Why they MUST make the Cat Stevens movie + rock feuds, the best video & Beyoncé in a Stetson
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Facing down the leg spinners of rock and roll news while trying to wallop the odd shot across the pavilion roof. On the scoreboard this week …
… has there ever been a rock feud as bitter as Trump v Musk?
… what Ray Charles, Taylor Swift and Dave Clark have in common.
… the 30-year golden age music video.
… things Van Morrison can’t forget.
… how some songs about lying in hammocks necking cocktails ended up worth $275m.
… Beyoncé, Stetsons, pink Cadillacs and how all visiting American acts bring with them the aura of America.
… the greatest and most influential video ever made.
… the song Carly Simon wrote about Cat Stevens.
… “Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat.)”
… Nick Mason’s menagerie: things your teenage self never imagined would happen.
… Kraft Cheese slices, Kylie videos, the cut above David Beckham’s eye and other things labelled ‘iconic’.
… and Birthday guest Paul Thompson’s night at the Music Video Preservation Society!
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