Tuesday, 31 May 2011

The Alternative TOTP Canon #10: The Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair

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This isn't a performance you see very often but it's a story that's told quite a lot whenever the Associates' blend of luxur...
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Sunday, 29 May 2011

Something to do this bank holiday

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EDIT: News this morning that Flick Colby has died of cancer aged 65 . "Can you name the presenters (not including celebrity guest host...
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Friday, 27 May 2011

TOTP 20/5/76 (tx 26/5/11): disco stew

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And in our weekly series of 'what are they playing at?', having skipped a Saville episode next week TOTP isn't on at all on 6th ...
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Tuesday, 24 May 2011

The Alternative TOTP Canon #9: Elvis Costello and the Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

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He's a very serious artist, you know. (Also: free rundown of a chart from February 1980. If the wind changes Keith Michell will stay lik...
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Sunday, 22 May 2011

Reggae like it used to be: a special Yes It's Number One investigation

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Didn't you feel there was something important missing from this week's TOTP half hour edit? Ruby's Flipper now. Well, he's g...
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Friday, 20 May 2011

TOTP 13/5/76 (tx 19/5/11): have you ever sung about a harvester before?

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Last time I posted about a missed episode it turned up anyway, but it seems the episode to be shown on June 2nd according to current advance...
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011

The Alternative TOTP Canon #8: Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

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When it was said of Goody Two Shoes that it was only one of two performances on the show I could think of, the floodgates didn't exactly...
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