A lot of people really love "Common People" by Pulp. It is, for them, a reminder of their youth. It has become the Britpop national anthem. It evokes memories of the sunny, hopeful, optimistic, nineties. It is the soundtrack to heady nights on the dancefloor of the indie disco. It marked the moment when the [...]
"We're gonna do a song, that you never heard before" In 1862 the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Lincoln and brought an end to slavery. But then, just eight years later, the Fifteenth Amendment was required to guarantee that an individuals "...race, colour or previous condition of servitude" could not be a reason to deny [...]
It seems ridiculous to me. I refuse to accept it. A quarter of a century. I won't have it. It can't be. Ah, but it is. The passing of time with all of its sickening crimes. Perhaps the most sickening of all is the fact that Marijne from Salad has refused to age. It's a [...]
Alright. Radical honesty. I'm not keen on Weller. There, I've said it. Sometimes people get very cross about this. Like Clapton and Dylan types the Wellends are a bit...fanatical. Not evangelical but fundamentalist. I find that a bit off putting. This might be linked to my own time as a member of a pop cult...I [...]
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered (Isaiah 23:16, King James Version) The sky is bright and clear. The air is cold. It is spring on the West coast of Scotland. I should be in a lecture hall, [...]
Brothers and sisters. Listen to the words of a poet. Hear the sounds of art made live. Marvel as your innermost fears, hopes and desires are reflected back at you from five strangers. The Murder Capital are back with a suite of three recordings from their live session with Annie Mac at BBC's Maida Vale. [...]
Isolation Britain is a place where "challenges" have replaced human interaction. One that has intrigued me has been to name five "perfect" albums. The best definition I can come up with to meet this criteria is...an album where I wouldn't skip a single track. All killer, no filler. With that in mind and with an [...]
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