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Chris Philpott writes about music, television and film, and explores the past in pop culture... or, at least, the bits of it he can remember.
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2000 (opens the original)
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Every second Sunday is Board Game Day at our place and, yesterday, between rounds of Magical Athlete and Dice Throne and Century: Golem Edition, we got talking about the Rock 2000, which had completed the day before. And it started with a simple query: what was the highest placing Foo Fighters song.My buddy Steven had listened more closely than I had, and expressed surprise that there didn’t seem to be a Foo F
Billboards (opens the original)
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As you may have been able to tell from the colourful, partially defaced billboards on every major street corner, we’re in the midst of election season. And I, for one, think this might be the worst election season in my living memory.Sorry, in terms of billboard slogans and artwork, I mean.For a bit of fun, let’s go through each of the major billboards I’ve seen around my neighbourhood in South Auckland; I’ve got terrible quality photos from the internet and a few thoughts on each. Let’s go!<a c
Sing (opens the original)
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“I need a photo-opportunity, I want a shot at redemptionDon’t wanna end up a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard”There are a handful of songs that I occasionally and infrequently refer to as my favourites of all time. Duran Duran’s “Ordinary World” and Genesis’ “That’s All” and Foo Fighters’ “Everlong” and Paul Buchanan’s “Mid Air” and Smashing Pumpkins’ “Soma” and Keaton Henson’s “To Your Health” and Jimmy Eat World’s “Pain” and Bon Iver’s R
Hindsight (opens the original)
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“Some people won’t dance if they don’t know who’s singingWhy ask your head? It’s your hips that are swinging”Look, I like superhero movies. There, I’ve said it now. And if that is a personality trait you find off-putting, you may as well leave now because I’m not going to stop liking superhero movies. As you probably know, there are two major players in this space: the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is now old enough to vote, and the DC Universe, which is just starting to master using the big
Argh (opens the original)
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“Solo, I’m a soloist on a solo listAll live, never on a floppy disk.”I know I’ve talked about my mental health journey, but have I told you much about my journey with medication? This type of thing, being prescribed a daily anti-depressant, doesn’t happen in a vacuum.I had a pair of beautiful children, and an older kidult who lived up north, and I was married, and I worked for a media company. Yet my mood was the lowest it had ever been; life had gotten on top of me, defeated me. If you would ha
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