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Thunderpants ll’( ii 00 i t’cici llcuitt. l‘K. 2002i lirucc (‘ook lll. Rupci't (irint. .\'cd ltcalt}. 95min. .\ crap kidx' l'lick that lindx larting luiiii}. not oiicc or l\\ icc. but tlic uholc liliii through. 'l‘hc abilil\ to paxx gax ol cpic pi'oportioiix rcxultx in, humiliation and c\ciitua| xaliation lUl' thc lilin'x c|c\cii~_\car-old pi'otagonixt. Skip thix hour and hall ol crap lai't iokcx. Scc i'c\ icu. (icncral t'L‘lcttxc.
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rc\ cngc. Both tragic and comic. \\ itli liilai‘ioux xccncx. rapc ix iixcd to coninicnt on iiioralit} and pond in coiitcnipoi'ai'} xiiclcl). l'.\pltil'cx llIk' lllxlltlcl l.iil' xcll? pi‘cxcruition. pi'idc. lo\ c and bcing. l‘iliiiliouxc. lidiiibui'gli.
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Windhorse l l2i OOOO il’aul \Vagnci'. l‘S/l'ibct. 1908i ‘)7llllll. li\ploxi\c drama in uhicli an axpiring 'l‘ibctan xiiigci' \\ inx l'aiour \\ itli thc (’hincxc gm ci'iinicnt. but laccx a ci'ixix ol coiixciciicc \\ licii lici‘ couxiii. a ltuddliixt nun. ix arrcxtcd b} tlic policc and tortiii'cd loi' licr bcliclx. .'\tl;tlll Smith. Kit‘kcald}.
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WIN A YEAR’S SUPPLY OF TENNENT’S LAGER & A SOHECTER 5-1 GUITAR WORTH OVER £1000
To celebrate our first ever Musician’s Guide, the nice folks at Tennent’s Lager and Sound Control want to give List readers the chance to win some very groovy prizes. For one lucky winner, we have a year‘s supply of Tennent’s Lager and an
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For the seventh year running, Tennent‘s Lager has supported new Scottish talent by staging T Break gigs all across Scotland. T Break give bands not only the opportunity to play one of a series of gigs to music loving crowds and an esteemed judging panel, but also to play live on stage at T in the Park.
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