Category Archives: pop music

When did pop music become so capitalist?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by SoulofaGambler

First, a caveat: I know that pop music has always been capitalist; it’s always been about buying and selling a product and making money. But it seems, somehow, to have reached insane heady levels. I haven’t paid much attention to … Continue reading →

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My 18 year-long love affair with Pulp

Posted on December 10, 2012 by SoulofaGambler

Back in 1990, aged 10, I went to my first ever pop concert – Kylie Minogue at the Docklands Arena – and the pre-concert excitement proved so much that when Kylie finally appeared on stage, I burst into tears. I … Continue reading →

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Party nights and neon lights: my love of Wham! explained

Posted on September 1, 2012 by SoulofaGambler

I was born in 1979 so I was a bit late for Wham!  They were definitely there, lurking in the background of my eighties childhood– on telly and the radio, in magazines – but that was about it. I never had … Continue reading →

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