John Dover

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No Age: Nouns

[30.Jun.08] :. Never has so much kaleidoscopic noise been produced from such meagre resources: one guitar and one drum kit.

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Nada Surf: Lucky

[25.Apr.08] :. A solid, if unspectacular, set of indie-pop tunes from the New York trio perennially trying to shake off the "one-hit wonder" tag.

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Morrissey: Greatest Hits

[10.Apr.08] :. A greatest hits compilation that draws heavily on the fruits of Morrissey's 'second coming'. The result? A vulgar picture.

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The Aliens: Astronomy for Dogs

[31.Aug.07] :. From the ashes of the late great Beta Band come the Aliens, though they rarely scale the same heights.

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Von Südenfed: Tromatic Reflexxions

[23.Aug.07] :. This collaboration between the Fall's Mark E. Smith and Mouse on Mars is all over the place, but mostly in a good way.

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Music   Bill Callahan: Woke on a Whaleheart

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Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2005)

[12.Jul.07] :. A fine, moving and illuminating account of a writer who used the bleak, harrowing circumstances of his life to forge a unique style that addressed concerns and characters often absent from the literature of his time.

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Music   The Elastik Band: The Elastik Band

DVDs   Dinosaur Jr.: Dinosaur Jr. [DVD]

Music   The Beach Boys: The Warmth of the Sun

Music   The Alternate Routes: Good and Reckless and True

Music   The Horrors: Strange House

Music   The Fall: Reformation Post T.L.C

Music   Various: Black Snake Moan

DVDs   Various Artists: American Hardcore [DVD]

Music   Up, Bustle & Out: Mexican Sessions (Our Simple Sensational Sound)

Music   The View: Hats Off to the Buskers

DVDs   Various Artists: Destroy All Rational Thought [DVD]

Music   Seafood: Paper Crown King

Music   Jaques Loussier Trio: Bach: The Brandenburgs

Music   Suburban Kids with Biblical Names: #Three

DVDs   Cream: Cream: Classic Artists [DVD]

Music   The Strays: Le Futur Noir

Music   Various Artists: I Killed the Monster

Music   Chin Up Chin Up: This Harness Cant Ride Anything

Music   Honeycut: The Day I Turned to Glass

Music   Darkel: Darkel

 
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