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    richard whiteley

    So what? I never cared about him whilst he was alive and I don't care about him now.
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    stereo mono

    Is this related to that whole Phil Spector "Back to Mono" thing? I remember Bob Stanley wearing a btm badge in the early 90's but didn't dig any deeper into it's significance.
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    Is taking drugs immoral?

    They would have to recognise that their demand-led attempts to shift the market did not apply to this product. Given their (presumed) overarching intention is to stop the exploitation of producers in less developed nations then their only option at present is to abstain.
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    Has 'glue' ever influenced music?

    "Stuck on You" by The Commodores, that Lionel Ritchie was hardly ever without a nice bagful.
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    chav--explain to a confused expatriate please

    I'm not buying grebos, I associate Grebos with being a bit more fun loving and with more of a sense of humour. These kids are fucking miserable. I'm picking up on Bizkits. Chavs were just casuals in my day (84-89).
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    The Eastenders Thread

    Holby - so bad it's good. What's Hushabye Mountain?
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    The Eastenders Thread

    *Coughs, splutters, groans with realisation you are not joking* Gimme Gimme Gimme was just depressingly bad. Along with My Hero and My Family another pointer in Auntie's late nineties cluelessness. I like Enders and I don't like corrie. My real weakness is Holby - repetitive storylines, bad...
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    chav--explain to a confused expatriate please

    Definitely. Chavs (and I feel uneasy using that term, it's casually slung about but it covers a wide spectrum of age, race and class) often take a great deal of care in their appearance. They fetishise clothing in the same way as the mods did in the sixties (remember reading a description of...
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    People you see in cars

    Was it Fair Trade chocolate? I bet it wasn't. Fucking hypocrites :D
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    Plush's "Fed"

    Yeah, the visionaries at IPC are bound to go for that. TP's peice on The Visitors was the best thing he ever did IMHO. I was still quite young then but it seems with hindsight that a lot of revisionism started with that book. Stubbs on Clear Spot too.
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    People you see in cars

    He's fucking STALKING the blogosphere. :eek: It's like Crumbling Loaf's book coming true! Where's Seth?
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    Plush's "Fed"

    *wipes a tear from eye* How could you say such a thing about "No Other"? I found White Light to be a bit of a disappointment. A few highlights but not enough divergence in tone. Still, I like the Roadmaster album best so what do I know?
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    U2

    I think the quote was more to do with the early, "edgier" sound :o . The delay and lush rhythm thing seemed to develop through Unforgettable Fire with Eno producing. Lanios also quite influential I think. Not to take away from Edge. I think the lydon quote is more to do with October, War &...
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    U2

    I can't remember who it was ( it might have been John Lydon) who used to say that Edge ripped his sound off Keith Levene. I'm quite partial to Unforgettable Fire and Achtung Baby. Rattle and Hum is one of the worst records I've ever heard - utterly misguided in every way.
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    Skrewdriver - the ultimate punk band

    "The Queen Gives Good Blow Jobs" :eek: All together now, "OOH, OOH, OOH, SOPHIA LOREN..."
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    Why Shouldn't I Emigrate?

    Where to?
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    Bikes

    I'm thinking of getting a bike. I need something for getting 'round town and for going along the promenade. I'm thinking it should be a hybrid and I'm looking to spend no more than £300. Does anyone have any recommendations or good experiences with particular outlets/manufacturers?
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    n-joi -- where were they from?

    I think it was either Southend or Braintree. I remember seeing one of them around in Southend a bit in the late eighties.
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    Not music per se, but grime-related...

    Yeah, randomly assaulting strangers, what a laugh. :mad: You think it's scaremongering? The college where my wife worked was advised to give security for all staff after a female member of staff was assaulted by a gang of teenagers, beaten to the ground and had her bag stolen. All that was...
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    I'm selling a religious Icon on eBay!

    Religious icon my foot ;)
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