Year: 2002
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Derby Stop The War Benefit Gig
At the Vic Inn, 16/12/2002. Click here for the pics!
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Plans And Apologies, The Removals, European Sun
At the Vic Inn, 6/12/2002. Click here for the pics!
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Hrvatski – Swarm & Dither
(Planet Mu ZIQ-026CD) Author: Jyoti Mishra <jyoti@dial.pipex.com> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 03:59:38 BST Forum: uk.music.alternative Got this today and it’s ACE! It’s a collection of fourteen of Hrvatski’s tracks going from 1994 up to 2002. The style is very glitchy and groinky but it’s not as cerebral as I find a lot of <cough>…
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Milky Wimpshake – Lovers Not Fighters
(Fortuna Pop FPOP34) Author: Jyoti Mishra Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 02:22:21 BST Forum: uk.music.alternative For those who haven’t heard them, MW excel at punky, poppy songs with lyrics that always provoke you, even if that sometimes mean they irk you. I stuck the album on and straight away it cheered me up. I guess…
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SliMP3
SliMP3 Ethernet MP3 playerSlim Devices This morning, I got one of these gadgets delivered: It’s basically a doodad to play mp3s off any designated drive/folder on your LAN… so my big PC which has all my CDs on it (around 1500 now in mp3 form) is now the music server for my house. It’s…
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God Bothering
Ok, welcome ladies and gentleman, to yet another Science vs. Religion arguement in disguise. This time Death. In Science’s (anti-religion) corner, We have Jyoti, with his preaching Synth Pop. In Religion’s (anti-common sense), We have God, with his preaching blend of reggae and Funk. (Mightysmurf @ Sep 15 2002, 02:08 AM) God has never spoken…
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The Digital Alexandria
Who’s Going To Try And Burn This One Down?
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Ponce In The Park
At Bass Rec, Derby, September 2002
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Age And Ageing
When I was nine, the time between two Christmases would be approximately twenty years. And if I wanted something for my birthday and my parents said ‘wait till Christmas’ that would be about 40 years. Now Christmas seems to come around about once every four months. When I was young, I was constantly surprised by…
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Reasons Known Gig
At the Vic Inn, 11/7/2002. Click here for pics!
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Bumsnogger
At the Vic Inn, 11/7/2002
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Meanwhile Back In The Lab Promo Photos
Click here!
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Aereogramme Gig
At the Vic Inn, 7/6/2002
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Beat Happening – Crashing Through
(Box Set K Records KLP115) I got this on Friday and although it’s expensive (£50! ) you do get 7 cds and a thick booklet, so it works out at about seven quid per CD. It was lovely to hear BH shiny and new again as my vinyl is now very scratched and crackly. There’s…
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My Alibi
At the Vic Inn, 31/5/2002
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Plans And Apologies, The Little Explorer & Penny Arcade
At the Vic Inn, 23/5/2002
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The Bigger Lovers – How I Learned To Stop Worrying
(Munich MRCD220)Newsgroups: uk.music.alternative Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:44:36 +0100 I’ve had this album now for about three months and as much as I loved its powerpop hooks on first listening, it’s only improved with exposure. You can find info about the band here: The Bigger Lovers The first track, ‘Catch & Release’, is a…
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Plans And Apologies Promo Shots
Click here!
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Sutta Kane Gig
Sutta Kane playing at Ponce, 14/5/2002
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Which Side Are You On?
(This is a reply I did to a post on an online webforum that was arguing that white people are responsible for most of the evil in the world) Quote (Mandy060 @ April 30 2002,23:37) how can u find micael moore rascist. he tells the one thing we don’t want to hear but we all…
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CDs versus Vinyl?
(This is a reply I did to a post on an online webforum that was arguing that vinyl still sounds better than CD.) I agree with you on that one, owning both vinyl and CD REM. But I think it’s a question of mastering… The people who mastered the REM vinyl cuts were probably experienced…
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Bad Schmindie And Some Good Stuff…
(This is a reply I did to a post on an online webforum.) I half-agree with what you say but the problem is that what constitutes “lifeless” is such a subjective matter. For example, you cite JJ72’s ‘Oxygen’ as being genuine and emotional whereas for me they, along with Coldplay, Toploader, Travis, Sterophonics, Manics etc…
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Gig Review: Capdown, Lightyear, Potshot
Derby Spot Club 8/4/2002 Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 12:53:41 +0100 Newsgroups: uk.music.alternative My god – what a cool bastard gig! Ska! Sadly, me and Rob got there too late to see The Chinkees but we caught most of Potshot’s set and they had a tight, mad brass section and some pretty catchy songs. Good…
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Swollen Members – Bad Dreams
(Battleaxe Records BAX1009) Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 15:54:16 +010 Newsgroups: uk.music.alternative Swollen Member’s debut, ‘Balance’, remains one of my favourite hip hop albums ever. Stuffed full of regal rhymes and instant head-nodders, ‘Bad Dreams’ extends that lineage and proves that SM are true stars. The album opens with a short intro and then we’re…
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Who Watches The Watchmen?
Why are some groups singled out as racist and sexist and others let off?
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Fila Brazillia Gig Review
Derby Old Institute 10/3/2002 Newsgroups: uk.music.alternative Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 01:28:51 +0000 I’ve just got in and I want to post this review whilst it’s all still fresh in my head. Tonight, Fila Brazillia were *awesome.* They took to the quite small stage and the plangent opening tones of ‘Bumblehaun’ made everyone crowd to…
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Foxcubs!
In our back garden! Click here!
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Bad Religion – The Process Of Belief
(Epitaph 6635-2) Newsgroups: uk.music.alternative Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:31:54 +0000 I bought this the other week from Reveal and I’ve only just got round to listening to it. Although I’ve liked BR for years now, after getting hooked by ‘American Jesus’, I thought I’d quite like this album and no more than that. I…
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Fila Brazillia – Jump Leads
(Twenty Three T010) Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 22:15:32 +0000 Newsgroups: uk.music.alternative I think I’ve got most of FB’s stuff now. I first got hooked when I did a spot listen of ‘Power Clown’ in Soundclash and then I had to go and buy everything before and since. Well, FB are still carving their own…