http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 22 Feb 2004 01:38:57 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/02/20/203540.php#comment-46563 Ex-cellent :) It achieved two things: 1) It underscored form v. substance in the music world. This includes bias by the purchasing public regarding age of the artists. 2) It made news. Which makes album sales. I liked the Alarm "back in the day". Now I have to check out the new CD :) Doc 46563@blogcritics.org Sun, 22 Feb 2004 01:38:57 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/02/20/203540.php#comment-46460 More info on <a href="http://www.angloplugging.co.uk/viewPressRelease.cfm?pressReleaseID=699">the Poppyfields</a> 46460@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:20:35 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/02/20/203540.php#comment-46430 Hilarous, great story Ken, thanks! It kind of reminds me of XTC as Dukes of the Stratosphear. There seems to be something liberating about playing a persona other than "yourself" - a future post perhaps. 46430@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:46:50 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/02/20/203540.php#comment-46419 damn! that was The Alarm? I had heard about that trickeroo, but never thought it'd be a band I cared about... 46419@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:10:45 EST