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James Evans @jdevans.bsky.social · Dec 23
AS DOES THE SUN: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2024/12/line...
#TheGoonSax #Wombo #Lewsberg #Stereolab #Broadcast #MountKimbie #YantiBersaudara #EddieOkwedy #TheChills #JonMcKiel #RickWhite #LookBlueGoPurple #JoelGion #ParquetCourts #LovelyEggs #SamEvian #CometGain #JeffClarke #mixtape #linernotes
LINER NOTES: AS DOES THE SUN [2024]
As Does the Sun Liner Notes
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STADIA: OLYMPIASTADION AND ALLIANZ ARENA, MUNICH.
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#BayernMunich #AllianzArena #OtlAicher #BayernMunchen #Olympiastadion #stadia #footballgrounds #footballstadiums #munich #olympics @playedinbritain.bsky.social @garyparkinson.bsky.social
STADIA: OLYMPIASTADION AND ALLIANZ ARENA, MUNICH
The Olympiastadion and Allianz Arena, Munich
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October 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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The proposed demolition of the San Siro is an act of artistic and cultural vandalism. The building is as vital as the Coliseum and should be preserved or adapted. See my postscript for a deeper explanation: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2017/09/stad...

#SanSiro #GiuseppeMeazza #footballstadia
STADIA: STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA AND STADIO COMUNALE LUIGI FERRARIS
San Siro, Luigi Ferraris, Italian football stadiums
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November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP, VOL. 4 [1991-92] open.spotify.com/playlist/50E...

Liner Notes: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2016/10/line...

#GoldenAgeHipHop #RapSelection #1990s #mixtape #BlackSheep #CypressHill #GangStarr #ThePharcyde #KamanchiSly #KoolMoeDee #PublicEnemy #TribeCalledQuest #SlickRick
1991-92: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP - VOLUME 4
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October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP VOL. 3 [1990-91]: open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pu...

Liner notes: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2020/03/line...

#Goldenagehiphop #mixtape #rap #NationalFresh #Gangstarr #BrandNubian #MainSource #CashCrew #LondonPosse #KMD #SonofBazerk #PeteRock&CLSmooth #SilverBullet #1990s
1990-91: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP - VOLUME 3
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October 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP, VOL. 2 [1989-90]: open.spotify.com/playlist/6tz...

Liner notes: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2020/02/line...

#NationalFreash #JeffYoung #XClan #LAStar #Subsonic2 #Goldenagehiphop #mixtape #rap #PublicEnemy #BDP #TribecalledQuest #3xdope #MastaerAce #KoolGRap #Sindecut
1989-90: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP - VOLUME 2
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October 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP, VOLUME 1 [1988-89]: open.spotify.com/playlist/61s...

Liner notes here: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2020/01/line...

#Goldenagehiphop #mixtape #rap #1980s #playlist #PublicEnemy #RunDMC #EPMD #JVCFORCE #Hijack #SilverBullet #JungleBrothers #SheRockers #EricBandRakim #NWA
1988-89: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP - VOLUME 1
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October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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A playlist of bits and pieces, that for one reason or another never made it onto any of my compilations, in roughly chronological order: open.spotify.com/playlist/27i...

#playlist #mixtape #britpop #indiemusic #1990s #1980s #sarahrecords
ROSE TINTED SPECTACLES
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October 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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STADIA: OLYMPIASTADION AND ALLIANZ ARENA, MUNICH.
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#BayernMunich #AllianzArena #OtlAicher #BayernMunchen #Olympiastadion #stadia #footballgrounds #footballstadiums #munich #olympics @playedinbritain.bsky.social @garyparkinson.bsky.social
STADIA: OLYMPIASTADION AND ALLIANZ ARENA, MUNICH
The Olympiastadion and Allianz Arena, Munich
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October 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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As critical as I often am of Britpop, there was a moment, before it all kicked off, when it was genuinely exciting, and a lot of that had to do with Blur:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOF7...

A report from the front line: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2016/12/line...

#Britpop #Starshaped #Blur
Graham and Alex with cups
YouTube video by MojitoDrunk
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September 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#FallFriday

'And I guess you just c-c-c-couldn't say it'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8cO...

... as featured on: open.spotify.com/playlist/2bw...
Bound
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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August 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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1/4: Britpop is celebrating its 30th birthday, apparently. Here are my memories of this most overrated of scenes - its beginnings: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2016/12/line...
LINER NOTES: THE SOUNDS OF BADEN PEARCE [1993-94]
The Birth of Britpop
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August 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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#FallFriday

Well I've never had a car,
Never been near a lorry.
Got a nasty habit of scratching my nose,
My codename's Happy Harry,
I'm into CB.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CFg...

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I'm Into C.B.!
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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July 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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#FallFriday

And round my way, the people still do say...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkTy...

As featured on: open.spotify.com/playlist/4Nh...
Riddler! (Remastered)
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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July 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Bought OTD in 1972: a foundational album for me, along with Teenage Head an exit from West Coast into sharp, angry fast rock. The whole thing is great - even the covers and the second side is astonishing: Shakin’ Street, Human Being Lawnmower. Special mention for Looking At You, which shreds
July 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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#FallFriday
The Fall - Alton Towers
'The spawn of J "Loaded" Brown and L Laverne crawl around...'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvLo...

As featured on: open.spotify.com/playlist/2bw...
Alton Towers
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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July 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by James Evans
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Playlists should never outstay their welcome, so I've split my Best of Stereolab in two. Moreover, it seems to make sense sonically. Here's part 2 ... open.spotify.com/playlist/6zE...
STEREOLAB 2
Playlist · EMBRACE THE MARGIN · 20 items
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May 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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#FallFriday

Final instalment of my Fall (for beginners) tetralogy: open.spotify.com/playlist/2bw...
THE WONDERFUL AND FRIGHTENING WORLD OF THE FALL - VOLUME 4
Playlist · EMBRACE THE MARGIN · 23 items
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June 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Vehicle, who appeared on my annual compilation last year, have released their debut album: open.spotify.com/album/732NZP...

Hopefully a physical format is to follow. #widespreadvehicle #EscoRomanesco #vehicle
June 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Latest addition to this year's playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsHt...

For the rest of it - open.spotify.com/playlist/1ri...

#jazz #playlist #mixtape #eddieharris
Eddie Harris - Listen Here
YouTube video by truemantiger
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June 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Playlists should never outstay their welcome, so I've split my Best of Stereolab in two. Moreover, it seems to make sense sonically. Here's part 2 ... open.spotify.com/playlist/6zE...
STEREOLAB 2
Playlist · EMBRACE THE MARGIN · 20 items
open.spotify.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Apparently, it's Mark Mothersbaugh's 75th birthday, so I thought I'd share my Devo playlist with you #devo #playlist
open.spotify.com/playlist/6ew...
DEVO
Playlist · EMBRACE THE MARGIN · 24 items
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May 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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THE SARTORIAL ELEGANCE OF SERIE A: PALERMO, 1990-92 [ABM]: embracethemargin.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
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#PalermoFootball #ABMDiffusion
THE SARTORIAL ELEGANCE OF SERIE A: PALERMO, 1990-92 [ABM]
The music of my life, and other considerations
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March 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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STADIA: ESTADIO SAN MAMES, BILBAO:
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Seems I've gone and quoted @playedinbritain.bsky.social again.
#UEFACup #Bilbao #AthleticClub #SanMames
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STADIA: ESTADIO SAN MAMES, BILBAO
San Mames Bilbao
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May 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM