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90s Music Monday

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:14 -0800

Apparently #musicmonday is a trending topic on the Twitters - bunch of bloody Johnny Come Latelys. Some of us have been here every Monday morning (for various definitions of 'every', 'monday' and 'morning'), mining the rich vein of at-least-a-deca...

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90s Music Monday

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:19:42 -0800

Placebo are one of those bands that I always feel oddly guilty about enjoying which is odd because "Nancy Boy" is damn fine blistering 3 minute pop song which lovely crunchy guitars and a thumping bass line. I mean the video's a little bit "Art sc...

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Spotted during a bit of Economics Blog spelunking

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:07:30 -0800

"Economists should listen more to techies on what techs will be feasible at what costs, but techies should also listen more to economists on the social implications of tech costs. Alas, just as economists prefer to rely on their intuitive folk tec...

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I like a good meat buzz, early in the morning

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:05:46 -0700

This Halloween I'll be drinking McNuggetinis Two words: Ham Daquiri

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90s Music Monday

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:41:28 -0700

It turns out that Sedona in Phoenix is so unspeakably cinematic - with its soaring orange mesas and artistically arranged cacti silhouetted against the blazing sunset - that your brain can't actually deal with it and you just start thinking that ...

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90s Music Monday

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:03:54 -0700

Have you seen "24 Hour Party People"? You should, it's pretty good. It's about the rise and fall of the legendary Hacienda club in Manchester and the entwined Factory Records which was home to acts like Joy Division, New Order, The Happy Mondays a...

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Spoiler Warning

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:47:36 -0700

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nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:17:08 -0700

“ They sound like a twin headed beast of Liam Howlett and Soulwax Nite Versions taking Teenage Badgirl Up the arse at Leftfield's house, while Kissy Sellout watches and plays with himself in a Phones T-shirt, WHILST on a mobile phone conference c...

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90s Music Monday

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:57:17 -0700

Well, fuck me rigid - this is the 100th 90s Music Monday. Who knew I had that kind of staying power - if you'd asked me 2 years ago I would have laid good odds that ADD would have got the better of me long before now. Either way - shouldn't I hav...

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Hot and Sticky

nobody@vox.com(Simon Wistow) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:43:44 -0700

Also, the result of an unexpectedly free Sunday Based somewhat on this recipe which is, in turn, based on a recipe I posted to a mailing list 4 years ago. The modifications I made were to cut way down on the sugar - between half and 3/4 (I eye...

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