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Saturday, Aug 10, 2002

it think not

"For this is not about conspiracy but about coincidence -- unexpected connections that are both riveting and rattling. Much religious faith is based on the idea that almost nothing is coincidence; science is an exercise in eliminating the taint of coincidence; police work is often a feint and parry between those trying to prove coincidence and those trying to prove complicity. Without coincidence, there would be few movies worth watching (''Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine''), and literary plots would come grinding to a disappointing halt. (What if Oedipus had not happened to marry his mother? If Javert had not happened to arrive in the town where Valjean was mayor?)"

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swing shift

"The pedal steel guitar is not an instrument you would immediately associate with electronic music, but, BJ Cole is no ordinary pedal steel guitar player. Cole came to fame in the early '70s with his group Cochise, and he went on to collaborate with the likes of Mark Bolan, Scott Walker, and John Cale. More recently he has worked with Bjork, The Verve, Spiritualized, and Beck."

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Friday, Aug 09, 2002

this is our youth

feeling my usual pangs of regret today over lost time. news of brownies closing has intensified that. where does the time go? (clips)

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Monday, Aug 05, 2002

lighter than snare

telepathic butterflies
ashley park
shimmer kids underpop association
doleful lions
kevin tihista's red terror
June & the Exit Wounds
the webb brothers
the aislers set

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Sunday, Aug 04, 2002

concert tiny

live concert archives from radio good including the polyphonic spree

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forget me knots

ze malibu kids

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tweeform

acid house kings
labrador records mp3s

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au pair

"The first REACTION RECORDS release is an album entitled 'Rolled Gold' by amazing sixties English pop group, The Action. Although equal in talent to their contemporaries, The Action somehow managed to slip under the commercial radar, even with music industry wizards like George Martin backing the band! What's certain is that 'Rolled Gold' transcends time and space and exists on its own terms as a masterpiece of melodic, guitar- driven rock'n'roll. Now fully restored and re- mastered, 'Rolled Gold' sounds more explosive than ever. And with artists like Velvet Crush, Matthew Sweet, Robert Pollard and Beachwood Sparks singing their praises, the Action seem destined to turn on a whole new generation of listeners..."

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jam session

lemon jelly

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blister

"Favorite Music of our Interview Victims"

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