On looking for said CD in HMV and Virgin, I must say that I was slightly narked to have to look in the Rock & Pop section and the Dance section - seems a pretty bizarre and arbitrary distinction to me, and as it could easily have been either doubled the places in which I had to look. Sigh. As well as the practical annoyance of having to look in both, I think that conceptually this fractionating into smaller and smaller selections of things in narrower and narrower genres is a thoroughly bad thing, as it reduces the chances of serendipitously finding something new and exciting.
Historical re-enactment
On looking for said CD in HMV and Virgin, I must say that I was slightly narked to have to look in the Rock & Pop section and the Dance section - seems a pretty bizarre and arbitrary distinction to me, and as it could easily have been either doubled the places in which I had to look. Sigh. As well as the practical annoyance of having to look in both, I think that conceptually this fractionating into smaller and smaller selections of things in narrower and narrower genres is a thoroughly bad thing, as it reduces the chances of serendipitously finding something new and exciting.
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Sweet municipal dreams
I owe posts on a couple of things, but I break my long silence to commend the new Saint Etienne album, Home Counties, to you. It appears to be on…
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The Hanging Tree - 2 questions
Two questions... one is a plot one and one is a 'emotional authenticity' one Plot one: Did I miss something or is there no real explanation as to…
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The Hanging Tree
When more of you have read it I will be asking a couple of questions.
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