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THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

Author:
Johnny Black
30 Mar 2009

Isn’t it about time we started applying ourselves to answering some of rock’s great unanswered questions? When will the good apples fall on my side of the fence? Who put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp? Who put the benzedrine in … Continue reading →

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BUY THREE GET NINE YOU DON’T WANT

Author:
Johnny Black
28 Mar 2009

It started – the slow realisation – when my wife bought me an iPod for my birthday. Naturally, I set about doing the obvious thing, transferring my all-time most treasured albums onto the iPod. The definitive statements. Those timeless 12” … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged albums, iPod, LPs, ripoff | 6 Comments
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