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  • The S Word

    The S Word

    8th December 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

    I paid for my ticket. There - in the first five words I've broken two rules. They're not even unwritten rules - they are very clearly written, and frequently: Never prejudice your subsequent comment by admitting bias and much more importantly, under no circumstances, do you ever (EVER) mention yourself in your piece.

    Unless you're Hunter S Thompson. And I am not. If you were hoping I might have been then...

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  • Tea, Cake and The Scottish Song

    Tea, Cake and The Scottish Song

    9th November 2009 | 5 comments | 1 person likes this

    Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy from Franz Ferdinand, like The Enemy's Tom Clarke, Maxïmo Park's Paul Smith and Reverend and the Makers' Jon McClure before them, seem humbled and a little bewildered at the scene laid out before them.

    As it is every Saturday afternoon in the basement club at Manchester's Ruby Lounge, Xfm linchpin and Inspiral Carpet Clint Boon is hosting another family tea and cake affair. Tables are laid with...

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