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Written by John James
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Tuesday, 30 July 2002 18:00 |
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• The carefree, drug-fueled excess of late-1980s British club scene is documented this Tuesday by the Essential/FFRR label as it releases the original motion picture soundtrack to 24 Hour Party People. The comedic film re-creates the famed era when punk rock evolved on the dance floor of the Hacienda club and in the Manchester sound of the Happy Mondays and other sweaty ravers.
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Tuesday, 23 July 2002 18:00 |
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• After countless years and a few false starts, Axl Rose and his next generation of Guns N’ Roses are stepping out into the sunlight next month. No news yet of American tour dates, but the band has announced the new lineup will debut August 17 in Tokyo and weave through England and Belgium for a few weeks.
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Tuesday, 16 July 2002 18:00 |
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• This Tuesday Public Enemy releases what could be considered the first truly interactive album ever made. Entitled Revolverution, the 14-track CD is a collection of live tracks, remixes, and unique new material that boasts creative partnership with the band’s fans.
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Tuesday, 09 July 2002 18:00 |
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• With Eminem’s heavy nick of the Malcolm McLaren scratch-and-street classic “Buffalo Gals” on his smash “Without Me” pumping the hot air of summer, my old-school heart is yearning for those crazy house-friendly hip-hop days of the 1980s.
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Tuesday, 02 July 2002 18:00 |
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• Delightfully British in the campy flavor of go-go boots and paisley house dresses, my pick of the week is Zap the World by Death by Chocolate, released this coming Tuesday on the Jetset label. This fresh and sassy sophomore effort is fronted by Angela Faye Tillett, a time-traveling London pop girl channeling a splendidly droll vibe whether she’s musing on the perfect scrumptiousness of Cinnamon Grahams cereal or her favorite “lime-green fitted blouse with rounded collar and puce cuffs.
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