ALWYN TURNER continues a trek through female vocal duos, reaching the 1980s. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Kneller Hall: The trumpets still sound (just)
As the Royal Military School of Music faces closure, ALWYN TURNER remembers a previous attempt to sell it off. Continue reading
We Rule: Part 1
ALWYN TURNER celebrates female vocal duos in British pop during the 1960s and ’70s. Continue reading
Pick of the Pops: ‘Song for the British Working Class’
Cornelius Cardew, a British disciple of Enver Hoxha, stiffens our sinews. Continue reading
Uncle Bill and his sticky buns
ALWYN TURNER remembers the man who told stories to Army children in the 1970s Continue reading
Is this Britain’s worst radio presenter?
ALWYN TURNER celebrates the self-proclaimed windbag David Mellor. Continue reading
Halloween hits: Ain’t It Grand to Be Bloomin’ Well Dead
Leslie Sarony’s 1932 song resuscitated for Hallowe’en. Continue reading
Off the shelf: ‘The Ballot’
Having trouble coming down after the Labour leadership election? DAN ATKINSON recommends a political thriller from 1979. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘Under the Sun’
With this year’s TUC congress in full swing, ALWYN TURNER puts in a request for the last-night disco. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘Domino Theory’
Unimpressed by Jeremy Corbyn’s music taste, ALWYN TURNER suggests an alternative anthem for his victory party. Continue reading
We must cultivate our garden
ALWYN TURNER is reminded of the parable of Chance the Gardener. Continue reading
