Fergal Kinney
, March 15th, 2021 10:24
By 1995 Stereolab should have been at the peak of their powers, so why didn t it feel that way to Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier? Fergal Kinney examines the series of events that saw the band escape the dead end they d ended up in culminating in the release of one of their most celebrated albums
Viewed from the outside, by 1996 Stereolab must have seemed like a unit that could only ascend. Half a decade into the project, affectionately termed “the groop” by its nucleus members, the couple of Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab appeared to be going overground. 1994’s
The daily readings are taken from the lectionary which divides much of the Bible into three years worth of readings. If you complete the daily readings each day for three years, you will read 15 percent of the Old Testament and 71 percent of the New Testament.
Reflections on last March the start of the pandemic
The pandemic’s start date varies depending on where you live in the world, but for most people in the U.S., it began to look serious on March 11, 2020. The N.B.A. suspended its season, travel from Europe to the U.S. was banned, and offices and schools began closing. That day, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson also announced that they
tested positive for COVID-19 while in Australia. In the days that followed, we would see Broadway, movie theaters, concert venues, bars, and restaurants all shut down.
Most of us remember what we were doing when we found out that COVID-19 was a serious threat. Several of us at the Daily Dot were gathered at an outdoor bar/restaurant to hang out after work on March 11. I took photos of everyone with a polaroid camera. Those photos now serve as visual reminders of a different time, when you could actually hang out with people IRL without worrying about picking up a contagious disease. Here’s what a couple