Lanterne Rouge Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 The music paper that I suspect most of us grew up reading will be no more, in print anyway. The last edition will be published on Friday. Who can forget the iconic covers, The Clash, Morrissey et al. I still remember my favourite single review from there. It was for some horrendous disco shite called `The Cream Always Rises To The Top` and the review just said `and shit floats` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I read a free copy on the train a couple of years ago and it was mostly about the pros and cons of various cardboard cut-out indie gimps' haircuts. Not sure it was quite what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Essential reading in the seventies. Remember reading Stiff Little Fingers review on Friday, buying album on Saturday and seeing them on Sunday, still buzzing in work on Monday. All a bit sanitised these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Northern Red said: I read a free copy on the train a couple of years ago and it was mostly about the pros and cons of various cardboard cut-out indie gimps' haircuts. Not sure it was quite what it used to be. It had gone downhill a long time ago TBH. I can`t remember the last time I bought a copy. it`s still a shame though, so many memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 8, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 Grab a free copy from Temple Meads every Friday, but most of it now is political rants from crap reporters, sadly not surprised a once great publication has gone to the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, phantom said: Grab a free copy from Temple Meads every Friday, but most of it now is political rants from crap reporters, sadly not surprised a once great publication has gone to the wall Yeah, the days of printed new and music papers are numbered with the easily accessible info via the internet and of course programs like Sky Arts and BBC4 documentaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Robbored said: Yeah, the days of printed new and music papers are numbered with the easily accessible info via the internet and of course programs like Sky Arts and BBC4 documentaries Alas it's true, I used to get NME and Sounds, back in the day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, B1ackbird said: Alas it's true, I used to get NME and Sounds, back in the day.. Melody Maker was another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 8, 2018 Report Share Posted March 8, 2018 2 hours ago, phantom said: Grab a free copy from Temple Meads every Friday, but most of it now is political rants from crap reporters, sadly not surprised a once great publication has gone to the wall The New Musical Post ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 So no more 'sonic cathedrals' and 'thinking man's yobs'. The pretentiousness was staggering. I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted March 9, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 As has been said, an essential read in the 70’s, cutting edge, reporting London trends and spreading them around the country (for young u’ns reading this, no SM) It wasn’t afraid to print the truth, bad reviews and I recall a great satirical centre spread one day with songs rewritten to reflect the cash the big names were accumulating. IIRC, Robert Plant was ‘ Building a Mansion in Nassau’, to name just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Started buying it in the mid 60s and carried on right through to the mid 80s. For a brilliant music paper they did some fantastic in-depth political stuff, most memorably on the Bristol (St Pauls) riots of 1980, and the conspiracy theory of the possibility that the CIA arranged John Lennon's murder, just as he was coming out of a self imposed retirement. When the free paper used to get handed out at Temple Meads etc on a Friday I would always take one, but it was a pale shadow of the paper that I used to look forward to buying every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 9, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Unless I missed it, oddly there seems no mention in today's issue that it is the last one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 49 minutes ago, phantom said: Unless I missed it, oddly there seems no mention in today's issue that it is the last one Indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 This was a belter of a cover: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 ah............... The Lone Groover and Pronto , classic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 3 hours ago, View from the Dolman said: Indeed... They should read OTIB for information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Did anyone ever manage to finish one of their crosswords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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