Tag: Field Music
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The Every Record Tells A Story Albums Of 2018
In April 2018 we learned that revenues for streaming services surpassed income from CDs and vinyl (and, for that matter, cassettes) for the first time. So it feels rather quaint to have “Albums of the Year”, yet, like filling our houses with sparkly tat at Christmas, or steadfastly maintaining to our children that a fat…
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The Best Music of 2018 So Far…
Ah, it’s mid summer. A time of hazy, sunny evenings. As the organisers of Wimbledon erect their “Sale! Punnet of Strawberry’s: only £50” signs (complete with grocer’s comma) it’s the time of year that allows me to drag out the only Wimbledon-related joke I know: Q. What time does Sean Connery arrive at Wimbledon? A.…
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Richard Hawley, Plan B at Barclaycard Mercury Prize Launch
I was at the launch of The 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize tonight, at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden. Lauren Laverne announced the twelve nominees, nine of whom were at the ceremony itself. There’s nothing like an award show to create a bit of discussion or controversy even. “He shouldn’t be on the list; so-and-so…
Every record tells a story 