Category Archives: Music

Erroneous Evaluation! Kanazawa’s Kokujin Cock-Up

The most common false conclusions of men are these:…if an opinion makes us glad, it must be true; if its effect is good, it in itself must be good and true… contrary deductions, which are in general naturally just as … Continue reading

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Sex and the Shibboleth

If rape isn’t about sex, there are an awful lot of penises and vaginas that need explaining. –Jim Goad   I’ll always get shit/I’ll always get shit/for acknowledging perversity… –American Head Charge A week or three back, a Guardian article … Continue reading

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For any EastEnders viewers on my list : A Simple Equation

+ = As Dragon Ball Z‘s King Kai would say: “Oh yeah – it’s fusion!” That explains why those two have been off the public radar for quite some time, I guess. Old eighties synthpop artists don’t die – they … Continue reading

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Just a Car Crash Away? The Anti-Messiah Contra Antichrist Superstar!!

Two Saturdays ago, I watched Marilyn Manson practically devour the stage at the Donington Download Festival; twas a great performance for all parties, full of costume changes, glam rock spectacle, and fucking great tunes, old and new! Two days earlier, … Continue reading

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On Teenagers, Pop Culture, and Counterculture.

Relaxing after a (not-so) hard day’s work yesterday, I thought to myself, This pop culture malarkey’s all a bit fucking silly ain’t it? Yup much of what I grew up liking, much of what I currently like, much of what … Continue reading

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SHOOTINGS…SCAPEGOATS…SUFFERING…

It seems that one cannot currently escape some kind of news report, commentary or speculation in regard to the Virginia Tech massacres. Turning on the TV an hour or so ago, I saw further coverage of the deeds of Seung … Continue reading

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A Collage of Thoughts From Last Night….

And so I sit here with nothing but my pen, paper and the Nine Inch Nails gouging at my brain in a sure and sweet fashion. “Too fucked-up to care anymore,” I throb in time to the beat, secure in … Continue reading

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"What you got up your sleeve there, homie?"

One of the reasons I’m biased in favour of buying music is the (often) lavish presentation that comes with the CDs. Unravelling the sleeves of most music albums gives you a damned good idea of the amount of labour ‘n’ … Continue reading

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Who are you, and who am I? Be these truths or filthy lies?

And I won’t stop, cos I know the power of the question – Rage Against The Machine Methinks the Commie crusaders were onto something with this one… See, I’m basically a bloke who can never quite rest content with the … Continue reading

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Escribed From Ennui….

I think one of the main things that continue to hold me back in life is my inability to live in the moment. Now when I say this, I’m not talking about following a flash of a whim which ultimately … Continue reading

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