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Articles Written by: BEN THOMPSON
Not trying to be American: Taio Cruz. Photograph: Chris Floyd
No chips on shoulders, no moaning about not selling records: Tinchy Stryder and Chipmunk. Photograph: Chris Floyd
It's just before 3am on a Friday in October. ...
The Nintendo Wii is a system that seems almost designed for a light gun renaissance, and the system has more than a few games that bring the arcade experience home. Of course, playing with a stock Wiimote is no fun at all, and the Wii Zapper barely ...
From BEN KUCHERA, MICHAEL THOMPSON,
Ars Technica,
21 Sep 2009
Complete box set of all 10 British city supplements as published in the Guardian.
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From BEN THOMPSON,
The Observer,
8 Nov 2008
This ear-catching collaboration with French composer/producer Burgalat serves as a trailer for the forthcoming reissue of Wyatt's back catalogue. The A-side's wonky electro-pop would not have been out of place at a mid-Eighties Red Wedge disco, but the ...
From BEN THOMPSON,
The Observer,
11 Oct 2008
No Wave: New York 1976-80 Happily, you do not need to be remotely conversant with the evolutionary links between Gynecologists and Teenage Jesus & the Jerks to enjoy this book. Beyond the abundant bitchery, and the haphazard poetry of band names and ...
This is how the new Portishead album starts. A friendly voice says something vaguely introductory in Brazilian-Portuguese. There's a bit of subdued chatter in the background, and the reassuring plink of a distant piano, as if you're arriving at a ...
From BEN THOMPSON,
The Observer,
16 Feb 2008
CASSADAGA, N.Y. -- For months, authorities in western New York scoured hunting campsites, stopped traffic and questioned acquaintances in a search for an escaped inmate with the skills of a seasoned outdoorsman.
On Friday, the manhunt intensified after ...
From BEN DOBBIN AND CAROLYN THOMPSON,
Boston Globe,
2 Sep 2006