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Have You heard? – (65) “Madder Rose” by Madder Rose
I’ve been driving up and down the M1 today with my son, Kieran, to pick up his stuff from the house in Nottingham where he lives during the university term. It’s summer hols now – three months! Ah, to be … Continue reading
My Top 100 Albums – today
Inspired by the NME Top 500 – see my earlier blog – I thought I’d have a crack at my Top 50. That’s what they asked all their contributors to put forward. After the top four or five, which are … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged best albums, Bruce Springsteen, music, NME, Top 100
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The NME top 500 albums of all time
The NME – New Musical Express for those who aren’t familiar – is a weekly music paper which has been going since the 1950s. Its heyday was probably the 70s and 80s, when it led the way on punk and … Continue reading
Music – my best of 2011
As we approach Christmas, music nerds everywhere feel the urge to compile their lists of the best albums, tracks, events and so on. The magazines and papers lead the way. I love it. I like to check whether I’m in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ed Sheeran, music, NME, PJ Harvey, Radiohead
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Why I still love the NME
The New Musical Express… I first started reading it in 1974-75, aged 15. I’d been a Sounds fan, rather than NME or Melody Maker, for a while. It did the Rock – and I was into that, the Metal, Bad … Continue reading