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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 14:52
Don’t be Stingy – Tell Me About The Pork Pie Hat
I am a fan of hats, I probably have too many, after all, I only have one head. But for me, a good chapeau can make a person stand out in a crowd. It can elevate their style, and can help a person exude a confidence that is admirable. Now, I am talking about real style. Not just a functional thing to put on one’s head to protect yourself from whatever a person feels their noggin needs protection from.
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Culture
Wednesday, 10 October 2018 15:17
The Last Train to Ska
I can’t say for certain when I developed my love of Ska music. There was no defining moment when I heard “Willow Tree” by Alton Ellis and my world was turned on its head. My coming of age was in the dark and distant nineties, a world of MDMA fuelled warehouse parties and the guitar bands of Manchester.
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Music
Thursday, 23 February 2017 15:22
The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts
Documentary in which director and DJ Don Letts looks at a very particular and very provocative British subculture - skinhead.
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Sunday, 18 December 2011 14:54
Carl Smyth Of Madness Talks to ZANI
“… a true joke, a comedian's joke, has to do more than release tension, it has to liberate the will and the desire, it has to change the situation.”The Comedians Trevor Griffiths
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Music Archive
Sunday, 18 December 2011 13:09
Dave Wakeling The Beat Goes On
In the early 70’s in the UK, there was a great deal of debate across the land whether there was life on Mars. However in certain parts of the country where job prospects looked barren for young and old alike, the matter of paying the rent took precedence over such trifling discussions.
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