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March 2001 Archives

Stories

Beyond Black Dogs and Mice
by Paul Ford
A survey of creatures which foreshadow depression, and their literary origins. Our writer gives the lowdown on the beasts that portend misery.
Listening

Spiritualized, Pure Phase
by Andrew Womack
It is, apparently, mixed separately by channel. Which, certainly, means you should listen to it with headphones. And it’s brilliant, through heartbreaking delicateness to devastating chaos and back again....
Listening

Daft Punk, Discovery
by Andrew Womack
I first heard this album last week and it’s purely coincidence that this record is today’s top review on Pitchfork: really, I swear. Okay, so you don’t...
Letters From the Editor

Go Away
by Andrew Womack
I’m from Austin. And every year thousands of record execs and related debris descend upon the fair city in that grand tradition that is known as South by Southwest....
Listening

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Peel Sessions
by Andrew Womack
In case you didn’t know, OMD is not just about ‘If You Leave.’ And this compilation of Peel Sessions from 1979 to 1983 highlights their songwriting ability, focus, and technique by...
Letters From the Editor

Socio-Cultural Environment
by Andrew Womack
Don’t know if you’ve seen the ads for this band ‘Crazy Town’ (what kind of a name is that? no, really?) on bus stops around town, but I...
Listening

Max Tundra, Some Best Friend You Turned Out to Be
by Andrew Womack
No kidding: it takes a while to figure it out (even vaguely), but once you do there's probably little music that will make you (as in ‘persuade you to be’)...
Personalities

Pachinko6
by Rosecrans Baldwin
Pachinko6 gained a certain notoriety among web design circles for publishing daily e-mail ‘viruses.’ It was hard to find him, but he finally responded. ROSECRANS BALDWIN dished with him.