Men and women, not always but often, have disagreed on many things about music; its purpose, its purpose, its value and its quality. And as music journalism has traditionally been a male-heavy occupation, the view of what is good and what is bad comes from those who pee standing. Witness The Beatles by way of [...]
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Here at ELM Towers, we need a break as much as the next person, so it’s turkey, trimmings and all that jazz for us. And, in keeping with the festivities, here’s a Christmas toon from 1994 – Oasis (when they were good) with a cracking version of ‘Whatever’. Merry Christmas readers!
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The Government estimates we produce over 10 million tones of packaging waste each year. The Daily Mail have declared war on the simple plastic bag, declaring it a hazard up there with nuclear war, Labour and immigrants. Even asking for one in Marks and Spencer is now akin to saying ‘I would like you to [...]
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It was Glee what did it. The actually-quite-good American teen comedy has taken the world by storm, and in its wake, the radio is awash with songs from the glory days of American rock. Songs which were long-gone and, according to some, best-forgotten, have suddenly become cool again. Except, of course, they haven’t. Soft rock, [...]
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Western ray of sunshine Bob Dylan has axed a series of dates in east Asia after being refused entry to perform in China. The veteran folk God had lined up dates in Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong this month after finishing a string of dates in Japan.
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The Brits are a bit like the monarchy – they seem to have fans but no-one you talk to can point you in the direction of one. What are they for? Lazy people. What’s that you say? ‘But ELM, surely they act as a facile excuse for industry people to get coked up and talk [...]
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Way back in the days when you only owned music if you paid for it, and owning thousands of songs necessitated having a storage space sufficient to house a small elephant in, there was the flexi-disc. This was a, essentially, a seven inch single which hadn’t been to the gym and was floppy. Music magazines [...]
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He probably wouldn’t thank you for the comparison, but Noel Gallagher has been the Ryan Giggs of music for years now: although he played for someone you couldn’t stand, you always thought he seemed a good bloke personally. If you want to torture this one out further, you could say both of them started brilliantly, [...]
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Next in the crud countdown was the moment when Oasis decided, for reasons best known to themselves, to release what sounded like a tuning jam. It’s hard to overstate just how exciting it was to be a teenage indie fan in summer 1995. All those limited edition Kingmaker CD Single digipaks, the concerts in front [...]
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