The news that President Obama has released two summer playlists for us to enjoy – a daytime and nighttime selection of songs – rather cements his reputation as the coolest politician around, albeit this is a pretty thin field. And… Read More ›
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Rock Star Names: Lots Of Roger-ing, Not A Lot of Colins
We all know that rock stars have a free pass when it comes to choosing the names of their offspring. From Chris Martin naming his child after a technology company to David Bowie wanting to find a name that rhymed… Read More ›
Who is the Funniest Rock Star? Top Five Rock n Roll Comedy Sketches
So many people are frightened by clowns that there is a name for the phobia. What with their scary white make up, over-size shoes and comedy songs, there should also be a word for a fear of the band Kiss…. Read More ›
Tim Burgess’ Great Vinyl Adventure
Tim Burgess. You may know him as the lead singer of The Charlatans, readily recognisable from his shock of blond pudding-bowl-shaped hair and singer of some of the best songs of the last twenty-odd years. You may also know Burgess… Read More ›
GlastonBowie – Glastonbury honours David Bowie with mass singalong
It’s the festival of festivals. Nauseatingly omnipresent for some, frustratingly always out of reach for others (usually those with slow broadband speeds trying to get tickets). A couple of years ago, I went along and reported on a plethora of… Read More ›
What’s Your Favourite Father’s Day Song?
Here’s one for the dads out there… It’s Father’s Day today, unless you are from somewhere apart from the UK, when Father’s Day is probably in March or something. Sorry if I got your hopes up… It’s a day when… Read More ›
High Street Vinyl Wars! HMV Launches Its Own Record Store Day
You may not have noticed, but as Father’s Day 2016 approaches, we may be reaching peak vinyl. A supermarket war has broken out over vinyl sales in the UK, something unimaginable a few years ago unless the fight was this:… Read More ›
How To Guarantee You Buy The Clear Vinyl Version of ChangesOneBowie
The recent 180g reissue of the David Bowie hits collection ChangesOneBowie came with an unusual feature. Half of the reissues came in black vinyl and the other half in a lovely new clear vinyl. For those of us who already… Read More ›
Welcome To The (Franking) Machine: Pink Floyd’s Postage Stamps
What Could Be More Rock n Roll Than Stamp Collecting? Well, there’s doing your tax return, tidying the garden, and writing a letter to Points of View, for a start. Yet ever since The Marvellettes sang “Please Mr Postman” surely… Read More ›
In The Audience of Later…with Jools Holland: The Iggy Pop Episode
Iggy Pop was a force of nature on Later… with Jools Holland on Tuesday night, and I was fortunate enough to be there in the studio audience to witness Iggy lay waste to the cozy, boogie-woogie-piano-infested waters of Maidstone,… Read More ›
How To Instantly Download and Listen To Radiohead’s New Album in Just 42 Easy To Follow Steps
As Radiohead releases their new album, “A Moon Shaped Pool”, Every Record Tells A Story seeks to provide a public service. We shouldn’t mock, but there are readers out there who aren’t as technically savvy as everybody else. Not… Read More ›
Share Your Memories of Your Favourite Pop Music Here…
The Peoples’ History of Pop Popular Music has often attracted tribes. Punks, hippies, soul boys, mods, rockers, ravers, People Who Like Chris Rea. One of pop music’s most interesting aspects is that everybody’s journey of discovery is different and thus… Read More ›
Ten Highlights of Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones at Saatchi Gallery
After Londoners were treated to the wonders of such rock n roll ephemera as a cocaine spoon and the Eno suitcase synth on display at the Bowie V&A exhibition a few years ago, the Rolling Stones had a… Read More ›
The Neil Young Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Project: Part 2: the records
The Project: Is it possible to make your own Deluxe Vinyl Box Set of Neil Young Records? The first part of this short series is here… The most important part of any box set, aside from the fake gimmicky… Read More ›
The Neil Young Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Project
Part 1: The Idea Robin Williams famously said cocaine was God’s way of telling you you’re making too much money. He might just as easily been referring to vinyl box sets, which are unashamedly a luxury item. The… Read More ›
