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What the Beck?
Beck’s label makes mistake in lyrics I had to sympathise with Beck’s record label. While preparing the layout of a deluxe edition […]
The Closest Thing to Crazy
Is a book about songwriter/producer Mike Batt worth writing? More importantly, is it worth reading? The answer to that probably lies in […]
Read ArticleIt was 56 years ago today…
September 26 should be Abbey Road day The 56th anniversary of the release of the iconic Abbey Road album by The Beatles […]
Read ArticleWhere did all the rock bands go
A while back, British broadcaster Rick Osman pointed to a weird statistic: the number of weeks that bands had dominated the UK […]
Read ArticleThree Gigs, One Night, and a Monkey Mask: The Curious Case of Kid Noize
When Being in Three Places at Once Isn’t Just a DJ Fantasy What happens when the summer festival circuit collides with a […]
Read ArticleIs it disrespectful to sing the US anthem in Spanish?
I’ll be very upfront from the outset: I don’t understand this. Is it disrespectful to sing the US anthem in Spanish before […]
Read ArticleEurovision: that time a Palestinian almost sang
It’s 2025, and people are again asking why Israel is allowed to take part in the Eurovision – and why Palestine isn’t. […]
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Avril Lavigne “exonerated” by writers that claimed plagiarism
I mentioned some time back that Avril Lavigne’s “I Wanna be Your Girlfriend” was the subject of a lawsuit by eighties band […]
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British town bans anti-gay lyrics
I’ve always been a little uncomfortable with the campaign against dancehall, as it has echoes of the thought police in action. But […]
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Quote of the week: “cheerful Spaniards”
I always thought that national anthems were ancient texts passed down from generation to generation and sung with pride. As the recent […]
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Massive Attack writes music for Nathan Drake’s Trail
UK band Massive Attack produced the music for the upcoming PlayStation game “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune”. The title refers to a mythical treasure […]
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UK anthem to be revised?
Maybe I should start a tag just for national anthems. They seem to be quite regularly in the news. The BBC reports […]