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Mott The Hoople, Hammersmith OdeonMonday, 05 October 2009If Bowie, Bolan, and Roxy Music were the shimmering glam triumvirate of early 1970s British pop, then what were Mott the Hoople? Surely they don’t belong with the likes of the Sweet, Suzi Quatro and… er… Gary Glitter. In fact with their R&B and... Read more... |
Mott The Hoople Reunion InterviewWednesday, 30 September 2009
Reputations, it seems, can grow in ways that elude even their owners. When the original five members of Mott The Hoople finally decided to re-form, 35 years after they drifted apart, they booked two shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in October and... Read more... |
Dinosaur Jr, KokoSaturday, 26 September 2009Dinosaur Jr never change. Formed in 1984, the trio added a heavy dose of rock classicism to the then-current sound of US hardcore, inadvertently inventing grunge in the process. Since then, members have come and gone around lead singer/guitarist J... Read more... |
Under Their ThumbMonday, 21 September 2009This unassuming but highly readable memoir portrays the Rolling Stones over a period which has never much appealed to rock’s literati. When Bill German began producing his fan’s newsletter, Beggars Banquet, in 1978 while he was still at high school... Read more... |
The South Bank Show, ITV1Sunday, 20 September 2009
They say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and despite its sometimes erratic quality control, the loss of The South Bank Show (ITV1) is going to be like having a leg sawn off TV's arts coverage.The final season got off to a thunderous... Read more... |
Appetite For Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital AgeSaturday, 19 September 2009Even with the 20-20 vision of hindsight, the failure of the major record labels to grasp the implications of the internet seems extraordinary. As Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper explains in this pacey account of corporate greed and... Read more... |
Beatles For (Multiplatform) SaleMonday, 07 September 2009Oasis have split up, but The Beatles keep getting bigger. This week, in a synchronised splurge of Beatle product of almost D-Day like proportions, their complete remastered albums are being reissued, the group appear in virtual form in the computer... Read more... |
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