Decade Null: 2004 - The Von Bondies

Much, much more than just Jack White's punch bag, and probably less irritating by a country mile. 2004 saw the release of The Von Bondies' Pawn Shoppe Heart. While I'm sure the band don't welcome comparisons with The White Stripes, it seems unfair they were still looking to break through at SXSW two years ago, from whence this version of Been Swank comes:



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Decade Null: 2004 - Rasputina

Angel-theming corsetry and strings outfit Rasputina sashayed out a not-quite-concept album in 2004. Loosely grouped around 'experiences of Southern women', Frustration Plantation dripped with sex and drugs. And the parents were the worst. Mother Was An Opium Smoker:



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Decade Null: 2004 - The Libertines

You can't really do the last decade and totally ignore the Libertines, can you? So let's not paint Pete Doherty out of history entirely. From The Libertines self-titled debut album, Carl Barat does a solo reading of Can't Stand Me Now for Rolling Stone.

Okay, we're painting Doherty out a little.



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[UPDATE: Thanks to Danbut for pointing out that I'd totally forgotten the existence of Up The Bracket]

Decade Null: 2004 - The Dresden Dolls

One of the great things about the internet is that it has Amanda Palmer on it. It's six years now since the Dresden Dolls debut, The Dresden Dolls, and you can never tire of hearing this, Girl Anachronism:



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Decade Null: 2004 - Graham Coxon

To be fair, I haven't tasted Alex James' cheese, but even so, I feel confident in asserting that Graham Coxon wins the 'who had the best post-Blur experience'.

Yes, really. Put down that copy of the Good, The Bad And The Queen, you're not making a point, you're just embarrassing yourself.

From Happiness In Magazines, this is Freakin' Out:



I'm aware, by the way, that 'Freakin' Out' and 'appearing on Jools Holland's show in front of an audience consisting, probably, of Stella McCartney and Trigger from Only Fools And Horses' has a degree of internal contradiction contained within.

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