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Mostly Records, January 2013
By Jim Eaton-Terry In retrospect maybe Tuesday wasn’t the best day for Dido to announce her comeback Obviously there’s only one story this week. Like everyone (OK, like everyone over about 35 with an...
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The Music of James Bond
by Victor Field There are very few screen productions to have had entire books written about their music; Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings,Tim Burton’s Batman, Star Trek (but not Star Wars or...
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Mostly Pop January 2013
by MrMoth David Bowie Where Are We Now? This month on Mostly Pop – old people! Well, some of them are merely getting on a bit in pop terms (ie they are now in their 30s), but some are proper old. Like...
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Mostly Noise – the best of 2012 (“this one time, on Bandcamp…”)
by KasperHauser “So, do you think Biggie and 2Pac are in Heaven?” It’s January and, by now, you’ve probably read enough year-end lists to last you until, well, the end of this year. So here’s another...
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Pig’s Ear
Niall Anderson has listened to to all of the Now That’s What I Call Music Albums so you don’t have to The Now! pig, imaginatively named ‘The Pig’ The saddest and most interesting place I’ve ever been...
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Mostly Covers – Let’s Get Down to Bushness
by TheTramp When you said ‘let’s cover Kate Bush’, this wasn’t what I had in mind… Usually on Mostly Covers I fixate, sorry focus, on one great song and some of the more interesting interpretations of...
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Mostly Pop March 2013
Welcome back to Mostly Pop! Last time out it was all a bit tedious because it was old men trying to be pop stars even though their career was about ten, fifteen, thirty years ago and they’re mostly...
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Mostly Pop April 2013
Hello! Mostly Pop here again. This month we have artists looking back, looking forwards and some just staying right where they are, unable to do anything but repeat their horrific mistakes over and...
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The Perfect American
By Spank The Monkey I don’t go to many first nights at the opera. As I settled into my seat at the Coliseum for the UK premiere of Philip Glass’ The Perfect American, his new piece about the final days...
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For Love’s Sake
By Spank The Monkey At the Cannes festival last month, you could see – and hear, thanks to some conspicuous booing – the breakdown of the love-in between Western critics and Japanese director Takashi...
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Mostly Pop July 2013
by Mr Moth Before we start, I’d just like to check that everyone waited patiently for the Icona Pop single to complete its extraordinarily long transit through the guts of the pop animal and bought it...
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His Words Have Impact
Beginning Extremists Week on Mostly Film, Sarah Slade looks at the musical output of the founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard What happens when you drink the Kool Aid Say what you like about...
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Mostly Pop August 2013
by Mr Moth Lady Gaga – Applause This is more like it. After the frankly lacklustre Born This Way (the singles were… OK, but frustratingly short of the brilliance The Fame/Monster threw out with...
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Welcome to MercuryFest 2013
By Jim Eaton-Terry World-conquering pop juggernaut Speech Debelle I love awards. Film, music or books, they combine the fun of a race with the joy of a list of things to work through. for years I’ve...
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Planet of the Aces
Victor Field sees composer extraordinaire Danny Elfman cut loose at the Royal Albert Hall Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction stands in for Helena Bonham Carter Until Monday 8 October 2013, I’d never...
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Mostly Pop November 2013
Seemingly gluttonous for punishment, Mr Moth is back to review a selection of this month’s singles releases. This time there are tracks from 1D, Britney, Robbie and other, less easily abbreviated,...
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Monoglot Movie Club: What The Fox Said Next
Part of an occasional series in which Spank The Monkey travels to foreign countries, watches films in unfamiliar languages, and then complains about not understanding them. This episode: Norway,...
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MostlyFilm’s Review of 2013 – Music
Have you tried the brisket yet? We’re back, with part 2 of our review of the 2013, with thoughts on some of the year’s best music from Mr Moth (on pop singles), Matt Poacher (on the underground scene),...
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Mostly Pop February 2014
Like a dog we’ve trained to say “Sausages”, MrMoth is back with a string of pop reviews in his own, shall we say inimitable style? So, Tinie, how many good songs have you done now? Tinie Tempah ft...
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Mostly Pop – March 2014
Another month goes by, and MrMoth once again plunges into the crystal clear waters of pop music and emerges with pearls for your delight and wonder. Kylie – Into the Blue Is there any point to Kylie...
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