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Category: Throwback of the Week

Secret Messages ELO
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  • Throwback of the Week

Throwback Highlight: the album “Secret Messages” by ELO

  • Sophia
  • 5th August 20185th August 2018

In this week’s throwback, we revisit a band of British rock royalty: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Originally released in 1983, Secret Messages is the band’s last album to reach the worldwide…

Three Lions
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  • Throwback of the Week

Football’s coming home: my favourite England World Cup songs!

  • Sophia
  • 8th July 20188th July 2018

Hey everyone! Apologies for my temporary absence. I am now back home in the UK! To start off this new England chapter of mine, I couldn’t think of a better…

Noisettes
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Throwback Highlight: “Never Forget You” by Noisettes

  • Sophia
  • 22nd April 2018

Released in 2009, “Never Forget You” (by Noisettes) is a soulful number that beautifully echoes the style and mood of early Motown. The rock band perfectly blends the guitar riffs,…

Arctic Monkeys
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Fluorescent Adolescents: An Arctic Monkeys Retrospective

  • Sophia
  • 15th March 201816th March 2018

  Regarded as one of Britain’s most loved indie rock bands, Arctic Monkeys have a spirit and sound that sets them apart. Their cheeky and emotionally-attuned explorations of life, the…

Walk This Way.
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  • Throwback of the Week

When Rap met Rock: The “Walk This Way” collaboration of Aerosmith and Run DMC

  • Sophia
  • 26th December 201729th December 2017

Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” is notable for helping the band break into the mainstream in 1975. In ’86, this iconic track also aided the development of a whole new subgenre:…

Fairytale of New York by The Pogues.
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The bells were ringing out for Christmas Day: An ode to “Fairytale of New York”

  • Sophia
  • 23rd December 201723rd December 2017

Christmas Day is only two sleeps away! To quote Love Actually, Christmas is all around us. Festive magic in the air, so let’s honour one of the best Xmas songs…

They’re so lovely: The music of Scouting for Girls
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They’re so lovely: The music of Scouting for Girls

  • Sophia
  • 31st October 201731st October 2017

With the recent release of the beautiful Ten Add Ten, I couldn’t think of a better time to write about Scouting for Girls. They were one of my favourite bands…

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It was only a kiss: An ode to Mr Brightside

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  • 1st October 20176th October 2017

The Killers’ Mr. Brightside is both infamous, energetic and timeless. Despite it being the first track the band wrote, many call it their most famous track – one which defines both The Killers’ sound and…

1970s New Wave & Punk

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