Dave Simpson on dodgy Dictaphones

'Fab interview. Shame my Dictaphone wasn't plugged in'It is every critic's worst nightmare. You get a really great interview with someone – and then get home to find it hasn't recorded. This has happened to me more times than I care to remember. I once interviewed a rap band who thrilled me with two hours of blistering polemic and headline-worthy quotes, but my recording device captured two hours of silence.When this happens, you have two options: cry or attempt to recall the best bits from m...

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