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'What were we thinking?' Mark Morris ponders the perils of irony and other distortions of pop history

Match Of The Day Alistair Fitchett makes a tape letter.

Great Lyricists Of Our Time Dickon Edwards on Nigel Blackwell of Half Man Half Biscuit.

Who Said Romance Was Dead? Kevin Pearce on Pete Wylie and Wah!

Hard, Fast and Beautiful Clare Wadd in praise of Cinerama

Greater Than The Sum Of Their Parts Steve Howe, Paul Morley, Magazine, David Sylvian and Sun Ra revisited.

Tarnished Angels Marino Guida takes off with Douglas Sirk, and friends.

Wonderful In Young Life Bluer, Higher, Wider: Simple Minds by Alistair Fitchett

What's the Difference? Ten Years Kevin Pearce on Robert Wyatt and other Rebel Folk Singers

They Will Show Me What I Want To See Rupert Loydell on Paul Morley, Nothing and Magazine.

Stuck In The Mud Alistair Fitchett looks at the Stuckists and finds them lacking. (Now includes a response by Stuckist Charles Thomson)

The Seventies: You'll enjoy it once you're there Rupert Loydell on Steely Dan, Sam Brown and the London Musicians Collective.

I Love It When You Blink Your Eyes Alistair loves Distortions

For All The Heart Broke Lovers Kevin Pearce on Ringolevio by Emmett Grogan

Chain Smoking (Part Two) Marino Guida on Peter Lorre, Leroy Carr, Howard Devoto, Kate Westbrook.

Committed To Finding Out Rupert Loydell on some recent reading.

A Ramble With Pram Kevin Pearce on his favourite group.

Suh Blah Blah Buh Sibi Marino Guida gets out there with Lee Konitz, Robert Rossen and Roswell Rudd.

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