABOUT OCEAN’S 13:
Is it better than Ocean’s 12?
Answer: Yes. Just. Despite having a massive plot hole in it* (that leads to a big spoiler), it is ruthlessly efficient with its plot and realises that we don’[…]

Do you remember the good years in Canaan?
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Right, ANY DREAM WILL DO. I only actually watched the final of this TV reality show (aim: cast lead of new production of Joseph + Dreamcoat) tho I was aware of it cos Isabel was keen. I was disappointed by the pick for winner – a tousled smooth[…]

A Disgruntled Glastonbaby writes…
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“I have to stay in my house ALL DAY on Saturday waiting for the Glasto ticket after a series of mishaps etc. I knew this would happen. WHY CAN’T THEY USE ROYAL MAIL AND HAVE IT WAITING FOR ME AT THE POST OFFICE? Like everybody else doe[…]

This post contains SPOILERS
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You heard me, SPOILERS.
Spoilers for what?
I DON’T KNOW. (more…)[…]

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