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10 records DJ Shadow was listening to in 2002
After photos amongst the aircon exhausted on the roof of Island Records old – and much loved – West London home, in 2002 DJ Shadow shared over noodles ten tracks he could not live without in early 2002... Originally published in Q Magazine, Where To Get It (WTGI) was the mag's shorthand for what album …
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Is This It… according to Julian Casablancas
As The Strokes’ debut celebrates its 20th birthday, here is a classic interview with the band's frontman and songwriter taking stock of the influential record On the 27 August, 2001 The Strokes released their debut album Is This It on Rough Trade Records – the label who had discovered them. It not only changed the …
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My aim is true…
A real labour of love this one, Elvis Costello picks 13 records he adores right now. He wrote his own entries, I did the intro for The Quietus’ Baker’s Doze. Read now.
Considerably more than Less Than Zero
Extended post for BBC Radio 6 Music's Facebook page, celebrating 40 years since the release of Elvis Costello's debut album... Elvis Costello My Aim Is True If ever a scene has been damned by its name, then late 70s Pub Rock is it. Evocative of boring, Sunday afternoon covers bands, supposedly not rebellious enough …
Marshalling 6 Music’s peloton
Ahead of the climax of this year's Tour de France, I was asked to raid the BBC archive and put together a selection featuring some of the host country's best music makers, including Phoenix, Daft Punk, M83 and more... 6 Music's Tour de France: Who's in our musical peloton? As the world’s greatest bike race …
Yogic rapping with The Guardian
Inspired by recent interview with Big Boi, I examine how rap and yoga are coming together for The Guardian... Funkmaster flex: why rappers love yogawear Rappers have never been shy of co-opting sportswear. From reversing baseball caps to Run DMC rapping about Adidas and Skepta’s new tracksuit-tastic Mains clothing line, clothes originally intended for …
10 Years Of Interpol’s ‘Love’ admired for BBC Radio 6 Music (Mammoth social media post)
A bit of an unexpected challenge to mark the 10th birthday of Interpol's third album, Our Love To Admire. Rather than the usual 140, or so, characters for a social media post, BBC Radio 6 Music commissioned a full review for their Facebook page (for anyone only requiring the pithy summary, their Twitter has a …
Q Magazine – busy Boi!
Q have been keeping me on my toes, getting me to point my tape recorder at a very varied cast of late, including Craig David, Kasabian, Phoenix, Sleaford Mods, Phoenix, and George Ezra. The magazine do not post articles online (they don't update their website any more as you'll see if you follow any of …
2 of the 15 key albums that define 1997… for BBC Radio 6 Music
Recently, I was invited to contribute reviews of two albums for a BBC Radio 6 Music article charting the influential releases of 1997 as part of the station's celebrations for Radiohead's OK Computer which was released in the tune of that year. The full article can be read online here at http://www.bbc.co.uk, but here are …
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Paul Stokes – Journalist 