I used to write pretty lists and carefully crafted summaries at the end of each year, imagining myself into a … More
Category: Pop culture
Unlocked – Let’s play all our 12s!
After completing Lockdown LPs, which took me a year, I’ve decided it’s only right to roll out my 12-inch singles. … More
Lockdown LPs – Let’s play all our records!
Right. I’m going to do something I’ve always wanted to do: A near-300 LP DJ set over several months. The … More
Pulp – This is Hardcore – 20 years on
It’s 20 years since Pulp released This is Hardcore, the band’s sixth studio album. This was Jarvis Cocker’s dark time. … More
This is what I listened to this year
Better late than never… this is a list of music I enjoyed over the last 12 months. Plus – for … More
Cult raving in a blindfold: my tunes of 2014
In very particular order, these are the albums which brought out cult-like feelings of worship and belonging in La Doble … More
Kate Bush: We need to check that you are human
From Cloudbusting to Captcha crunching: how the chase for Kate Bush tickets made us pine for days spent queuing in … More
The circle of hip and why we shouldn’t fear the tattooed douchebags
Clive Martin’s essay on the “sad young douchebags who took over modern Britain” is a fascinating dissection of a generation … More
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