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tom_from_sparks

- 27.07.08

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? by Tom E. Aldous

I'm keeping this bitch in my blog as well! Right then, as usual I cobbled together a list of my 40 favourite albums of this year.…

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Where I shall be asking questions which have bothered me slightly. First Question Is Ska Punk the most self serving genre of all…

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No particular order with this list as frankly it was causing me stress. Here we go... The Knife - Silent Shout The Emperor Machi…

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I was juts thinking, as I hit 10,000 posts soonish if DiS has actually had a detrimental effect on my uni work, could I have achieved so much more if I hadn't discovered it?

Would I have just found somewhere else to go though?

I can say…

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well since we are now in 2006 lets do a top fifteen of 2005 eh? (EDIT - NEW FAT EDITION! NOW TOP 30)

Righty ho, here we go in reverse motion! For each record I'll describe it in one word (SPECIAL FOOD THEME!!!) so they can put it on stickers wh…

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Prole's comment about the OMM reminded me about the new Observer, thoughts anyone?

It's easier to read in bed in it's new Ich Bin Berliner size but that's the end of the good bits.
All that's seemed to be added is a new telly guide which…

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Well, I saw them last night and it could easily be the most catastrophic gig I've ever been to.

The first two bands, a punk one and a metal one were crap, I wish I stayed in the pub. Although there was free Southern Comfort :-D

However …

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Last night I went to see a folk/blues/country/singer singwriter night and I had a great time.

I missed the first act bar the last song so can't comment apart from he tried to explain relativity.

The next two acts were fairly standard bl…

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Last night I meeted Lemmy.

I just happened to be in a bar when guess who walks in?

After a few hours I plucked up the courage to ask for him to sign my breasts. unfortunately he only was signing paper, so that was alright.
To be …

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I've listened to the Le Tigre album about 4 times through and it's aboslutely ace. I'm enjoying it, if I didn't have all this work to do I would go home and dance in only my pants but I must get this work done - that's why I'm typing this. I really will…

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Hello everyone This student Loan is going to my head a little, the internet has taken a beating today. Over the next few days I expect these to turn up on my doormat: Le Tigre - S/T Mu - The Latest one The Fall - The John Peel Box set (well in a …

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On Monday I bought the following music stuff. The Fall - Live at London 1980 Burn To Shine - Part 1 DC The Fall's Live at London is apparently the legendary limited edition tape which has been sutiably remastered. Not that you would have known it f…

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