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This week: Bristol’s Figure 8 Festival takes place this weekend, I celebrate the return of ska-punk legends Culture Shock, and...
So last week I informed readers that this week’s column would feature new albums from The Wonder Stuff, OMD, Roddy...
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Over the last few days I have featured Blur, Oasis and Suede, the first three Britpop bands I became aware...
This week: I pay tribute to Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes, an incredible musician and a wonderful man. Massively underrated psychobilly...
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I moved to London in 1993. At the time my musical tastes had taken a turn for the worst and...
In the 1990s a picture of John Noakes (the children’s TV presenter of the 1970s) was used to sell vodka,...
“Best bit of the comeback gig was seeing Russell in some voluminous shorts coupled with socks and sandals. A classic...
David Bowie has been voted the most influential man in popular music, beating Elvis on more than one occasion. His...
Pulp are back in full-swing, baby. They’ve re-recorded their 2001 demo ‘After You’ which was a possible track for ‘We...