The night The Yellow Monkey made their UK debut in front of a fervent Japanese crowd… supporting future superstars Travis.

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Country superstar Miranda Lambert sings the play-out song over the closing credits of summer blockbuster Twisters.

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I first stumbled across this Bradford band by accident when they supported punk also-rans Chelsea at the Marquee one night in 1981 – billed as “Sudden Death Cult.”

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TIM COOPER – ANOTHER VIEW

Evening Standard, 16 December 2016

For a long time I’ve thought about starting my own food blog. Trouble is, restaurants wouldn’t like my reviews much because every time I eat out, something goes wrong. Well, not EVERY time – that would be impossible – but as near as dammit, and much more often than is statistically likely.

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Words can’t express how much I have loved this song from the very first time I heard it, with its litany of cultural icons that we all admire.

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Japanese Television are not Japanese, not a Television tribute act, and play instrumental psychedelic garage surf krautrock (if there is such a thing).

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This was Daft Punk’s second collaboration with Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams – and their second song to soundtrack the summer of 2013.

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In the olden days bands used to “pay their dues” by gigging constantly in tiny fleapits around the country, slowly building up a following. Bicep did it the 21st century way – making their names first as bloggers.

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This is the perfect soundtrack for a summer’s day, with the sun shining, and the perfect video for a summer night in the city. And today seems like it might (fingers crossed) be that day – and night – at last.

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This Northern Soul classic is, as far as I know, the only single ever released by Lester Tipton, a one-miss wonder who met a tragic fate. No wonder they call it Rare Groove.

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