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Not only is summer on the way with all the pop pap that entails. but we've got the Jubilee and a World Cup to contend with. So brace yourselves and let's have an upbeat start With Crackout's ‘I Am The One' (Pomona COO. ). it's no surprise to find this jump up and down skate punk riffery has been used in an ad campaign for snowboarding.
I know they're NME darlings. but Jimmy Eat World’s ‘Sweetness' (Dreamworks'Polydor O. ) is yet another skate punk effort. with tragic Euro-choruses and constant muttering of ‘sing it back woo-oo-oo'. Wouldn't be out of place on an episode of Buffy, mind. Taking us way back on the road to California Circa 1969 is Trip Fontaine & The Electric Soup's ‘Freeway' (Brownacid Records .000 l. Shamelessly retro with sunny slide guitar, this'd be perfect stuff when yOu're lying stoned in a cornfield.
‘Tonight Matthew. I'm going to be Shania Twain‘. That's all yOLi need to know about Dublin's Carly Hennessy. Her debut 'l'm Gonna Blow Your Mind' (MCAiUniversal COO ) reveals a good voice but a shameless country posturing. You won't see a trace of fringing on Fallacy & Fusion. Their debut ‘The Groundbreaker‘ (Wordplay Records 0000 ) shows rap doesn't have to be all about guns and booty. But wait, isn‘t that a sample of Channel 4 news in the background?
True to form Billy Bragg seiinds miserable as sin on ‘Take Down The Union Jack' lCooking Vinyl 0. ). his Jubilee effort. Socialist pub folk singers will love it. the rest of us will want to send Billy into therapy. Then we're back to naughty rockers with The Candys' 'Queen of Perfection’ (Boss Music .0. 'i. li'iiaginii'ig tour bus high jinks. this is the song in a John Hughes movie when the good girl finally goes bad. Bad is the only word for Rider feat Terry Venables' ‘England Crazy' lEastWest O ). Terry comes on like a schi‘xopl'irenic Robbie Williams With a swing toon for the world cup.
Thank heavens for Eminem. whose 'Without Me' (Interscope Recor< s 00.0.) is Single Of The Fortnight. Yeti'll have seen the video already. and c0uld it be that Mr Shady has finally worked Out those anger issues? With a backing strangely reminiscent of old Scooby 000 and Batman episodes. the best while rapper since Vanilla Ice is confirmed as our current superhero.
The Sex Pistols' re-relr—aased 'God Save The Queen' (Virgin Records 0... i. still smells as fresh as the day it was baked. it not quite so revolutionary. it's the perfect Jubilee tune. A word of warning though : if you value your memories and yOur mental health. don't forward to the dance rei'nix. (Lonisa i9’earsonl
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