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The Lowbrow Feminist: Women's mag drivel: part 1 in an occasional series.
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Because the personal is still political. Friday, 26 October 2007. Women's mag drivel: part 1 in an occasional series. Readers of last week’s Grazia magazine. Learned that one of four exciting things to do that are SO NOW is“drunk shopping”. No really. “Shoes are just so much prettier and credit card bills far less scary after a few glasses of vino! 8221; it slurred. Elsewhere, the useless rag gave up on personal finance and tackled the weighty world of politics. Laura Craik. Posted by Helen Barrett.
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50p Bloke: February 2009
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Records, records, records. And the odd CD. Thursday, February 12, 2009. The Seeds - Pushing Too Hard. Sky Saxon and The Seeds get intense on a show called The Mothers In Law. The last word in mid-60s garage rock. One of the commenters says they'd go back to 1966 at the drop of a hat. I know what they mean. Jacques Dutronc - Les Cactus. Another great freak-out (thanks again Phil). Who says the French can't do rock/pop? Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Find out about them via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.
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50p Bloke: Blab Happy - Never No More
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Records, records, records. And the odd CD. Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Blab Happy - Never No More. Yet more Blab Happy action on YouTube. Bit of a curate's egg, this song, though it does have some nice harmonies and chiming 12-string in the outro. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Other blogs are available. Mojo's Disc of the Day. The lovely Helen Barrett. Because Midway Still Aren't Coming Back. Nick Davies: Flat Earth News. Ken Garner: The Peel Sessions. Gabor Szabo - Stormy.
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50p Bloke: July 2008
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Records, records, records. And the odd CD. Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Blab Happy - Inside Out. Someone unknown to me or drummer Jez has put this on YouTube, and said nice things about us . Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Other blogs are available. Mojo's Disc of the Day. The lovely Helen Barrett. Because Midway Still Aren't Coming Back. Nick Davies: Flat Earth News. Ken Garner: The Peel Sessions. Blab Happy - Inside Out. Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. Vince Taylor and the Playboys.
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The Lowbrow Feminist: October 2007
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Because the personal is still political. Friday, 26 October 2007. Women's mag drivel: part 1 in an occasional series. Readers of last week’s Grazia magazine. Learned that one of four exciting things to do that are SO NOW is“drunk shopping”. No really. “Shoes are just so much prettier and credit card bills far less scary after a few glasses of vino! 8221; it slurred. Elsewhere, the useless rag gave up on personal finance and tackled the weighty world of politics. Laura Craik. Posted by Helen Barrett.
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The Lowbrow Feminist: September 2007
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Because the personal is still political. Wednesday, 26 September 2007. Why do women’s magazines make their readers miserable? Last week, Women in Journalism. Highlighted how the websites of magazines aimed at girls as young as 10 were using “lads’ mags tactics” by encouraging readers to upload photos of themselves in order to rate their own and others bodies. The campaign group pointed to Bliss. The tactic is nothing new. It’s been 17 years since Naomi Wolf. What is new is the casual acceptance of body r...
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The Lowbrow Feminist: January 2008
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Because the personal is still political. Thursday, 17 January 2008. Quiet riot: how UK Riot Grrrls missed the point. Refusing to talk to journalists is always a risky strategy, as any. Old Labour heavyweight will confirm. The long-forgotten Riot Grrrl movement. Was of questionable quality, but was spiky and good-natured enough to be passable, which was OK because the message, rather than the music, was the point. But the bands took themselves too seriously. Grrrls’ favourite Huggy Bear. Refused to talk t...
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50p Bloke: Bedazzled - Peter Cook
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Records, records, records. And the odd CD. Wednesday, May 06, 2009. Bedazzled - Peter Cook. Groovy 60s paean to nihilism, contrasting exhortations of backing singers with Peter Cook's deadpan protestations: "You fill me with inertia" etc. Sung by Cook in character ("Drimble Wedge and The Vegetations") on the title track of the film. "Of its time" is a kind way of assessing the movie's merits. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Other blogs are available. Mojo's Disc of the Day.
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50p Bloke: April 2009
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Records, records, records. And the odd CD. Sunday, April 26, 2009. New Order - Turn The Heater On. A very strange track, that shouldn’t work at all. New Order do reggae! And, unlikely as it may seem, it does sound like reggae, and also like New Order. Turn The Heater On was recorded for a John Peel session in 1982. The band never recorded another version, or performed the song live. According to NewOrderOnline.com. And here’s Keith Hudson’s original. Tuesday, April 14, 2009. DAF - Der Mussolini. 4 It's p...
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50p Bloke: March 2009
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Records, records, records. And the odd CD. Thursday, March 19, 2009. Gabor Szabo - Stormy. Hungarian guitarist makes smooth, summery version of Classics IV's - er - classic. Perfect for sunny London spring day. The whole album, 1969, is great, by the way. The Marathons - Peanut Butter. Crazy instrumental - and very cheaply made, by the sounds of it. Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Blab Happy - Never No More. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Other blogs are available. Mojo's Disc of the Day.
