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Overlooked Classic: Pulp- My Legendary Girlfriend
It took me a while to get into this when it first came out in 1992. I thought Pulp were chancers- just another knowingly louche, ironic disco rip-off. I now believe this is a classic, still semi-ironic song. It’s as though Barry White was reincarnated in the body of a lanky white wordsmith from Sheffield…
Lost In Music : The Electric Knickers- You’ve Got Electric Knickers
*Mid-Atlantic Tony Blackburn twang* Coming in at number 1 with a bullet on the Hit Parade, it’s a glam rocker from those fabulous new kids, The Electric Knickers. It’s groovy, pop pickers. And doesn’t one of them remind you of a certain Quentin Smirhes? Lock up your daughters, your aunties, and various kitchen utensils, and…
Film Review: Liza Minnelli-The Last Heiress of Hollywood
Lucie Caries’ film about Hollywood icon Liza Minnelli is candid and moving, precisely because her subject isn’t afraid to speak openly and honestly about her tragedies as well as triumphant moments.So there’s battles with drugs and drink; unsuitable romances, Bob Fosse, Studio 54, Andy Warhol , Michael Jackson, AIDS activism, and a Pet Shop Boys…
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