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Pop Stuff: New News, Old Blueprints

Pop Stuff: New News, Old Blueprints

Are we spouting our own opinions or those of our favorite pundits; can we even tell the difference?

August 22, 2016

Diary of a Madman #2: Eccentric Concert Promoters

Mad scientist Dr. Hex on the "idiosyncrasies of gig/festival organizers" in our metal special column

May 18, 2016

Pop Stuff: Brown Actors in White America

Although Priyanka Chopra cuts an elegant figure on the Oscar stage and in Hollywood, the diversity debate has very little…

May 12, 2016

Party in the Sky: Francis Albert Sinatra and Joe Williams

On this day, December 12th, two magnificent singers, Sinatra and Williams, share a birthday--two voices, and such superlative ones being…

December 12, 2015

Dave Brubeck Appreciated

Through the Fifties and Sixties, Brubeck popularized jazz in a big way among fringe audiences -- college students, teeny boppers,…

December 9, 2015

As Time Goes By

Why does jazz defy the passage of time to still be contemporary and relevant?

November 4, 2015

Time and Change

Has the individuality of a jazz performer been comprimised?

September 30, 2015

All That Jazz

Celebrating two legendary vocalists who would have turned 100 this year

August 5, 2015

Crawling through the Mud: Nerm’s Glastonbury Tales

Shiva Soundsystem founder kicks off the first in a series of columns

June 22, 2015

Look Back at the Top

The official figures are in for 2014’s No.1 singles and albums so here’s a quick round-up

January 7, 2015