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Bowie, Prince And The Moral Obligation Of Blasphemy

Bowie, Prince And The Moral Obligation Of Blasphemy

When David Bowie died last year my heart sank, not just because we had lost one of the last truly innovative artists, who was still producing relevant music in his sixties, but because I knew what was about to come. A few months later and it was Prince. I’m not that enamoured with Prince, but it was clear that the world would be that much greyer without his particular shade of purple colouring my periphery. The initial sense of sadness…

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Musical Royalty – Kings, Queens And Guillotines

Musical Royalty – Kings, Queens And Guillotines

“Paul Weller – The Modfather,” so say the types that hang around record fairs, exchanging other’s ideas from poorly written books that now frequent half the shelves of charity shops. I remember one such book on The Manic Street Preachers telling me that people in London were affecting Welsh accents in the 90’s following the success of various bands from the region. No, no we weren’t, but I digress.  LICK KWISH     –    MUSICAL ROYALTY      –   …

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