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Barney Hoskyns

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        Richard Cook 1957-2007
        over 2 years ago

        Richard Cook (1957-2007)THE DEATH of Richard Cook at the age of 49 robs us of one of the finest writers UK music journalism has produced. He was probably the most knowledgeable and erudite jazz critic we've had on this side of the Atlantic, and the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (co-written with Brian Morton) remains an essential part of any self-respecting music library.I knew Richard well w...

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        Geoffrey O'Brien - Sonata For Jukebox
        over 2 years ago

        Fantastic book recommended by my friend Tom Nolan (the first great LA rock writer and author of brilliant Ross McDonald biography): Geoffrey O'Brien's Sonata for Jukebox: Pop Music, Memory & the Imagined Life (Counterpoint, 2004), especially the beautiful second essay "House Music" but also the hymn to the Beach Boys that is "The Lonely Sea". Some of the best prose I've ever read about how we h...

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        Annoying Midlake at the Royal Festival Hall!
        over 2 years ago
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          Trials of Van Occupanther

        TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER was my favourite album of 2006... so imagine my disappointment when Tim Smith turned out to be a right tit - so pleased with himself he couldn't even be bothered to sing in tune. Love the band, can't stand his phoney over-excitement and wanky hand gestures... somebody tell him just to sing the songs and let the music do the expressing! Also to stop ingratiating himself...

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