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The Replacements' Tim is 40 years old today. Celebrate by giving the album a listen (either original or the 2023 remix) and maybe check out this classic episode about how The Replacements defined themselves by not being who people wanted them to be

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Which of these British "alternative" singles from 1985 is your favourite?

4 months ago | [YT] | 290

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Which of the last four New British Canon episodes did you find most interesting?

4 months ago | [YT] | 250

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A simple one today, who is your favourite Beatle?

5 months ago | [YT] | 176

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For those that missed it when it came out: I released the definite version of How Synth-Pop Became Synth-Pop last week! Did you see the original four years ago? Well that is now redundant. Sketch out an hour of your weekend to watch this one, and discover a bunch of bands and artists cruelly forget about last time around.

5 months ago | [YT] | 197

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Which of these early British synth-pop tracks is your favourite?

6 months ago | [YT] | 147

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Which of these 80s college radio songs sounds most like the 90s alt rock?

6 months ago | [YT] | 201

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Blue Monday is 42 years old today! Learn more about the track that truly got New Order out of the shadow of Joy Division, the vital link between "I Feel Love" and the future of dance music, in this classic episode of New British Canon.

6 months ago | [YT] | 158

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Gorillaz's debut single Clint Eastwood was released 24 years ago today! Learn how it all came together in this classic episode, as a quartet of cartoons introduced the world to their unique collision of trip-hop, post-punk, reggae, spaghetti westerns and George Romero.

6 months ago | [YT] | 119

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Tears For Fears' Songs From The Big Chair album is 40 today! Shout, shout and let it all out by watching this classic video on the boys from Bath, and learn about the struggles of making their landmark second album, as well as their darker Janov-inspired debut.

7 months ago | [YT] | 142