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Review of ‘Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter’ by Lucy O’Brien

01/06/2023 nsford 2 Comments

Karen Carpenter (1950 – 83) was one of the most brilliant singers. Before the singing, she was a skilful and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Karen Carpenter, Lucy O'Brien, music, non-fiction

My piano is now a century old!

23/05/2023 nsford 2 Comments

Inside the top of my piano is a 5-year guarantee… from 1923! Although I know nothing about the history of…

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Posted in: Music Filed under: music

Review of ‘The Science of Music’ by Andrew May

11/05/2023 nsford Leave a comment

I love music, especially electronic music, and I’m interested in science, so this book seemed like an ideal read. I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Andrew Kay, books, music, non-fiction, reviews, science

Review of ‘Reach for the Stars’ by Michael Cragg

28/04/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Late 90s and early 2000s British pop music gets an on-trend reappraisal in this entertaining, meticulous read, subtitled Fame, Fallout…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: 5ive, books, Michael Cragg, music, non-fiction, reviews, S Club 7, Spice Girls

Review of ‘Listening to the Music the Machines Make’ by Richard Evans

15/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

With a foreword by Vince Clarke and a focus on source material such as the music press and the charts,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, music, non-fiction, reviews, Richard Evans

Review of ‘Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis’ by Mark Blake

07/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

An entertaining, fascinating history of the design group Hipgnosis, who were behind many iconic music album covers from the 1960s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, design, Mark Blake, music, non-fiction, Pink Floyd

S Club 7: a reappraisal

25/02/2023 nsford Leave a comment

The first album I ever bought was the debut from S Club 7, imaginatively titled S Club, released in 1999.…

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Posted in: Music Filed under: music, S Club 7

Review of ‘Adventures in Modern Recording’ by Trevor Horn

04/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

An entertaining music memoir from one of the most famous producers, Trevor Horn. He tells us about his career, from…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews, technology, Trevor Horn

Review of ‘Who I Am’ by Melanie C

25/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

I was never a fan of the Spice Girls, although I couldn’t escape their influence. I always thought that Mel…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, reviews, Spice Girls

Review of ‘Pandamonium!’ by Simon Williams

13/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A bold, likeable memoir from Simon Williams, founder of Fierce Panda Records. It’s partly about what it’s like to run…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews, Simon Williams

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