Category: OPINION
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GREAT THINGS START IN LITTLE ROOMS
When Outkast accepted their Rock N Roll Hall of Fame award, Andre 3000 held the microphone and said a simple, but powerful phrase: “Great things…
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EUROVISION PRESSURE CONTINUES
Israel’s participation in Eurovision continues to create woes for the song contest organisers as countries boycott the summer event due to take place from May…
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FREE RANGE / BEST OF 2025
That’s it – we’ve basically completed 2025, so save a few surprise drops, all we have to do now is dig into Christmas music and…
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SUING THOSE WHO USE AI
And so it begins – like copyright law, legal action over sampling, and getting into the nooks and crannies of interpolation with ‘Blurred Lines’ –…
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EVERYONE HAS A MANI STORY
When someone passes away, people opt either for hagiographic think pieces, or share photos of themselves with the dearly departed to put themselves in the…
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RIP JIMMY CLIFF
Jimmy Cliff was a titan of music, especially in Reggae circles. While other Caribbean artist may have had more celebrity clout, Cliff was one of…
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SPOTIFY PAYOLA?
Any musician who has uploaded their music to Spotify as an independent artist knows how futile it all is, expecting to end up on any…
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RIP JOSEPH BYRD – A TRUE ONE-OFF
After his father bought a mine in Tucson, Arizona, Joseph Byrd grew up and found himself drawn to music. Initially, it was vibraphone and accordion…
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DISCUSSING ROISIN MURPHY
We wanted to write something about this Whole Thing with Roisin Murphy, but didn’t get much further than “why can’t some people just shut their…
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D’ANGELO / RIP TO A TRUE GREAT
Too frequently, the title of legend is bestowed on a person when they shrug off their mortal coil, but with D’Angelo, ‘legend’ doesn’t quite cut…
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