Popdose — METAL DAD, COMPENDIUM TWO IS NOW AVAILABLE. SPIFFY PAPERBACK AND KINDLE eBOOK: 180 COMICS, ONE NEW ESSAY, ONE FAQ, ONE FOREWORD, ONE Q & A, PLUS LIKE 10 NEW BULLSHITS! …GET IT AT AMAZON! SHIPS FREE WITH PRIME! more info
Sweeping The Nation — The big music story of 1984, and really the one that would reverberate around pop for a while to come, didn't start until October 23rd, and even then we didn't know about the effect Michael Buerk's words would have until 31 days later whe... more info
Sweeping The Nation — The year of Live Aid, of course, and with it and We Are The World came the birth of the superstar, so much so that by September Michael Jackson could outbid Paul McCartney for the Beatles' publishing. Wham! went to China, Brothers In Arms popular... more info
Sweeping The Nation — Does anyone read these spiels? Maybe we should just save them for the book version that'll never happen. Here's forty top songs (39 of which are on Spotify) from the magnificent pop year of 1982, and no, Dollar's inclusion is not a mistak... more info
KEXP Seattle — It’s time to add another band from the KEXP stacks to the long list of fascinating artists I should really become more familiar with – and would happily read a book about. Scritti Politti began 40 years ago in Leeds, and have been intermittently ... more info
Obscure Sound — “I’m Not My Brain” is a just-released single from Italian-American singer/songwriter/producer Dario Margeli, an atmospheric ’80s-tinged journey that reminds of both Scritti Politti’s calm synth-infused sophistication and The Style Council... more info
Popdose — We’re going to do something a little different – rather than a straight review, we’re going to premiere for you the debut album from Norway’s Lovespeake. And if giving you all ten songs isn’t enough, we’re also including their video for... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis You might recognize Rob Smoughton as a live member of Hot Chip, having played drums, guitar and keyboards over the last six or seven years. He's also played in Scritti Politti and put out his own late-'70s... more info
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