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Saturday, January 25, 2003
Surely a tuna would be more apt?
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A member of a boyband hangs out with the coolest act in the world, in a "let me carry your bags"/"please like me" act of...
Neko Case: Also a review
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More Morag, More Manchester: This much we know: neko is beautiful and has a voice somewhere near the tingly side of patsy cline if she had b...
Flaming Lips: A review
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Thanks to Morag, head being at Twang magazine, for this report from Manchester: We arrived mid way through british sea powers set and oh! Ho...
Won't someone please think of the labels?
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An interesting, doomy Wired piece suggesting that we're in the year The Music Dies. Except, of course, what it means by "the music...
Friday, January 24, 2003
Something we forgot
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We hope that Natasha - apparently she considers herself too famous for surnames - the XFM dj is being made to feel like she's been shunn...
Quick updates
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BRMB wound up with a fifteen thousand pound fine for the "sit on some ice" stunt; Jonathon King has been refused the right of appe...
"I didn't want anyone to find me or see me"
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Isn't it funny that Christina Aguilera suddenly remembers her terrible childhood the moment a tell-all tattle book comes onto the horiz...
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Ding dong, ding dong, the wicked witch is dead
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Of course, they'll replace her with an equally soulless company drone, but for a moment, let's spend a moment enjoying the news that...
They forget we took them up
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Yes, yes, Popjustice , you have pleased us with your survey of rock-related computer games, but you've forgotten, of course, the Thompso...
What the pop papers say: The dereliction of duty edition
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Stumble... the resurgence of The Face hits a rock in its path as the new Popbitch junta in charge attempt to move away from the stuff they k...
Snow globes
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The Golden Globes finally turned up on British TV last night (on Living, of all channels - we presume this must be part of a deal under whic...
Bo! He made his selecta
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Craig David disappointed, but not surprised by low entry for new single. He admits he's been so busy trying to crack America, he doesn...
Bad news for macintosh cleaners
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Tatu aren't coming over here due to them being scared of being found out as a lot older than schoolgirls, not actually being lovers, ha...
Didn't see that one coming
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The dream of resurrecting the name of The Marquee has its tits now pointing slightly upwards . Of course, putting a venue in a shopping cent...
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Searchtermarama
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We're surprised and delighted to welcome recent visitors from search engines looking for a download of the great Charlie Drake's My ...
Slipknot fear for our minds
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Corey Taylor really is a simple man, isn't he? He doesn't like music videos or visuals because they "kill the imagination...
That's the way to attack the charts
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Kelly Rowland attempting to crack the all-important Cheeky Girls market.
Rose West calls off Slade wedding
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We were just going to leave this story totally alone, but then, announcing that West has called it off, Rose's solicitor had to go and s...
Service announcement
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If you're waiting for Pop Papers, it's going to be a little late this week. See, our newsagent had a heavy night last night, and we ...
How will they do that?
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Now that a judge has upheld the right of Record Companies to force ISPs to trample over their customer's rights to privacy in the US, th...
Sometimes, we don't need to say anything
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Bobby Brown has been admitted to hospital with a mystery ailment. We could do a punchline, but we're sure you've got your own - add...
Signs that you're running out of ideas #308
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Recording a cover of own work. Oasis are redoing Wonderwall . At least Marti Pellow had "good" financial reasons for re-recording ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Over and under
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We're not sure that this piece from the Coventry Evening Telegraph isn't meant as some sort of comprehension exercise, including an...
Brian - Now he drums, too
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Placebo are doing a London date . But no rough stuff - we want him back in one piece.
Goddard takes on godhead
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A rather fine interview with the agreeable and entertaining Simon Goddard author of Songs That Saved Your Life, the Smiths books. Sample qu...
Isn't this mentioned in Revelations?
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Not that Shakira's live show is sluggish and has "dirty" vocals , but that a lady emerges from under a giant snake and covers ...
Largely ignored stunt to be ignored throughout Europe
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After Digital Download Day comes Euro Digital Download Day - a chance for a couple of hugely-regulated downloads in an unloved format to be...
Extortion contortion
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Confusing twist to the Celine Dion Husband rape allegations, as the couple who made the original allegations are now being investigated for...
DP go summer school
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It's just too delicious that, rather than splitting up in a sudden explosive moment, Dismemberment Plan have come up with a schedule to ...
This just in
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Coldplay, Chilis for V2003 - it's a repeat of 2001, in other words. Inspirational programming, no?
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