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Girls - Album REVIEW
by This Music Wins on Nov 7, 2009 in Girls Girls (original post) are a set of 60s revivalist musicians, partly because it's the music they love, and partly because its all lead singer Christopher Owens was ever exposed to during his childhood and teenage years. He grew up in the American Chri...

It’s all about you
by Marine Snow on Nov 7, 2009 in Eating disorders Family anorexia autonomy boundaries bulimia control My first word, according to my Mum, was “No”, and my second word was “Mine”. For someone who made such a promising start at asserting themselves, it seems to have frittered out over the years.  I’ve been thinking a lot...

“We made a grand stew in a washing bucket”: Lyme Regis soldier “my hero”
by Real West Dorset on Nov 7, 2009 in Lyme Regis THERE’S a moving piece in The Guardian today by the military historian Richard Holmes about his hero, Ernest Shephard from Lyme Regis, who served as a company sergeant major with the 1st Dorsets during World War One. Shephard was born in Lyme...

COMPETITION TIME!
by Veloce Publishing on Nov 6, 2009 in veloce news How do you fancy winning one of 5 copies of Motor Movies – The Posters! (worth £34.99)? Perfect for a Christmas present.Well, all you have to do is answer the simple question that you can find on this competition page.Motor Movies – The Posters!

New Pains - Higher Than The Stars EP REVIEW
by This Music Wins on Nov 6, 2009 in The Pains of Being Pure At Heart Saint Ettiene Visits Lord Spank The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's latest installment, the Higher Than The Stars EP is an altogether much more electronic affair than anything they've released before (s/t album review from this February) - the overdriven guitars however still pulsa...

Final destination
by Marine Snow on Nov 6, 2009 in Eating disorders anorexia bulimia denial mental health mental illness recovery Where is this going? That’s the question in my head at the moment. It’s coming up as the bones are peeping out. I’m not weighing myself, but I am aware of being lighter. Aware of the slight inward curve of thigh, and loss of breast. The smaller...