The Story Behind The Song: The true story of The Pogues’ Christmas classic ‘Fairytale of New York’
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Features Archives: 12/2023
Producer of the Year 2023: Explore the delicate and elegant world of Cate Le Bon
Our choice for Producer of the Year: Cate Le Bon.
Carl von Cosel’s corpse and the greatest love song Tom Waits never wrote
A truly disturbing tale of love, loss, and surreality.
Explore the literary world of Patti Smith through eight songs
All her major literary reference points.
Bob Dylan and The Circus: Travelling shows, mysterious disappearances, and little white lies
“I was with the carnival off and on for six years.”
Hear Me Out: ‘Nebraska’ is the greatest Bruce Springsteen album by far
Murderers, crooked cops and a masterpiece.
Live Band of the Year 2023: Deathcrash surge with slowcore dynamism
This London-based slowcore band has made serious moves on the road this year.
The story of Fugazi’s wild Boxing Day prison concert
“We had to sell them on the fact that we were anti-drug.”
Was Cocteau Twins’ music lacking meaning or brimming with ambiguity?
Do unintelligible lyrics lack meaning?