List: The Riff - Rock Music | Curated by David Acaster

Dec 20, 2022
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The Riff - Rock MusicA new publication on music and how it’s impacting our lives
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Girls Don’t Sell Records. Really?Three Girls who refused to take No for an answer
Dec 15, 2022
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Dec 15, 2022
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Symphony Orchestras & Classic RockCan an orchestra cover rock music and do it justice?
Feb 24, 2022
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Feb 24, 2022
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Unusual Place Names One Comes Across On Road TripsKermit is not just a frog
Jun 26, 2022
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Jun 26, 2022
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5 Songs Associated With My Home CountyThe ancient county of Yorkshire is home to some great music
Jul 15, 2022
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Jul 15, 2022
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The Different Moods Of Christmas SongsSanta hopes you have all been very good
Dec 7, 2021
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Dec 7, 2021
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Best Record of 2021Best Album of 2021 — Typhoon’s ‘Sympathetic Magic’
Dec 23, 2021
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Dec 23, 2021
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Remembering Rick NelsonHe went from Mary Lou to playing a Garden Party
Dec 30, 2021
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Dec 30, 2021
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Bruce Springsteen and SonySeems everybody’s doing it — selling their IP rights
Dec 18, 2021
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Dec 18, 2021
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Gunpowder, Treason, And PlotRemember, remember the Fifth of November
Nov 4, 2021
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Nov 4, 2021
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I’m Just Sitting Here ReminiscingRecollections of Music and the political tensions of the early 60s
Oct 23, 2021
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Oct 23, 2021
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The Fireballs — New Mexico SurfAnd they played Rock’n’Roll with Buddy Holly after his death
Aug 5, 2021
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Aug 5, 2021
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Don’t Let Me Be MisunderstoodThose troublesome teenage years where music helps, sometimes
Sep 4, 2021
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Sep 4, 2021
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Where Have All The Buskers Gone?Joe Strummer started out busking on the London Tube Station
Sep 20, 2021
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Sep 20, 2021
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Richard Steven Valenzuela — The Kid Who Made Chicano Music CoolTo be labelled the godfather of Chicano rock music at 17 is quite something
May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021
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Not Fade Away — Forever 22From the buckle of the bible belt — Buddy Holly emerged as a musical messiah
Sep 7, 2021
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Sep 7, 2021
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Fleetwood Mac: Who Are They, Exactly?
Apr 28, 2021
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Apr 28, 2021
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Al Stewart’s The Year of the Cat
May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
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The Bangles and the Paisley UndergroundThis Movement Was Much More Than A Manic Monday
Jun 16, 2021
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Jun 16, 2021
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Eddie Cochran’s Nightmare British TourWhen things do go wrong — Three Steps To Heaven
Apr 14, 2021
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Apr 14, 2021
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FireThe ancient Greeks believed there were four elements everything was made from — earth, water, air, and fire.
Aug 27, 2021
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Aug 27, 2021
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