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We live in a blame culture. If we fail our exams, it’s the fault of the teacher – or it could be the environment we grew up in, or the school. If we trip over a jutting flagstone, then it’s the fault of the Council and we reach for the solicitor’s telephone number. If we… Read more
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Jonathan Bernstein and Beatrice Colin together formed April Showers – a fleetingly brilliant Glaswegian pop duo who released just one single “Abandon Ship” on Big Star, a subsidiary of Chrysalis in 1984. It quickly gained a cult following due to its sparkling production from Anne Dudley (Art of Noise) and string-heavy arrangements. This quality was echoed… Read more
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Dismissed by some as less immediate than its predecessor, ‘Against Perfection’ (1993), ‘Fake’ is actually better written and produced with at least three all-time classic rock songs and impassioned singing throughout from Pete Fijalkowski. The reason that Adorable have lasted better than some of their contemporaries (Slowdive, Ride, Curve etc) is that Pete’s voice and guitar… Read more
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Here is a story to help you give up. One day, a long time ago when this beautiful young girl was a teenager and everyone around her seemed so much more grown up and sophisticated than her, she decided that she needed an adult magic wand – something to help her fit in with the… Read more
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10/10 people. You know the types of people. Always confident, on top of things, with high self worth and amazingly popular. Wouldn’t it be nice to be one of those? This course will take you to where you go – and then signpost where you could go next. It is intended as a first… Read more
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A Celebration of one of the lost classics of the 80s Rock genre, Adorable’s ‘Against Perfection’ and the band’s inspired lead guitarist and singer Piotr Fijalkowski – with a downloadable file. Read more
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Released Through eighteen winters shedding their sweaters to become summers We have loved you. The world seems old and hydraulic as it shifts rheumatically on its oxidising axis. The clouds purse for an open-mouthed moment allowing the sun to bolt from its hiding place, a startled doe, a scuttled exit from the woods. Released.… Read more
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