New threads started in December ’06
Sunday, 17th December 2006
Hi, I’m wondering if anyone on here has any tips for concerts happening in the Atlanta area in the Jan 4–7 time period? Or places to check out in general. I’ll be there for the first time…
So the lore says Diddy was nuts about making Ready to Die a “movie on wax.” Lotsa rap albums are cinematic, &c. But could you read the record as a concept album? Shit literally goes from…
because the nbc nazis aren’t down with youtube. and you need this to get you through the rest of the holidays.
In my ears now, Blue Nile, first demo. IN my ears. Fuck the goddamn sandbox.
You know the one I mean with the desert and rock against the sky. Yeah I finally bought it tonight yes I did. Because god loves me. An atheists happiness just happens sometimes. My…
mare street hackney central london fields the canal the dove tell me more!
Monday, 18th December 2006
prompted by visiting ‘the oldest independant record store in the country’ with my friend in cardiff and him telling me it’s about to close due to people who like the idea but will buy all…
why has nobody started this thread on the sandbox yet? me: you know how you always see nerdy white guys with asian girlfriends? her: yeah me: you’d think that’d mean it’d be easy. but i’ve…
Because it did. and, so far, it’s totally wicked awesome.
OK, so what are Slade doing at 22 and 25 in the chart? I guess everyone is going download xmas crazy, which is why the Pogues are at number 10 with “FT of NY” without the big “bigup” of a…
Ahem. In Saturdays Daily Mail, there is a new story, a backstage tale covering “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at Windsor. This is where my sister works, and she is ah wow even…
Bestest birthday wishes to my football drinking pal!
i’ve never been.
Was it just me, or did the writers of Eragon just take Star Wars and replace spaceships with Dragons?
Watched it on Saturday. Did 1981 happen on a different planet? First, Bucks Fizz doing “The Land Of Make Believe”—an anti-Thatcher tirade and none of them realised it, or did they?…
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Or is it just me? I tend to clear down, 4 times a day. Usually there’s between 3 and 20. Just now, there was 130. (check yours.) And what do you do about it?
Stallone is also the director for both of them: [Link] [Link] The dude is sixty already. He’ll be 62 in 2008. To give him one thing, Schwarzenegger at least knew when it was time to move…
...just thought I’d get there before Ken.
Talking about record shopping in other threads, I mentioned my dislike of the jewel case. Putting aside whether you prefer digipacks, paper sleeves, etc. (that’s been done to death)…
or, if you prefer, a “rap stan.”
the emerging scandal in which us immigration and customs enforcement kept a snitch on the payroll while he went on a bloody torture and murder spree, all while wearing a wire. customs was…
inspired by the revelation that churchies are lousy tippers on the work nightmares thread. what i found when i used to deliver furniture is that the richer the person was the less the odds…
To give you an idea of where I am, I just watched “Flesh & Bone.” Also, am I confused or was that a very uneven (maybe “abrupt” is a better word) episode?
is all krautrock just rewarmed wagner??
Jeff Bagwell Brad Radke (i think he’s younger than me!!!)
likey much.
“Disc 2 is higher energy stuff from the get go, and other than the 2 opening tracks, the entire disc is solid tech and electro tracks. What stops this set from getting 5 stars from me is…
i love it.
Most of which are probably not actually funny, but hey, it gets us through the day. H*** H**** = “sweatpants” R****** H******* = “Speedy Gonzalez”
At the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Max M. Fischer Music Center. Anyone going? I will be and couldn’t be more excited (except I’m old and the 10pm to 4am seems like torture). That’s about…
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Gather those Reese’s Pieces. And don’t fuck with the Jews.
brian eno “the big ship” = ratatat