I'm thinking that now I've included that picture of Stuart at Hibernian, I'll have to include the Zeitgeist bit proper here so it connects, even though my OCD is screaming that Z should be the LAST letter I do, and I still have a U to deal with yet. Life is so much less than perfect. If I shake while I write this bit, you'll just have to forgive me. So, what do we have here? Well, there's a nice (apart from his heartless dissing of the Cheapos, bless their little cotton beards) review of the Spring 2000 Audiozine to the right for starters. By the time we get to 2001, things seem to have gone digital coz I have text files for the next couple of reviews. So, in a minute, I'll shut up and just print them. Meanwhile, just to say that I'm still in touch with Stuart on Facebook so I shall get an update from him quite soon... (UPDATE)

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The United World Underground Audiozine - New Year 2001

Oh dear God, no! The humanity! The humanity!

Yes, the Cheapo Card Company kick off the latest audiozine and rarely has a track been better named. "The Magic Crap". Nuff said. Next up is a track form Lord Litter, but we've already reviewed "Downpayment", so a good work, fella will suffice. Then comes The Conspiracy, which we all know is the global battle between equines and lizards, but here refers to a rather splendid acoustic psych track called "Blue Angel Agenda". Nice.

Then its time for Dave Gilmour's Pink Floyd, or Mr.Quimby's Beard to give them their Sunday name. Better be nice as they'll probably be supporting Hawkwind in November, and as I have no idea whether they're hard or not, and I don't want a kicking, praise is due. But its a great track and they're a top band, so looks like my good looks are saved for a little while longer.

The Gurus of the New Millennium! I had forgotten how absolutely brilliant they were. And they've got a new ceedee out! Hose me down while I get the cheque book out. Driving, psychedelia just the way we like it. Buy now. Then we head off to blissville with a couple of trippy numbers from Ras Al Ghul and Delphium. However anyone who calls themselves Vocabularinist and releases a CD called "Hasznasznisznasz" is beneath contempt and I shall type no more.

Eye we have reviewed before and "Mandate" is a top political piece of electronica, replete with cracking samples which is remarkably appropriate post UK election 2001. All politicians are scum and should be wiped from the face of the earth. And verily will my scourge remove them. Don Campau & Achim Treu are a bit too trancey for me, but if that’s your bag, it seems all right.

Over on the other side its madrigal madness from Blaine Jones, absolute madness from our beloved Blacklight Braille (watch out for a forthcoming review of the BB blues project, Latitude 22), the divine Karda Estra prove their divinity one more time, and you should be ashamed of yourselves for not buying their music. You can get it from me or Mick, so do it. I'm getting tired now, so Idiom good, Solanaceae, good with another irritating name, Stinking Badger of Java mad as a very mad thing, Terri B, as always, top notch, spot on, corking, puts Ray Charles to shame. Tutsis are a bit different and "Heroin Bitch certainly caught my attention, in a mad goth kinda way. Acidfuck really should know better now that baby Acidfuck has arrived. A bit Damien-esque if you ask me, and "Piece Of Christ" lives up to your worst nightmares. Unfortunately, the Cheapo Card Company end things in as bad a manner as they started them.

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Stuart's review of the UWU CD is at the top of the next page...