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Springsteen Hampden Review

(Update –  fan videos here) I’ve said it before. I’ve never been at a stadium gig, and was looking forward to my first with some trepidation. The weather was ominous as we waited for the bus to take us down … Continue reading

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Springsteen Tonight at Hampden

I’ve never been to a stadium gig before tonight, apart from Pixies at Meadowbank Stadium. That was fantastic, but Hampden’s different. Not really sure if I’m looking forward to it or not, frankly, but will be posting review tomorrow.

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Malcolm Middleton Girl Band Covers

It’s quite unusual to get something for nothing, we’re sure you’d agree. We’ve actually had these in the collective ipods for quite some time, but if we can do anything to get them into the wider domain we’d be delighted … Continue reading

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Idlewild Storm T in the Park

Unfortunately, watching from the television or computer is never going to be anything like being at a gig. We were very interested to see Idlewild’s set on the Beeb’s excellent T in the Park site, though. It was interesting to … Continue reading

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$50m Offer for Smiths Reunion, Says Marr

No, that figure isn’t a misprint. According to the man the indie legends were offered this figure to reform and play a couple of shows. Not a huge Pixies-esque trawl round the globe, simply a handful of gigs. Marr said … Continue reading

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Top Ten Old School Resorts, from Google Earth

The whole seaside daytripping culture of yesteryear actually fascinates me. Continue reading

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The Stone Roses, First Album

Lying in bed with a tape in the Sony Walkman, I was about to be blown away. Continue reading

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The Panics, Cruel Guards – Album Review

From the Ennio Morricone influenced opener, Get us Home, through to the final track, Sundowner, this is an album that will appeal to those of us who grew up on a diet of The Smiths, Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Echo and The Bunnymen Continue reading

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T In The Park – Last Tickets Released

Blur are… well, Blur. You know what you’re going to get here, some fantastic songs, a huge singalong and loads of moshing. Continue reading

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Windows 7 Part 1

Microsoft’s latest Operating System (OS) Windows 7 – previously codenamed Blackcomb & Vienna – was introduced at the PDC (Professional Developers Conference) 2008  in October of last year. It will be released to the manufacturers (RTM) at the end of … Continue reading

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