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9 Songs To Go…!
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— 30 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

9 Songs To Go…!
Until the 1000th No.1. From the record industry’s point of view it would be neat if the 1000th No.1 also coincides with this year’s Xmas No.1. Will the public be so accomodating? With another week at the top for Eri[…]

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THE SQUARE TABLE 18 / Alcazar – “This Is The World We Live In”
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— 29 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

POP FACTOR: 857 CONTROVERSY RATING: 174
My second favourite record of the year – ten out of ten! Ten squared! Can I justify that? Maybe. There are a lot of things I can use music for – catharsis, communication, comfort, profundity, scra[…]

More nights out.
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— 29 Sep 2004 Pete Baran Comment

More nights out. My friend Ant was always a pretty good DJ, but has never really put his head down and gone for it as an more than a diversionary sideline and/or excuse to buy lots of records (hmm, heard that one before). Anyway, post his metal days […]

The King’s Aquarium
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— 29 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

The King’s Aquarium. I haven’t bought Smile yet, by the way.[…]

Full Circle
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— 28 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

Full Circle: some of you may remember my top 100 singles of the 90s*, which I put together to stave off the onset of a depressive episode back in Summer 1999 and give myself some self-discipline. It worked, and also got this website up and running, p[…]

Coming to Club Popular on Thursday?
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— 28 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

Coming to Club Popular on Thursday? Well, now you can sing along![…]

ANTHEMS
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— 28 Sep 2004 Ned Raggett 1 comment

ANTHEMS (Part 3 of 4)
Continued from Do You See?
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DURUTTI COLUMN
“Royal Infirmary”
MARK HOLLIS
“A Life (1895-1915)”
PIANO MAGIC
“Artists’ Rifles”
The extent of World War I’s impact in the British[…]

Indie Is Back!
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— 27 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

Just a quick note to say that (pending arrival of cheques) the latest Indie Amnesty netted the Grecian Earn another £20, the bulk of which came from a frankly astounding eleven earth pounds paid for the first Soup Dragons album, a new Amnesty r[…]

After the relative aesthetic success
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— 27 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

After the relative aesthetic success of “ABBA in Hindi” I was delighted when someone on Slsk was sharing something called ABBA Metal. Readers prone to stereotyping will be delighted to discover that this CD comes from Germany, spiritual h[…]

AMBUSHED BY UNEXPECTED EMOTION
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— 24 Sep 2004 mark sinker Comment

AMBUSHED BY UNEXPECTED EMOTION (ps idea stolen from this guy)
ok so i only just got to watch it, and i kinda knew the deal already – except for the music involved – bcz it first aired in the US two years ago (and ppl talked abt it a lot)[…]

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