Avalon by Roxy Music (1982)
Bryan Ferry – surely one of the biggest prats in the history of rock – actually comes from oop North, […]
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds (1983)
I saw Simple Minds live in 2015, in the German city of Kassel, and the memory of it haunts me
Meteora by Linkin Park (2003)
Nu-metal is exceedingly naff – this much is clear. But there’s no room for musical snobbery here at Drunkenness and
Lana Del Rey, deep dive (part II)
Continued from part I. Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)Norman Fucking Rockwell! signals the beginning of the second act of Lana Del
Lana del Rey, deep dive (part I)
I more or less stopped listening to music by new artists in around 2010, resigning myself thereafter to releases by
Blur, deep dive (part II)
Continued from part I. Blur (1997)The second half of the 90s was punctuated by a succession of Britpop hangover records,
Blur, deep dive (part I)
I strongly disliked Blur when I was growing up; affected, effete, bourgeois southern softies, bête noires to the authentic working-class
1980s
Forever Young by Alphaville (1984)
I consider myself something of a connoisseur when it comes to synthpop, and yet I had never listened to or
1990s
The Birth of Britpop: Five Essential Albums
I was a mere 12 years old during the heyday of Britpop, so I only came to an appreciation of
1990s
OK Computer by Radiohead (1997)
Radiohead are not my favourite band (though they’re in the top five), they’re not the most historically significant in rock