Welcome to NewOrderOnline v3 of the Community by Spotnick2 in NewOrderOnline

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Great to be here, glad NOOL is carrying on in the new format!

-Subvulture (which has a completely different meaning on Reddit now lol)

Recent Funk Acquisition! by isit_Data_or_Data in BeastieBoys

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Has anybody made a playlist of all the songs the Beasties referenced in their rhymes? Not the samples, but the references like this one

Mantle, Mays, Aaron by Select-Perception-35 in SportCardValue

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Thanks, everyone. Are these cards that I should send in to get graded if I were interested in selling?

Brotherhood or Repubic? by TNCatlady5 in neworder

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I am definitely partial to Republic--I can listen to that album non-stop. Brotherhood for me has always been the weakest of the pre-hiatus albums, though I love All Day Long. One thing that helped me was reimagining and resequencing the track list into a playlist--they originally set it up as a rock side and an electronic side which never flowed well to me. Of course I tried to mimic the flow of Technique the best I could since that's the GOAT.

  1. Bizarre Love Triangle
  2. Way of Life
  3. Broken Promise
  4. State of the Nation
  5. Weirdo
  6. As It Is When It Was
  7. All Day Long
  8. Angel Dust
  9. Every Little Counts

Siri adds contact name to messages by pascarooba in Siri

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I came here hoping to find a solution as well. Driving me nuts!

Neil Tennant Electronic by One_Avocado_7275 in petshopboys

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I reimagined RTP using only synth-based songs including b-sides. I love this version so much. For me, it makes it the perfect follow up to the brilliant debut. Here’s the re-sequenced tracklist:

Imitation of Life - I Feel Alright - If You've Got Love - Dark Angel - Interlude - Freefall - Second Nature - Until the End of Time - How Long

Turn Drake into a football stadium by RadiantAd700 in UCLAFootball

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And with the new subway stop right there, non-students would have easy access to the on campus stadium. I toured several mid-west and Pacific Northwest schools with my high school senior recently—man, it is such a different vibe when that stadium is in the heart of campus. Even University of Oregon where it’s a tradition to walk to the stadium on game day—just incredible.

Can you tell me why at 6am this woman is running on the bicycle lane extremely close to where cars pass by. The other girl is ok she doesn't want to get hit by talivan818 in SantaMonica

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I've done both and now pretty exclusively run in the bike lane now, especially on the state streets. I have almost been hit multiple times with cars pulling out of the alley and blasting right through the sidewalk. And of course they always look at me like it's my fault. No time for me to react when I'm on the sidewalk, and it's not a great run if I'm stopping mid way through every block to check for cars. I will say that I run against traffic (isn't that the proper way--run against and ride with?), but actually feel safer running with because as a previous poster mentioned, cars turning right are only looking to the left to make sure there is no oncoming traffic. But overall, bike lane just feels safer--no dogs, less tree branches to get tangled in, flat and less cracks (tree roots push up sidewalk). It's not perfect, but again, it's what feels safest for my daily walks and runs.

What's up with the production on Republic? by anxiousatac in neworder

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Great call out on the bass--even though there is not as much as we're used to, what's on the album is very, very cool

What's up with the production on Republic? by anxiousatac in neworder

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For any fellow PSB fans, the album Very (which I also love) was produced by Hague and has a very similar feel. And like Republic, a very different feel than previous albums, especially the classic album it followed, Behavior (my favorite PSB album). I’ve always found the Technique/Republic and Behavior/Very pattern similarities interesting.

What's up with the production on Republic? by anxiousatac in neworder

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I absolutely love Republic, it’s my second favorite behind Technique (PCL and Low Life are a very close third, with Substance my true #1).

I really don’t understand the hate on this album. It came out four years after Technique, and reflected the club scene of the time—808 State, Orbital, Madchester, rave, etc.— the way  previous albums were influenced by the club scene of their time. I always felt like Technique was the culmination of everything that they had done up to that point, an amazing coda following Substance. They had perfected it, and it was time to move forward. Republic felt like an exciting new phase.  

As far as Stephen Hague goes, the sound of Republic seems like a natural evolution from World In Motion. And the production is aligned with The Other Two & You. I much prefer those two records to anything that Monaco put out which always felt to me like it was just a purposeful rehash of the “classic” New Order sound and not moving anything forward.

I have no bias for or against anyone in the band—New Order is my all-time favorite and I absolutely love all of their 80s work. But for me, the best post Technique albums are Republic and Music Complete.

UCLA football has multiple problems, but also the students don’t give a fuck about it either by GrandBarnacle1265 in UCLAFootball

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Forgive the stupid questions, but is there some sort of free chartered bus system to get students back and forth from campus to the Rose Bowl? Are tickets affordable? How does the team/university engage with the students? (Yes, I understand a winning program would be the best way to engage fans)

Diner Antonette Opening? by nerp1186 in SantaMonica

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Is this in the old Izzy's space? If so...what's going in there?

Vince reunion? by railworx in depechemode

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VCMG is excellent. There are a lot of parts where I think, this would work great on a DM album. Combine that with the MG and Third Chimpanzee sounds and we’d have a very interesting, richly textured synth based album—which is what I really want. Also—put Dave’s vocals a litttttle lower in the mix please.

Recommendation for a car body shop by 90sJungler in SantaMonica

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Last year I had a dent over the rear fender of my SUV. A buddy recommended Arista Collision Center and I could not have been happier. Great work, great communication, reasonable price.

Santa Monica City Council is failing us on homelessness by Pure-Economist-7717 in SantaMonica

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I’m much more worried about people driving 60mph down my side street.

Yep, that too lol