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is that it's not completely harmless, and has massive historical and racist implications? It's always going to be a powerful word, and by overusing it, he's showing that. The fact is that the world is still an extremely racist place, and the word nigger is not innocuous at all, as evidenced by the controversy that the title has provoked.

of writing a review if you can't be bothered? Reviewing is not supposed to be about 'making an example' or slamming a whole scene, surely it's about whether or not the album's any good? So ten years ago you didn't care - sounds like that still holds true...

Better than Crinkley Bottom...

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Seriously though, I associate DiS with championing more obscure bands that I haven't yet heard of but want to. Ultimately it's a band with tangible talent, 'artistic integrity' and some damn good songs. Not often the sort of thing you can find in HMV...

...I've ever read onn DiS. I've just been caught by my boss reading this, and then he read it and let me off. Fantastic; Justice are absolutely UBER live...

There were far too many of these on the last nite, and at least 2 fire engines and countless Campsite Assistants going round extinguishing Killing Fields style explosions, and it was very Skins...Some twat threw a can of beer at me cos I told them I'm gay, i probably won't get a ticket; Why am I going again? Oh yeah, seeing Kings of Leon, Maximo Park and Interpol on the same stage on the same night.

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From the beginnings of Glasto when vans of hippies piled into a field to take LDS and have 'an experience', festivals have always been about having a bit too much whatever and enjoying yourself. Can anyone on here honestly say they had s sober day at a festival this summer? And wouldn't the atmosphere be a little more dull if everyone was stood around in a field, soberly and silently watching a band rather than jumping up and down? Festivals aren't gigs, that's the whole point...

...but the French do it the best. Route du Rock was brilliant, small, organised, with a genuinely STELLAR lineup (LCD, the National, CSS, Fujiya & Miyagi, Justice etc etc) with regularly cleaned, FLUSHING toilets which had manageable queues. and the booze was dirt cheap. Having been to 8 festivals this summer, it was definitely the best in terms of balance between small and good music. Reading was good, but SO expensive and overcrowded. Best small fest: Ilkley Moor Festival; I had only heard of 2 of the acts, but still had a brilliant time despite the rain and mud. I'm definitely going again next year, and to route du Rock. Reading - will probably go, but only out of tradition, if that doesn't sound TOO stupid...

ain't dancin' if it ain't Hildegard Knef's classic of German spoken-word soul, 'Holiday Time'.