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Indie Songs for Public Holidays

By 6000 | 6000 | April 27, 2011

Number 1 in a series of 1. So far, anyway. Hands up if you remember the Soup Dragons. Indie one hit wonders in that great era of the late 80s and early 90s, they are often confused with Jesus Jones, although Jesus Jones had three hits and the lead singer had much floppier hair. Anyway, The [...]

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Some Freedom

By 6000 | 6000 | April 28, 2008

Today is a public holiday in South Africa. The first of three this week. On May 1st, we have the ubiquitous Worker’s Day and on the 2nd, an “extra” public holiday which was only granted in late March, for reasons that no-one really knows or wants to ask about in case it gets taken away again. This means [...]

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Sorry – It’s a Short Week

By 6000 | 6000 | March 20, 2008

There’s a story which goes about these parts that tells of a bloke who was nailed to some of bits of wood a couple of thousand years ago (give or take), meaning that my pregnant wife can gorge herself on chocolate throughout March and April. So she says anyway. Personally, I think she made it up simply so that [...]

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