January 2009
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Ok This Is Quite Fun
Outraged as I was by Dairy Milk’s previous primate effort (largely for it’s debasing of the mighty Philip Collins). On the flip side it did bring his phenomenal Greatest Hits into the top 10, it’s rightful place, so let’s call it even. This is their 3rd effort. By which I mean the third advert concocted by focus groups all located in Hoxton Sq. who gather late at night to...
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No More R&B, I Promise
At least a weeks break I promise!…BUT this is the same song I swear? Seriously the same song? Shonelle - T-Shirt Chris Brown - With You I like that chart R&B “sound” as much as the next man, but HOLD UP! Jordin
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An Urban Quartet
I know endless video posts are tiresome, but you just have to trust me on this one. Through various sources (pals, Channel U, the interweb) some weeks just seem to bombard me with fine examples of the kind of music that is broadly described as “Urban”. Which is media talk for hip-hop, grime or garage, or any music where there are more black people than white people in the videos. ...
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Inaugurate This:
Don King keeps it very lowkey…. Oh and the back’s pretty cool too… Hussein
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Don't Step On His Brown Suede Shoes...
Ken Clarke, a charismatic maverick of the old-school, has returned to front bench politics today. A breath of fresh air from a less-manicured/focus grouped age. A reassuring economic heavyweight far bigger and bolder than his spin-obsessed contemporaries. A rosy cheeked, cigar chomping, birdwatcher. Whose combination of straight talking and good humour evinces the perfect balance of attributes for...
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REVIEW: Breaking Away
If there’s one thing I love, it’s a coming-of-age film. Ooh the warm embrace of nostalgia, life lessons being learned, tough love, brotherly love, “gee I love you guys”… “you’re alright LaRusso” that kind of shit. But it’s rare to find a film within that genre that feels as fresh and unique as this one. By choosing four “cutters”...
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Shame
The best thing about shame is…in order to have any kind of fall from grace, you need a certain amount of grace to begin with. I hope that one day I too shall sail so high in the sky, that it would take a hilarious (but no doubt deeply depressing) fall to bring me back to earth with a dull thud. A few days ago I watched “Kane”. Otherwise known as Citizen Kane, to people who...
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Also This Is Important
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
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Top 5: Hopes and Dreams for 09
1.”With determination and application anything is possible” This took a year and a half to painstakingly piece together, and acts as a perfect illustration of the kind of hard graft and perseverance I am determined to apply to my next twelve months. 2.”Dare to dream big…really big”Yup, another time honoured lesson in not believing...