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Mantra Mavers
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Writer / Musician / Rock n’ Roll Specialist
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Great interview. His last book, Rip It Up, was fantastic. This new one’s gonna be great.

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Simon Reynolds is releasing a new book, Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers And The Reinvention Of Rock 1984–1994

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February 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Simon Hanselmann
February 1, 2026 at 2:45 PM
“Ormerod deals with Bowie as text; as the occasion for close reading, which I think is what his work, like all good art, deserves.”

This came today, purchased off the back of Simon Critchley’s brilliant @theguardian.com review.

Thank you, @bowiegod.bsky.social - can’t wait to get started on it
February 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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When you notice the ‘seams’ that hold a song together, you experience its archeology: the little buried artifacts that tell its story. When you hear the seams in AI music, you just hear the screws holding it together.
October 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM
“The song seems to be saying that the very power of music lies in finding hope in sound.”

A brilliant short documentary that just made a great song even greater.
What exactly is a 'Brimful of Asha' anyway? Why Cornershop's classic hit is deeper than you think
YouTube video by The Title Track
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October 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM