Tom Vegeris was feeling nostalgia, so decided to take a look back on the infamous Oasis classic. Why did Noel Gallagher cross the road? Because the Beatles did it first, or so the old joke […]
Making Music Herstory Vol VII: Daphne Oram
I can honestly say I have never enjoyed researching another article more than I enjoyed this one. Daphne Oram is a wonder. A pioneer of ‘music concrete’ and one of the unknown, underappreciated godmothers of […]
When I’m 54: Celebrating the 54th birthday of The Beatles’ debut single
When I was eight years old I got a portable CD player and three CD’s for Christmas; Busted’s A Present For Everyone, Michael Jackson’s Greatest Hits and The Beatles’ 1 – the compilation album of […]
‘The Beatles: The Touring Years’ Review – still manages to be fresh
The first question that is inevitably asked about a new Beatles documentary is whether or not it can say anything fresh about such a well-known story. By deciding to focus on The Beatles’ touring years […]
Bitch Better Take My Money
Robbie Cairns discusses Rihanna surpassing the Beatles for number of weeks at number one. As Rihanna’s voracious ‘Work’ has twerked its way into a ninth consecutive week at number one, yet another long-standing Beatles’ […]
Feature:: 6 Of The Worst Advert Cover Songs Ever
All thanks to the new advert culture of twee and all-too-emotional covers of classic songs, is advertising endangering our music knowledge? Are we soon to know songs by brand instead of band and disregard originals […]