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All Together Now
Salutations, instructions, and explanations, oh my!
Dec 21, 2024
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Amy McGrath
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses
With the release of The Real Ramona, Throwing Muses navigate the bridge between college-rock heroics on the brink of mainstream breakthrough
12 hrs ago
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Amy McGrath
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze
From 1993, the lyrically poignant and melodically refined 'Some Fantastic Place' as seen by the band's frontman and co-songwriter Glenn Tilbrook
Dec 14, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Music – 'Various Artists: With A Little Help From My Friends - Covers of The Beatles 1967–1970'
The sequel to 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966' explores their 'blue period'
Nov 26, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review: The Beatles 'Anthology' 25th Anniversary Edition
Reintroduce yourself to the band you've known for all these years
Nov 16, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The Beatles
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Music – 'Various Artists: With A Little Help From My Friends - Covers of The Beatles 1967–1970'
The sequel to 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966' explores their 'blue period'
Nov 26, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review: The Beatles 'Anthology' 25th Anniversary Edition
Reintroduce yourself to the band you've known for all these years
Nov 16, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The Beatles Announce 30th Anniversary of 'Anthology'
Updated, revamped and revised for 2025 with a few gems tucked in for good measure
Aug 21, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review – Paul McCartney 'Press To Play:' That Unmistakable 80s Sound
A re-evaluation of McCartney's 1986 album with a view from the 21st century
Jun 28, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review – 'With a Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles Changed the World. But Who Changed Theirs?'
BBC Radio 6 DJ Stuart Maconie delves into the people who contributed, influenced and guided four lads from Liverpool to the world stage
Jun 4, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Music
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Music: Emma Swift – 'The Resurrection Game'
A gorgeous collection of songs that speaks from and to the heart
Sep 11, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Music: Phil Collins – 'No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored)'
A 40th anniversary edition remastered and expanded, because we definitely need more Phil in our lives
Sep 1, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Music: 'Various Artists: Joe Meek – A Curious Mind'
The eccentric genius of the 1960s composer is brought to life in this compendium full of Meek, his admirers and the experimental unknown
Aug 26, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Music: The Cranberries 'No Need To Argue' 30th Anniversary Edition
The second album from Ireland's gifted and prolific pop quartet, now augmented and remastered for its 30th anniversary
Aug 12, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Music – 'I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 1980–1989'
Flip that channel to MTV and dial in FM rock radio. We're going back in time.
Jul 16, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Wales Unveiled
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The Sheenant Chronicles: 'Romeo and Juliet'
Patricia Browning of 'A Tennantcy to Act' and I compare and contrast the performance of Shakespeare's Romeo through the eyes of Michael Sheen... and…
Oct 26, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Patricia Browning
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The Michael Sheen Chronicles – 'Tron: Legacy'
Take a trip back to 2010 for the End of Line and a taste of Castor's oily delights
Oct 19, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'Our Town'
The Welsh National Theatre's debut will be a touring production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Oct 5, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'When She Danced'
Michael makes his professional stage debut in 1991 opposite... Vanessa Redgrave
Sep 22, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'Pobol Y Cwm'
That time when a troubled Welsh soap opera character awakens to find a caring doctor at her side
Jun 15, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review
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Book Review – 'I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher'
Cher fundamentally proves that talent, audacity, and the refusal to disappear quietly are a potent combination for surviving – and thriving – across…
Apr 27, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review: 'Fagin the Thief — A Novel'
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar…
Feb 21, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review: 'Pretend We're Dead – The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the '90s'
From the founder of the Women of Rock Oral History Project, an exploration of women in the '90s rock scene, featuring original interviews
Jan 22, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review – 'Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis'
"Jesse Ed Davis is resurrected in story" — Joy Harjo
Dec 25, 2024
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Amy McGrath
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Book Review: 'Live From the Underground – A History of College Radio'
A long time ago, in a broadcast booth far, far away, a great revolution took place
Dec 19, 2024
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Amy McGrath
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Alternating Currents
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses
With the release of The Real Ramona, Throwing Muses navigate the bridge between college-rock heroics on the brink of mainstream breakthrough
12 hrs ago
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Amy McGrath
3
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze
From 1993, the lyrically poignant and melodically refined 'Some Fantastic Place' as seen by the band's frontman and co-songwriter Glenn Tilbrook
Dec 14, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Reeves Gabrels
From the summer of 1992, the guitar soundscapist talks Tin Machine, paying it forward and the local Boston music scene
Oct 29, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Midge Ure
From 1991, the former Ultravox frontman talks about Band Aid, The Prince's Trust and his latest release 'Pure'
Sep 28, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Henry Rollins
From 1992, on the cusp of mainstream breakthrough, its rage, fury and heartbreak for the once and future frontman of hardcore expressionism
Jun 11, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Media
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Television: 'Scarecrow and Mrs. King' and the Politics of 2025
How is the legacy of a spy series from the mid-80s reflecting on our current political and social environment?
Jun 25, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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Theatre Review: 'Macbeth' with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo
Filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, Shakespeare's 'Scottish play' will be in select cinemas starting February 5
Jan 27, 2025
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Amy McGrath
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