How Low Can Bass Go, Australia's Living Doll, Wall Of Sound's Loss Of Innocence, Puffy's Spectacular Tastelessness, Where's You Tool-

'I've always believed basslines are the things that make people move, more than the drums, because a lot of the time the drums just keep the time. If you've got a great bassline you can drop out the drums and people will still go off.' (DJ Magazine)

Bass is everything, says seminal 80's electro/ New Order producer Arthur Baker.
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'She's a living Barbie Doll. All gay men want to play with her, dress her up and comb her hair.' (Observer)
Shoe designer Patrick Cox explains Kylie Minogue's enduring popularity with gays.

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'It taught me a harsh lesson. I will never commit myself to working with an act before obtaining a signature, again.' (Music Week)
Wall Of Sound boss Mark Jones bemoans investing heavily in Medicine 'on trust' (Medicine this week signed to EMI imprint Regal- home of the Beta Band).


'I'm the one driving around in the Rolls Royce with his hat turned down, going down 5th Avenue with the system booming in the back. Walking into Gucci, shutting down the store, buying everything at the motherfucking same time, driving up to Harlem and giving out $100 bills to homeless people. No other nigger out there can say they're ghetto fabulous.' (The Independent)
The Independent on Sunday suggests that post September 11th, Puff Daddy's ostentation is now 'spectacularly tasteless.'


'Who's the Daddy-- You're the Daddy'
Legendary hardcore/rave DJ Slipmatt repeatedly pretends he's Ray Winstone (as in Scum) after meeting Puff Daddy at an Ibiza party. (Popbitch)

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Jonty Adderley

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