It’s been Oasis’ summer. A barnstorming return to live performances, universal acclaim, even a revival of Britpop fashion. And seeing the brother reunite at Wemlbey was one of my 2025 highlights – and honestly, it might even rank as the best gig I’ve ever attended. The band’s focus on the early years in those concertsContinue reading “The 30 best Oasis songs…definitely maybe”
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Mad for it! The triumphant return of Oasis
As Oasis mania sweeps Britain like it’s 1995 and the opening gig of a reunion tour we thought would never happen gets wall to wall five star reviews, it must be a tough time to be one of the peculiar obsessives who take every opportunity to diss the most successful band of the 1990s. FlashContinue reading “Mad for it! The triumphant return of Oasis”
Are podcasts for people who don’t love music?
I love music. Listening to it – getting lost in its mood, its way of telling us things about ourselves, its ability to take us to a different place – is one of the very greatest pleasures in my life. And while my preference is very much ‘popular’ over classical music, I appreciate that bothContinue reading “Are podcasts for people who don’t love music?”
David Bowie’s 60 best songs – just for one day
Ok, I said I would never do this. It’s exceptionally difficult as such a huge Bowie fan to rank his best songs for three reasons. First, the sheer number of brilliant, life affirming, life changing songs that you have to leave out of what I have decided is a top 60. I’m already feeling sadContinue reading “David Bowie’s 60 best songs – just for one day”
Best of the best: Beatles albums ranked
It’s not as remarkable as it seems that The Beatles continue to top ‘best band of all time’ polls over 60 years since they first burst on to the scene. Not only were they the first real rock band, they also set the tone for what came afterwards, moving from blinding rock n roll songsContinue reading “Best of the best: Beatles albums ranked”
Why do we need to know what music you hate?
There’s an awful lot of awful things happening. War in Ukraine, emerging environmental catastrophe, democracy itself facing multiple threats in the era of post-truth politics. The horror of the global Covid pandemic has not gone away. We have so much on our plates. But perhaps what we really should be focusing on is why youContinue reading “Why do we need to know what music you hate?”
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