Tag: 2014
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The Horrors Provide A Darker Alternative To Dolly’s Ray of Sunshine – Live at Glastonbury
Despite the odd torrential downpour, Glastonbury 2014 has revealed many pleasures: More stages than Berlusconi has mistresses. Cases of trench foot down 38% on last year. You could have a great time here without seeing a single band. No sign of an under-performing, yet overpaid England football team. The circus acts are brightly coloured and…
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Glastonbury 2014: Hey Ho, Let’s Go…
Attempting to buy Glastonbury tickets has become a national sport. It’s like the National Lottery or Euromillions, but with less chance of winning. Everyone knows someone who has “won”, but it never happens to them. It’s like a slightly crueller version of The Grand National, as many fall at the first hurdle, or like the…
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The Brit Awards 2014
It’s the highlight of the UK pop music calendar. No, not the moment that X-Factor finishes. No, it’s nothing to do with Bieber being arrested, or that satellite link up with the Doctor Who studio and One Direction that had a delay longer than the time it takes for someone to tell a joke and…
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Daft, But Not Punk: The Grammy Awards 2014
It’s always a joy to watch awards shows. It’s the sheer joy of the thing as we watch uncomfortable speeches, awkward silences after attempted jokes and disastrous outfits. And that’s just me sitting at home making jokes on Twitter. The show opened up with Beyonce who was joined by her other half, who treated us…
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