Music Features
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The Singles Bar: 21st May 2012
Don't be a grump like Paloma Faith up there, come into The Singles Bar. It's warm, friendly and we've got a collection of the week's newest tracks for you to get better acquainted with.
Joe Rivers invites you to come on down... -
Overlooked Albums #24: Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes - This Time It's For Real
Co-writing credits for Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt, backing vocals from The Drifters - just why wasn't Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' This Time It's For Real a colossal hit?
Angel Aguilar takes up the tale... -
Can you separate The Art from The Artist?
As a fan, what do you do when it transpires your heroes and creators of your favourite works are responsible for reprehensible acts? Can you look past violence and intolerance? How about racism, homophobia, murder? Here, Alan Shulman addresses these problems and ponders the question: is it possible to separate the art from the artist?
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Green Gartside (Interview)
Green Gartside talks about his part in the upcoming Sandy Denny tribute concerts, his own influences and the future for Scritti Politti.
David Zammitt speaks to the great man... -
The Singles Bar: 14th May 2012
Joe Rivers has studied the alphabet, taken its constituent letters, and rearranged them in various forms to create 1,603 words. When read in order, these words go some way to conveying his feelings on this week's new single releases.
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The Drums (Interview)
Jacob Graham and Jonathan Pierce from indie-pop surfing enthusiasts The Drums join David Hogg for an interview. They discuss facing reality with their new album, a lack of planning, and understanding the concept of live music.
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Phèdre (Interview)
The elusive Dan and April from Phèdre took time out to discuss how they met, their inspirations and a few other things, including NASA and Tupac.
Matt Bevington has their names, let's see what else he can find out... -
The Singles Bar: 7th May 2012
To paraphrase an often misattributed quotation, there are three certainties in life: death, taxes and The Singles Bar. That's right, it's here again!
Joe Rivers is your guide on this week's magical mystery tour... -
Radiohead and Jeff Mangum - Live
Last month, Andrew Baer saw two of music's greats in the space of just eight days. Here, he compares, contrasts and relives those experiences.
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Beatles! Bowie! Ken Scott Interview
Just how did this polite, unassuming guy end up recording some of the greatest albums in rock history?
Alan Shulman talks to Ken...
