Monthly Archives: January 2004

Harborcoat

R.E.M. – Harborcoat from The Reckoning (1984) /alt.rock/((You hear a lot of people marbling about how newer REM is really crap, and they sold out when they signed to a major label, and their old stuff was oh so much … Continue reading

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It’s My Life

No Doubt – It’s My Life from The Singles 1992-2003 (2003) /pop/((Better than the original, definitely better than that Bon Jovi song from a few years back. Good fun, and by fun I mean all caps, smilies, and exclamation marks … Continue reading

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Jan 20:

What’s funner than doing school work? Doing fun vaguely related to school work. I should have a working thesis statement for my English essay (all the topics are shite) but it’s almost 3am and I dont at this time have … Continue reading

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I Spy

Pulp – I Spy from Different Class (1995) /britpop/((“My favourite parks are car-parks, grass is something you smoke, birds are something you shag. Take your “year in Provence”.. shove it up your arse!”This song is a real tour-de-force, or rollercoaster … Continue reading

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Do You Remember the First Time?

Pulp – Do You Remember the First Time? from His ‘n’ Hers (1994) /britpop/((This gets to be song of the day largely because I spent untold hours listening to it over and over again struggling to figure out what song … Continue reading

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Flip Flop Rock (Feat. Killer Mike & Jay-Z)

Big Boi – Flip Flop Rock (Feat. Killer Mike & Jay-Z) from Speakerboxxx (2003) /hip hop/((“My nigga Big Boi said, watch ‘em as they gawk and they gander/You can follow or lead like Commander Picard/You can have the whole world/Or … Continue reading

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Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

Missy Elliot – Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) from Supa Dupa Fly (1997) /rap/((I was trained that artists with names like Missy Elliot were kinda crappy annoying shake your ass and pad your wallet music. So when I actually listened to … Continue reading

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No Good (Start the Dance)

The Prodigy – No Good (Start the Dance) from Music for the Jilted Generation (1995) /rave/((They really don’t make music like this anymore. And I suppose that’s fair, it had its time. But holy shit it kicks a lot of … Continue reading

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Jan 13:

I must now address an issue of some significance. Harold Innis. Here is a selected quote from the dear old chap, under the heading LIMITS TO UNDERSTANDING: The task of understanding a culture built on the oral tradition is impossible … Continue reading

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Switching Off

Elbow – Switching Off from Cast of Thousands (2004) /britrock/((“Last of the men in hats hops off the coil and a final scene unfolds: Inside, Deep in the rain of sparks behind his brow is a part replayed from a … Continue reading

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