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Review of ‘My Life in Dire Straits’ by John Illsley

05/05/2022 nsford 5 Comments

An entertaining easy-to-read memoir from bassist and founder member of Dire Straits, John Illsley. I didn’t know much about the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Dire Straits, John Illsley, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Radiohead: Life in a Glasshouse’ by John Aizlewood

13/04/2022 nsford 2 Comments

There were ‘No Surprises’ in this book. Although it tells the story of the band, as promised, for me it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, John Aizlewood, music, non-fiction, Radiohead, reviews

Film of the book: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ (2012)

09/04/2022 nsford 4 Comments

When I heard that one of my favourite books was being adapted for the screen, I was doubtful. The marketing…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, music, reviews, Stephen Chbosky

Review of ‘(R)evolution: The Autobiography’ by Gary Numan

08/03/2022 nsford Leave a comment

It’s Gary Numan’s 64th birthday so I thought it was an ideal day to post my review of his memoir,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Gary Numan, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews

10 writing tips – with a little help from 90s pop music

03/02/2022 nsford 8 Comments

Write what you want to. You’re in control of the story, the characters, the language and everything else. As Aqua…

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Posted in: Music, Writing Filed under: music, writing

Music album review: ‘Musik Music Musique’ (2020)

27/01/2022 nsford Leave a comment

A fantastic 3 CD box set from Cherry Red which features synth pop from a very specific time, 1979-80. I…

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Posted in: Music Filed under: music, reviews

Review of ‘Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres’ by Kelefa Sanneh

05/01/2022 nsford 2 Comments

What are ‘genres’ anyway? How do we define them? Are they important? This epic tome by music critic Kelefa Sanneh…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Kelefah Sanneh, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘This is Memorial Device’ by David Keenan

14/12/2021 nsford Leave a comment

A strange novel which is a bit like Irvine Welsh without so much dialect. I’m not sure that I actually…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Keenan, fiction, music, reviews

Gig review: Turin Brakes – Acoustic at The Engine Shed, Lincoln (30th November 2021)

02/12/2021 nsford Leave a comment

A very special evening for me. Not only was it the first time I’d seen Turin Brakes live (despite being…

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Posted in: Music Filed under: music, reviews, Turin Brakes

Review of ‘It’s All Too Much: Adventures of a Teenage Beatles Fan in the ’60s and Beyond’ by David Stark

24/11/2021 nsford 2 Comments

Do we need another book about The Beatles? ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah!’ – of course we do, when it’s as fab…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Stark, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews, The Beatles

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