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Elected Upper House? Perish the Thought!
A strange thing is happening to a strange pre-democracy relic in this country. The House of Lords is about to vote on whether it should be abolished. For those of you who don't understand, the House o…
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Ahhh Kooky
Three and a half years ago, Holly and I spent our last night out in Sydney at Club Kooky. All this time on, and it's gone through moving location, stopping for a time and now it's back at Club 77. I w…
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Got twee indie pop?
Deerhoof, a band that fans of twee indie pop will love, Shonen Knife fans especially, are playing in London next week. Check out this song if you wanna hear what they're like.
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Kraftwerk
I saw Kraftwerk play at the Brixton Academy on Saturday night. It was a midnight show and they played for about two hours. Wow! Absolutely amazing. This is a band I've wanted to see for many many year…
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Fantomas playing the Astoria
This is what I love about London: any band that's doing any sort of tour ends up playing a gig here. So in May, Fantomas are playing at the Astoria. Yay! I've wanted to see a Mike Patton band for year…
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Okay indie pop fans...
I've been enjoying this great online radio station recently. The Global Pop Conspiracy plays a suitably eclectic and fun mix of indie pop music, with a bit of pure pop shoved in for good measure. Nice…
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Franz Ferdinand
I'd heard about Franz Ferdinand before, but hadn't heard the music. So I got hold of the album and it's excellent! Kinda New Wave in a way, a bit Stranglers or Clash even. Energetic, witty, intelligen…
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Warp does digital music right
One of my fave record labels, Warp Records has just launched their digital downloadable music site, Bleep. At last, someone has done it right! Have a look at this little exerpt from the EULA: You shal…
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Jean Grae: The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP
I've followed the career of Jean Grae since her collaborations with The Herbaliser (as "What What") back in 1997. Since then she's changed names, crews and producers, making her very difficult to trac…
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Spearhead gig
Holly and I went to see Spearhead last night. As usual, an excellent gig. Spearhead are one of the best bands you can see live, but it's kinda hard to recommend their uniformly cheesy and dull albums.…
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Kraftwerk at RFH
Turns out, after looking at their site, Kraftwerk are also playing at Royal Festival Hall which means there are cheaper tickets, but seated, available. Not sure which I'll go to. While looking at the…
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Kraftwerk playing Brixton
Ooh! I just discovered that Kraftwerk are playing at the Brixton Academy next March. Yay! I'll definitely be grabbing some tickets.
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Alchemists of Sound
I just saw an amazing documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, the creators of spooky soundtracks for BBC programming. Anyone who grew up in the seventies remembers the scary sound effects and…
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New musical discoveries
I've just discovered some new, and re-discovered some old, music worth passing on. Ellen Allien has been around for years but I've only recently discovered her music. She has an excellent mix on her s…
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Critically listening to The Beatles
I've recently been listening in some detail to the more structurally complex Beatles songs such as Happiness is a Warm Gun and the Abbey Road medley (You Never Give Me Your Money/Sun King/Mean Mr Must…
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Zappa's Thing Fish
An adaptation of Frank Zappa's musical, Thing Fish, is being performed next week at the Battersea Arts Centre. I'm thinking Saturday matinee. Get in touch if you wanna see it. Should be a laugh!
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Glastonbury 2003
We got home from Glastonbury last night and wow, was it a great festival! Musical highlights were Ozomatli's brilliant, energetic morning set on the Pyramid Stage and Asian Dub Foundation's lively set…
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Sub Bass Snarl playing this Sunday
Sub Bass Snarl (and Kerrii) arrive in town tomorrow. They're playing on Sunday night. I finally managed to get details out of them. Apparently playing on laptops these days, due to problems with equip…
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Bastard Pop this Thursday
This Thursday night, a Bastard Pop experience at Asylum, corner of Charlotte Street "under the newsagent" apparently. Featuring Aussie pop mangler dsico.
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New Bowie tour and album
David Bowie is touring again this year! London gig will be at the Wembley Arena on 25th November. Tickets on sale this Friday, apparently, though already available to Bowienet suckers^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hmem…