The final part of ALWYN TURNER’s guide to the best debuts in British pop history. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Off the shelf: ‘Party Animals’
DAN ATKINSON on David Aaronovitch’s memoir of growing up with the CPGB. Continue reading
Start! British debut singles: Part 2
Continuing ALWYN TURNER’s definitive list of the best debuts in British pop history. Continue reading
Start! British debut singles: Part 1
The finest debut singles in British pop history, ranked and reviewed by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Pick of the Pops: Eye Do It
A Solihull band brought to you by Norman Tebbit, patron of the arts. Continue reading
20 Corbyn-rock classics
The essential soundtrack for the hardcore fan of the Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
The pernicious problem of Preachy TV
DAN ATKINSON is unimpressed by propaganda masquerading as drama. Continue reading
Pick of the Pops: ‘We Must All Stick Together’
Teddy Brown says that the clouds will soon roll by. Continue reading
F. Anstey and the original Dorian Gray
ALWYN TURNER on the Victorian humourist who inspired Oscar Wilde. Continue reading
‘Elephantinely elfish’: Monsieur Hanuad
ALWYN TURNER on A.E.W. Mason’s detective, the inspiration for Hercule Poirot. Continue reading
‘As hearty as roast beef’: William Haggard
ALWYN TURNER celebrates the work of Cold War thriller writer William Haggard. Continue reading
The Englishman who took his minstrels to America
ALWYN TURNER remembers Sam Hague, 19th-century Yorkshire clog-dancer turned minstrel impresario. Continue reading
