I had the chance to see The xx some years back when they weren’t very famous and it was easy to get a spot near the stage. It was at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, one of the loveliest, most laid-back music weekends...
Read More“It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive” is a phrase from Bruce Springsteen’s song Badlands that, for various reasons, has been haunting me lately. Of course, as Springsteen fans will know, one of...
Read MoreThere’s a rule of thumb with comedy songs: they don’t age well. They’re funny only briefly, and they soon end up being the albums at the dusty bottom of the pile. In the long run, it’s probably a mistake...
Read MoreFirst time I heard Kings of Leon was in 2004. The Bucket had been released as their first single off the album Aha Shake Heartbreak and it blew me away, with its raw power and unpolished energy. Of course, over the past few...
Read MoreThe Eagles’ Don Henley infamously proclaimed “we’ll play together again when Hell freezes over” after the biggest-selling American band of the 70s fell apart in 1980 amid legendary bad behaviour,...
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