BBC 6 Music have published the results of their poll to find the top 100 songs released in the station’s lifetime (the station launched in March 2002). Strangely, for a station that champions music of a more ‘alternative’ and left…
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You just haven’t earned it yet, David.
Johnny Marr, erstwhile guitarist in The Smiths (and many other projects) received some generous coverage last week for a comment he made on Twitter directed at David Cameron: Stop saying you like The Smiths, no you don’t. I forbid you…
Simply dreadful
Mick Hucknall has issued an apology to approximately one thousand women that he estimates he “slept with” in the 1980s, attributing his behaviour to an addiction. All very well, Mick, and I’m glad you’ve atoned for some of your sins,…
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I always give you my money….
The Beatles’ Remasters are nothing short of fabulous. Having spent probably too long this week researching the differences between the mono and the stereo versions – and driving myself mad in the process – I finally plumped for the stereo…
Everything in its right place
You might not be surprised to know that I’m a huge Radiohead fan. Just take a look at this blog. My blogging name was adapted from a Radiohead B-side called “I Am Citizen Insane” and the blog tagline “I Might…
What we really really don’t want
Meanwhile, the world needs a Spice Girls reunion like it needs an outbreak of scrofula. This is almost as bad as The Police reforming. Almost. “For us it’s about celebrating the past, enjoying each other and it’s about our fans.…
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It was forty years ago today, etc, etc, etc, etc.
As everywhere seems to be reminding us, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is 40 this weekend. Cue a barrage of nostalgic reverence and weepy eyed baby-boomer self-congratulation about “their” music and “their” era. It was the…
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Some might say that’s rich coming from you
Heavyweight cultural and political commentator Noel Gallagher has lashed out at the Prime Minister in an interview with Newsnight. Pulling no punches, the pugnacious Oasis leader was critical of Tony Blair’s ‘presidential’ leadership and the Iraq war, both of which,…
Death, where is thy Sting?
Ronald Reagan once postulated that the scariest words in the English language are: “Hello, we’re from the government, and we’re here to help.” But he was wrong, because the scariest words in the English language were in fact uttered last…
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‘Pop stars none too bright’ shock
It’s the end of the year, so I’ve been reading a lot of music magazines to see the end of year polls, catch up on any good stuff I might have missed. I can’t keep up like I used to:…
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Citizen Sane 