150 From 2010: The First 75
As somewhat promised last week, when I posted my Top 10 Albums from 2010, here’s the first MP3 disc of my 150 from 2010 that I put together on my...
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January 12, 2011
My Top Ten Albums of 2010
It’s that time in the calendar when the Village Voice gears up to publish its annual Pazz and Jop Poll, and as one of the 1500 odd journos whose opinions...
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January 6, 2011
All Hopped Up and Ready For Your iPod
I don’t expect you to start queuing up to download videos of me talking about my recent book All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: Music from the Streets of...
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December 21, 2010
I Witness UK #5: Iconic Manchester
Shine Again Manchester. Two landmarks intersected by a note of optimism. (Click on image for larger picture.) November 17, 2010. The entrance to the former Hacienda nightclub – “iconic” it...
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December 20, 2010
I Witness UK #4: Two views of the South Coast
Brighton at night. 4:53pm, Tuesday November 23rd. Bexhill-on-Sea by day. 1:38pm, Saturday November 25th....
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December 17, 2010
I Witness UK #3: The Pub
What’s Britain without a pub? The Woolpack, Beverley, Bonfire Night, November 5. Good old-fashioned beer (on tap). The Woolpack, Beverley, Saturday November 20th. Good modern-fashioned beer (on tap) at microbrew...
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December 15, 2010
I Witness UK #2: The Vegan edition
Eating vegetarian in Britain has never been that difficult. The nation is, after all, the spiritual home of the chip butty, the egg roll, the cucumber sandwich and, so it...
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December 9, 2010
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