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Moving Towards A Unified Theory Of Pop Music:
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Moving Towards A Unified Theory Of Pop Music: This is possible the ultimate goal of NYLPM, though one which is rarely stated since many of our pop boffins secret believe it is impossible. Nevertheless I think I made a key discovery last night: all de[…]

The problem with the unknown
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The problem with the unknown is very much its unknowableness. Which is a pity because if there was one thing that hit me as I walked through the doors of the Marylebone Tup was its sameyness. It was a pub trying to be an All Bar One, it was a pub whi[…]

NYLPM 1998
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NYLPM 1998: We weren’t going then but if we had been we may have posted this following story. Blur provide signature tune for mission to Mars. Why, we ask, is Ananova picking up on a four year old story? Well the clue is in the piece which sugg[…]

The lure of the unknown
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The lure of the unknown. Tonight I am drinking in a pub I have never drunk in before – The Marylebone Tup. It was suggested by someone I don’t know very well who possibly won’t even be there, and has been much discussed without bein[…]

Listening to Cherry Lips by Garbage
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Listening to Cherry Lips by Garbage on the radio this morning it struck me that every female fronted rock band makes a record like this somewhere along the line. Poppy, with some sort of squelchy electronic sound under the chorus and sung in a very b[…]

Explaination for large condom delivery at the Neverland Ranch:
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Explaination for large condom delivery at the Neverland Ranch: Michael Jackson just loves the water fights. He loves getting all damp in his fortress of wettitude, loves the joy and laughter that comes from drenching little kids in wet T-Shirts. Real[…]

THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE (But Pubs Expect Us To Do) : 3
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THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE (But Pubs Expect Us To Do) : 3
Drink our last pint faster than any other pint we have drunk. If you watch the drinking habits of anyone you will notice that the first pint of the night goes down considerably quicker than an[…]

Cornershop to attempt world record for longest remix:
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Cornershop to attempt world record for longest remix: There is so much information missing from this tidbit of news.
1) What is the current record? My guess is that there isn’t one, therefore anyone who finds a particularly long remix will be i[…]

More musing on the Wetherspoon’s experience.
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More musing on the Wetherspoon’s experience. My misfortune dumped me in the Metropolitan Bar at Baker Street last night and there was little I could do about it. is a flagship Wetherspoon’s with award winning toilets, and aircraft hanger[…]

Tray etiquette
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Tray etiquette: As a response to “Things which are impossible (but pubs expect us to do) 2”.We were in the Spreadeagle last Friday, myself and a good selection of publoggers. My round came rather late in the evening (I believe I may have […]

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