1980: Thatcher’s Britain is in full swing and she and her henchmen are engaged in their long-term monetarist plan to modernise the United Kingdom…
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On the remarkable Alela Diane…
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The remarkable Yann Tiersen…
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Welcome, gentle reader, to Episode 17 of A Weekly Song, in which Disco definitely does not suck…
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You knew I was going to do Kate Bush, right?…
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I’d like to bring your attention to a young composer who has been kind enough to share his music with me…
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A quick post this week… listen carefully…
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Episode 14 of A Weekly Song features Shannon’s Let The Music Play, an 80s dancefloor classic…
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LAIKA Resource for Teachers, Librarians… read more for link to the fascinating…
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A Weekly Song, a weekly dance, a weekly meditation upon life. This week, the incomparable Nina Simone…
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Scott Walker 1943 - 2019
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A Weekly Song: Episode 12 - Momus AKA Nick Currie
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Here’s a handy guide to my Weekly Song music posts (so far), including essays on… [continues]…
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A Weekly Song: Episode 11 – Goldie Presents Metalheads (or is that Metalheadz?) Read more…
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This week - one of the greatest singles of all time. More…
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Tomorrow and Yesterday’s Song… More on Mark Hollis of Talk Talk and this week’s pick from Ólafur Arnalds.
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Wanna gets kids reading? Wanna get ‘em reading comics? Ezvid Wiki has got some ideas…
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This week - Joe Hisaishi, Hayao Miyazaki’s longtime musical collaborator and many thoughts on the relationship and similarities between comics and other forms of visual storytelling…
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I was working on another blog post that’s turned into an epic, and I have more to say there, so I’ll save that. Meantime…
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