Category: OPINION

  • REFLECTIVE CLOUT AND FEEDING THE GIANTS

    REFLECTIVE CLOUT AND FEEDING THE GIANTS

    Music is a funny ol’ business, and in the days of streaming, something interesting has happened. Thanks to algorithmic sentiments, it feels like it’s never…

  • HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BILLIONAIRES WHEN THEY’RE MUSICIANS?

    HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BILLIONAIRES WHEN THEY’RE MUSICIANS?

    Most right thinking people want to hunt billionaires for sport because no one person needs that money and couldn’t have possibly earned it without exploiting…

  • BEATLES NEW SONG / WHAT DO WE KNOW?

    BEATLES NEW SONG / WHAT DO WE KNOW?

    The Beatles have casually dropped a tweet that’s got everyone’s knickers in a twist. It’s a link to their website where there’s a graphic of…

  • GREAT LATE CAREER SONGS

    GREAT LATE CAREER SONGS

    It always feels like music is destined for the young, but sometimes, artists hit a late career high and have a hit long after a…

  • LONG LIVE THE 45 KING

    LONG LIVE THE 45 KING

    We’ve lost The 45 King, and we couldn’t let his passing go without paying tribute. Real name Mark James, The 45 King is a supremely…

  • THE TOUR THAT BROKE THE JACKSONS

    THE TOUR THAT BROKE THE JACKSONS

    You’d think 1984 would be a vintage year for Michael Jackson. His album ‘Thriller’ has basically conquered the world and, for many, redefined what it…

  • DID PAUL MCCARTNEY KINDA WRITE THE THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE THEME?

    DID PAUL MCCARTNEY KINDA WRITE THE THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE THEME?

    Time to don the tinfoil hat, take a big toke on a bag of spice, and start joining up the dots that may not be…

  • RANKING GIRLS ALOUD SINGLES

    RANKING GIRLS ALOUD SINGLES

    The internet is filled with arbitrary lists – lists that are prone to change ten minutes after they’ve been written. We thought we’d do one.…

  • TOPLOADER + TORIES: A DISSECTION

    TOPLOADER + TORIES: A DISSECTION

    Let’s get the gags out of the way first, regarding the news that Toploader played the Conservative Party conference this week. Were they doing a…

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