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Elementary, my dear Watson – Fe Iron

2nd May 2023 SharpieType301 0

By now, you should have (happily I hope) settled into our explorations of a day in the life of the elements. So far, we’ve investigated Hydrogen, Carbon, Mercury, Bromine, and Oxygen, taken a canter through [more…]

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Classic Album Review: Various Artists – Top Of The Pops

28th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers! This week’s Classic Album Review is Dedicated to Chrissie and Easy With The Tonic & Pussies. Wizzard – See My Baby Jive Both Chrissie and Easy have voiced concerns with regard to [more…]

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Classic Album Review: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill

21st April 2023 Going Postal 0

This week there will be no messing around with any Mickey Mouse, common-or-garden, Diamond certified albums – no siree. This weeks album is a proper whopper. With 33 million copies sold, lavish helpings of adolescent [more…]

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Classic Album Review: ZZ Top – Eliminator

14th April 2023 Going Postal 0

This week there will be no messing around with any Mickey Mouse, common-or-garden, multi-Platinum albums. No siree. This weeks album is the globe straddling, chart shattering, Diamond Certified behemoth from “that lil’ ol’ band from [more…]

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Classic Album Review: Spin Doctors – Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

7th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the multi-platinum debut studio album by the American rock band, Spin Doctors. Released in August 1991, the album was a huge global success, received multiple international gold and platinum certifications [more…]

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Classic Album Review: Frank Zappa – Hot Rats

31st March 2023 Going Postal 0

Hot rats, released in 1969, is the second solo album by the late American musician, composer and band leader, Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993). It was the first album he released [more…]

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Prince – 4EVER

24th March 2023 Swiss Bob 0

Phil is taking a few weeks off. I first saw Prince at Wembley Arena in the late eighties and again at the Hardturm Stadion (home of Grasshopper Club Zürich) in 1993. Switzerland must be one [more…]

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G6E1 – Those different ones like what I like

17th March 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

G6E1 – Those different ones like what I like. Welcome pop pickers to an ambitious series of articles covering 6 genres, each with 6 episodes. To give a bit of variation, the next episode of [more…]

20th Century

G5E1 – Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll – The Beginning

10th March 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Welcome pop pickers to an ambitious series of articles covering 6 genres, each with 6 episodes. To give a bit of variation, the next episode of each genre will be published 6 weeks after the [more…]

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