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No Mas Bodas – Flesh (self-released)
by Princess Stomper For my next trick, I’m going to spend your money*. First of all, I’d like you to buy the Buke and Gass album, Riposte. You’ll thank me for this – it sounds magical. It reaches into...
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You don’t need to shout to be heard: nine present-day political songs
By Princess Stomper “The Clash may have spoken for a highly politicised UK in 1976, but they don’t have anything to say to the disenfranchised and desensitised youth of 2011. Unless someone is...
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Bollywood Ear Candy: Chura Liya Hai
By Laura Witkowski ‘Chura Liya Hai’ is the Bollywood equivalent of ‘Stairway To Heaven’ or ‘Whiter Shade Of Pale’ in that, if you tuned into a “Classic Bollywood of the 70s” radio station, there’s a...
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Bollywood Ear Candy: My Desi Girl
By Laura Witkowski If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the movies, it’s that guys will do the darndest (i.e. stupidest) things to impress a pretty lady! And if there are two guys trying to outdo...
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Of course, it doesn’t count when women or blacks do it. Part 2.
Just thought I’d spell this out. So sexism doesn’t exist in the music industry in 2011, huh? Just because it’s institutionalised doesn’t excuse it. This is Harvey declaring herself a political...
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the editor of the NME reacts to the news PJ Harvey has become the first...
Odd Future … is apparently what rebellion sounds like in 2011: dead-eyed, mob-like and opportunistic. There’s certainly no one else currently trying to articulate anything more meaningful in pop...
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Why Canada drives me nuts
By Laura Crapo If you are a visitor to Canada and are listening to commercial radio, you might think there is a demand for Rush, Nickleback, Tragically Hip and Blue Rodeo to be played, quite often. In...
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EXERCISE MUSIC II: THE MIX TAPES
By Matt O’Neill I currently find myself exercising a great deal. I originally began in February with just 30 minutes of exercise each day to lose some weight. Since then, I’ve felt compelled to keep...
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Bollywood Ear Candy: Aaja Aaja Mein Hoon Pyar Tera
By Laura Witkowski ‘Aaja Aaja Mein Hoon Pyar Tera’ translates to “come, come I am your love”, but from watching this video, you would be forgiven for thinking it meant, “Let’s shake it till we all go...
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a Saturday afternoon conversation about Collapse Board
This is an exchange that took place earlier today, between myself and an editor from another music website. Does CB ever pay for content? I wish. No. We have no money whatsoever. Why do you think...
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