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Not Forgotten: Frank Black & The Catholics – Dog in the Sand

The relationship between musician and listener is not always easy. Occasionally the misunderstandings are inevitable and sometimes compromises need to be made. However with the appropriate patience and open hearts…

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Not Forgotten: Grandaddy – Sumday

In the process of comprehensively out-OK Computered Radiohead with the stunning The Sophtware Slump in 2000, Grandaddy had gained an enviable reputation for musical brilliance, but that hadn’t really translated…

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Not Forgotten: Paul Westerberg – 14 Songs

The former The Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg had been the main creative force behind his former band for the last few years of their career, so in the early 90s,…

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Not Forgotten: The Czars – Before… But Longer

Like many people, I only know The Czars as the band John Grant was in before he temporarily turned his back on the music industry. As such it is tempting…

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Remembering: Bradford’s Ian H Interview

I suppose you’d say they were nearly men, Bradford. And just writing that makes me feel a little sad. The Blackburn five piece, Ian H. (Ian Michael Hodgson, vocals), Ewan…

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Not Forgotten: Aimee Mann – Whatever

I have always kept an eye open for new female singer-songwriters. In general I am a huge fan of the genre (if you can call it a genre in its…

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Not Forgotten: Modest Mouse – Good News For People Who Love Bad News

There are times when a band hits a point in their career where everything is just right, where they make that quantum leap forward that they’ve been threatening to make…

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Soundtrack Of Our Lives: Rowetta from The Happy Mondays

Whether its “twistin’ yer melon” with The Happy Mondays or paying homage to Ian Curtis alongside Peter Hook and the Light, Rowetta is the undisputed Queen of Madchester. A very…

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Not Forgotten: Tracey Thorn – Tinsel & Lights

It seemed unlikely that queen of cool Tracey Thorn would release an album of festive hits. Her melancholic sound doesn’t really seem to lend itself to the joy and happiness…

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Not Forgotten: Big Star – Radio City

If Big Star’s #1 Record was an album that charmed me from the moment I heard it, Radio City is an album with which my relationship has evolved incrementally over…

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