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Here's the vault where we store all the Things People Have Written during the time which Tangents has been running.

Disco Inferno. Rob Lo writes about Punk, Funk, Disco, Saturday Night Fever and the connections between them all. (January 1998)

Me. Alistair Fitchett gives a personal account of his interest in Richey Edwards and Manic Street Preachers. (January 1998)

Dive For Your Memory Kevin Pearce with some memories of the Go-Betweens, one of the few groups to make it through the 1980's with style and substance intact. (Autumn 1997)

A Way To Connect: Momus and Tricky What can the best and most provocative lyricist working in what we can just about get away with calling pop possibly have in common with the alternately abrasive and seductive sounds of the pioneer of hip hop blues? Daniel Williams investigates. (Summer 1997)

The Make Up Kevin Pearce on the Washington DC neo-modernist yelpers. (Summer 1997)

Breaking The Waves Daniel Williams with views on a highly regarded piece of contemporary cinema. (Spring 1997)

Breaking The Waves Alistair Fitchett with different views on a highly regarded piece of contemporary cinema. (Spring 1997)

Don't Just Act. Stand There! Carrie McMillan in praise of Clint Eastwood and The Western. (Spring 1997)

Strawberry Switchblade New Pop and the art of polka dots; Glasgow's own scabby witch one-hit-wonders given a lengthy and in-depth retrospective by Alistair Fitchett. This article is also published on the twee-net site. (Winter 1996)

Lara! Lara!Off the beaten track in Cyprus, Alistair Fitchett gives the lowdown on mountain biking in the Akamas wilderness. (Winter 1996)

The Sea & Cake. Kevin Pearce tells all how he discovered the delights of this Tortoise linked band. He also tells why you should care. (summer 1996)

It Won't Be You. The UK National Lottery has Carrie McMillan's eye cast over it to see if it smiles back. It doesn't. (summer 1996)

I Don't Remember. Daniel Williams with a list of things which he doesn't remember, oddly enough. (summer 1996)

Felt. A retrospective that was several years in the making. Alistair Fitchett finally got off his butt and finished it. So here it is, if you care. (And quite frankly you should). (summers 1993-1996). This article is also published on the twee-net site.

Alex Reece, Poptart. Robin Tomens on what he thinks about the stardom and music of Mr Alex Reece, 'Jungle's second superstar (official)'. (summer 1996)

Ui. Kevin Pearce writes a letter to Julian Cope about what makes New York's double bassed Ui so great and special. (summer 1996)

Drag and Drop. Printed fanzines versus electronic ezines. Alistair Fitchett on why exactly he thinks it's better to publish on the web than on paper. (summer 1996)

Punk Rock Classics. Obscure 45 of the 1970's Punk age, collected by Kevin Pearce. Well someone had to do it. (spring 1996)

Snogs Shags and Fags. Cigarettes and alcohol given a going over by Alistair Fitchett. The Pleasures of New and not a mention of oasis. (well a slight one). (autumn 1995)

She Was Only A Gricer's Daughter. Irvine Welsh and the Trainspotting phenomenon given a sound thrashing by Kevin Pearce. (winter/spring 1996)

Muscles Are Sexy? Gyms, weights and perfect bodies. Carrie McMillan on the meaning of exercise. (spring 1996)

Music Was My First Love. This was meant to be part one in a regular series... oh well. Robin Tomens tells of Skins, Bowie, Reggae and Roxy Music. (spring 1996)

Clubbed To Death. Alistair Fitchett contemplates living room club culture and the spirit of eclecticism. (winter/spring 1996)



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