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Steve Bradley

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#130 The Old Grey Whistle Test

It's probably a fair indicator of the psychedelic weirdness of 1970s British culture that none of us ever bothered to question the origin of the name. Instead, we just happily plonked ourselves in front of a tiny TV set and lapped up the la...

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#129 In a spin with Vertigo and Revolver

Two transformational cultural moments. One common denominator: we just weren't ready for them.

When Alfred Hitchcock released Vertigo in 1958, the public and critics were disarmed, just not in the way the director wanted them to be. T...

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#128 Turn it up to 11

Their creations were revered by everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Cobain, Angus Young to Tom Verlaine, but the twin architects of rock guitar heaven never actually played the instrument.

Between them, Leo Fender and Jim Marshall unle...

17 days ago
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#127 Fade Away and Radiate

I know writing an entire blog about less than four minutes of music is self-indulgent, but then so is the song - in the very best way.

Released this week in 1978, not only is Fade Away and Radiate unlike anything else Blondie ever wro...

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#126 A tale of two anthems

This week marks 50 years since the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival Riot, an event of huge social, political and cultural importance in the UK.

Sparked by simmering tensions over police stop-and-search practices, far-right agitation and the...

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