Posts by Robbie Howell
best & worst covers.
good piece:http://www.unogateway.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/09/19/450f842d3fdedstrange synchronicity. this very topic has been on my mind a lot recently. since covers are so often b-sides, i always have this low-grade, running paranoia that i'm missing something.of course, the above only confirms my paranoia. most of these i don't have, but would like to have.here's my contribution. these...
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getting back to it.
i've spent most of the day listening to the stranglers. old stranglers. i won't lie: a bit of their stuff falls well short of the mark. however, when they were right on, man oh man, were they good!i can't place them in the same category as i do devo, the buzzcocks, the undertones, etc., but i think they were much more important/influential than they've been given credit. i think of early stra
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new stuff
quickies: the new stuff*red hot chili peppers* _stadium arcadium_ - colossal disappointment. so much talent. wasted, apparently. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BOYS!?*fatboy slim* _the greatest hits_ - i lost track of him after _weapon of choice_. i now know why. a bit of a disappointment. i was late on the scene with *chemical brothers* & was *so* pleasantly surprised. i was hoping for the same surpr
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echo & the bunnymen
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did anyone here in charlotte catch echo & amos' southend? i had tickets, but was unable to go.
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Locating MOG account...