Arts
Prince – 4EVER
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…]
Music
20th Century
G6E1 – Those different ones like what I like
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
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…]
20th Century
G4E1 – Origins of Northern Soul & Disco – The Beginning
G4E1 – Origins of Northern Soul & Disco – The Beginning Welcome pop pickers to an ambitious series of articles covering 6 genres, each with 6 episodes. To give a bit of variation, the next [more…]
20th Century
G3E1 – Origins of The Singers – The Beginning
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…]
Arts
How To Be A Genius
I’m inclined to believe that everybody has a modicum of genius within them. It does not have to be mathematics, say. It could be cooking or good parenting. I like to cook but would not [more…]
20th Century
G2E1 – Origins of Glam Rock – The Beginning
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…]
20th Century
G1E1 – Origins of the Motown – The Beginning
G1E1 – Origins of the Motown – The Beginning 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
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Twenty – The Smiths – Morrissey
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Twenty – Morrisey/Smiths After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top [more…]