The Pirates rage against political sloganeering. (‘Don’t it make you wanna puke?’) Continue reading
Category Archives: Music
Reg Presley and the Zulus from Mars
The Troggs singer shares his thoughts on crop circles, UFOs and millions of gallons of missing water. Continue reading
We Rule: Part 3
ALWYN TURNER finally gets to the end of his round-up of female vocal duos in British pop. Continue reading
We Rule: Part 2
ALWYN TURNER continues a trek through female vocal duos, reaching the 1980s. Continue reading
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
Halloween hits: Ain’t It Grand to Be Bloomin’ Well Dead
Leslie Sarony’s 1932 song resuscitated for Hallowe’en. 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
