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no longer a debate? lennon’s REVOLUTIONS 50 years on
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“The blues are beautiful because it’s simpler and because it’s real[…]

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the invisible dandy: scribbled farewell notes on TOM WOLFE
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You only have to read the titles and the trend-naming — ‘Tiny Mummies[…]

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other jacksons in your house
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… or how when we made Morrissey we made him bad
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A bitter office quarrel[…]

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The Inaugural FreakyTrigger TV Poll: #12 – #1
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“Hi, I’m the Ghost Of The 1979 ITV Strike, and I am here to resurrect and complete the somewhat delayed (due to strikes probably) Freaky Trigger TV Poll. Imagine if you can the landscape of 1979 British television. Three channels, BBC1, B[…]

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HIDDEN LANDSCAPES: THE PODCAST
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Eight episodes are now up: Hazel Southwell and Mark Sinker talking through the story of the UK music press from two very different angles (bcz I am old and she is not), to help start the conversation around my upcoming book.
pod 1: the pilot!
pod 2: […]

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  1. Thank for the blog it is well written and i love it the way you have presented it in online…

  2. Tom, I loved loved loved these polls and participated obsessively, until one day (it was March 2023) I just stopped…

  3. I feel sad that I couldn't persistently engage in every poll as much as I'd have liked - and not…

  4. Thanks for doing the polls, Tom, and for writing this lovely, considered, reflective piece. It’s given me closure on my…