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The Truth About The Jam Generation (80s remix)
Since David Cameron claimed class war anthem “Eton Rifles” as one his Desert Island Discs, many political journalists seem to have bought the argument that they are “The Jam Generation”; the subject of a recent Radio 4 series. It seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Culture, Education, Film, journalism, Media, Music, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 80s, books, cinema, culture, elitism, ferris bueller, film, FTW, gove, journalism, literature, media, music, oxford, politics, smiths, universities
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Poly Styrene — The real thing, not a Rock n’ Roll Swindle.
Confession. I was 8 when Poly Styrene and X-Ray Spex hit the punk scene. I only realised, as I researched her obituary for Channel 4 News yesterday, just how I’d totally misunderstood her at the time. I’d seen the bin … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 70s, culture, feminism, music, poly styrene, punk
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The romance of Apache: RIP Jet Harris
I’ve always loved The Shadows, and when important figures in music die amidst major world events, I feel sad that their contribution gets overlooked. Jet Harris, apparently one of the first people to play electric bass guitar in Britain, as … Continue reading
Posted in Cowboys!, Culture, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 50s, 60s, pop, shadows, westerns
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Women Prefer Jane Russell
Ain't There Anyone Here For Love by avinot In my early 20s I started working my way through a lot of old movies I hadn’t yet seen. When I sat down to watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes this eye popping clip of Jane … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Cowboys!, Culture, Film, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 50s, cinema, film, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, music, Robert Mitchum, westerns
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Why I’m a Cover Girl.
Listening to R2’s ‘Sounds of the 60s” this morning, I realised to my shame that I had no memory of ever before hearing the original Beach Boys’ version of “Break Away.” Why? Because in the mid 80s I discovered the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Media, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged 80s, beach boys, beatles, brill building, cover versions, culture, harvey and the wallbangers, music, spanish harlem, zombies
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