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Chairmen of the Bored: Nostalgia’s Tight Grip on Stranger Things

October 18th, 2016 | by Steven Rainey

The opening of Netflix’s smash hit Stranger Things finds four adolescent boys gathered round a table, intently focussed on some …

April 6th, 2016 | by Steven Rainey

“Let’s Drop The Big One And See What Happens” On November 8th 2016, the United States of America will elect …

May 6th, 2015 | by Steven Rainey

As Hawkwind’s first four years on record are collated on a new 11cd boxed set, This is Your Captain Speaking… …

December 4th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

The very best music takes you to a different place, a different headspace, to the one you’re in before you …

October 28th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

Doing a cover version is a tricky job, with the amount of creative effort required to make it work frequently …

July 2nd, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

Incredibly, the Sisters of Mercy have not released any new music for twenty-one years. Their last release was a compilation …

April 21st, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

It’s strange how, nearly 50 years after someone shouted “JUDAS!” in the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966, Bob Dylan …

March 4th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

Like a punch in the face, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ explodes out of the speakers, a sleek, streamlined beast of a …

February 20th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

Twenty years ago, a record called Brave hit number ten on the UK album chart. It was by a band …

February 13th, 2014 | by Steven Rainey

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. After 30 years of disappointments, you can look back and see exactly what started it …