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Feb 29, 2024

Ultimate 90s number one: A rubbery travesty and something Badd

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I've laid down a gauntlet. What is the best UK number one single of the 1990s ? Let's pick up that gauntlet and slap a few more cont...
Feb 28, 2024

Ultimate 90s number one: Should we praise Fatboy Slim like we should?

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Yesterday, I announced my quest to discover the best UK number one single of the 1990s . My two main judging criteria were (a) is it a bange...
Feb 27, 2024

Ultimate 90s number one: an introduction

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What can be said of the 1990s? Blur versus Oasis, war, the rise of grunge, Nelson Mandela meeting the Spice Girls, cults, Dolly the sheep so...
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Jan 10, 2024

Dance music has far better lyrics than Liam Gallagher and John Squire

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'Just Another Rainbow' is the new song by Liam Gallagher and John Squire. A meeting of musical minds that has Oasis and Stone Roses ...
Jan 5, 2024

On the Slipmat with Saturn: a Gorillaz-inspired microstory

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I found the following text in my blog drafts. It was an attempt at a picture story, a little micro-fiction slash thought poem, with added pr...
Dec 31, 2023

Muskering, sorry, mustering up the courage for 2024

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Hello, it's Fat Roland here. You can think of me as your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. Except without the spiders. Or being in your...
Dec 13, 2023

Eggvent: it's what Father Christmegg would have wanted

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Eggs. Loads of eggs. Everything is full of eggs.  As readers of this blog will know, I've had quite a year. My brain went bang and I...
Nov 27, 2023

Ancient potted shrubbery: some thoughts on the new Beatles track

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The brand new Beatles song  Now And Then caused quite the stir. The lost Lennon song returned them to the number one spot for the first tim...