Music Features
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The Singles Bar: 27th August 2012
Here at The Singles Bar, we don't let the trifling matter of a Bank Holiday put us off our stride. While the rest of the UK was attempting to barbecue in relentless mild drizzle, we were spinning this week's platters that matter.
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Pressing “rewind” in an era of technological “fast forward:” D.I.Y. Cassette Culture finds relevance in the shadows of digital media — Part 2
I continue to talk tape.
Sean Caldwell is still old... -
Pressing “rewind” in an era of technological “fast forward:” D.I.Y. Cassette Culture finds relevance in the shadows of digital media — Part 1
If you’ve noticed an upswing in new and old music released on compact cassettes, so have I. Here are some thoughts and observations from some of those responsible for the resurgence of a “dead” technology.
Sean Caldwell is old... -
On Intertextuality
Why so songs about songs resonate with us in such a way? Using the example of indiepoppers Allo Darlin', Stephen Wragg examines why - if done correctly - such references can be a shorthand for so much more.
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Overlooked Albums #26: Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams
Do you ever get frustrated that the greatest albums of all are sometimes the ones no-one else seems to have heard of? When bands go unnoticed while their inferior peers receive critical adulation? We feel your pain.
Joel Stainer flies the flag for Throw Me The Statue... -
Overlooked Albums #25: The Velvet Underground - VU
In the mid-80s, a collection of previously unreleased Velvet Underground tracks was discovered, including alternate versions of classic songs. Angel Aguilar thinks this compilation is fit to stand against the group's much-loved studio albums.
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The Singles Bar: 20th August 2012
It's our birthday! Grab a sausage roll, a party ring, some cheese and pineapple on a stick, and get stuck in!
Joe Rivers leads the celebrations... -
The No Ripcast: Volume 11
Does the ascent of the new record by Elton John and Pnau (above) signal the death knell for the album as we know it? Find out the answer to this question, and many more, in the latest episode of our podcast.
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The Singles Bar: 13th August 2012
Feeling the effects of the post-Olympics hangover? Maybe a peruse of our weekly singles review column will cheer you up a bit?
Mark Davison isn't entirely sure that it will... -
The Singles Bar: 6th August 2012
Joe Rivers is seemingly the only British person to have not won an Olympic medal in the past seven days. Instead, he's spent his time listening to a bunch of new singles and honing his reviewing technique.
You can decide whether that was a wise choice...
