Andrew Shields11h ago
The journalists didn’t understand The Sex Pistols in early 1976, but the musicians did. #111Words #AlexisPetridis #TheGuardian #TheSexPistols #The101ers #TheClash #JoeStrummer #KidStrange #TheDoctorsOfMadness #Punk #1976 #Music #Britain https://111-words.ghost.io/the-journalists-didnt-understand-the-sex-pistols-in-early-1976-but-the-musicians-did/
The journalists didn’t understand The Sex Pistols in early 1976, but the musicians did

For an article on the British music scene before “punk exploded”, Alexis Petridis read early 1976 British music magazines and discovered what now-forgotten bands were being pushed, and how emerging punk bands were not received well. The journalists didn't understand, but two musicians whose bands had The Sex Pistols as

111 Words
CheshireApr 2, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/02/ryuichi-sakamoto-the-avant-gardist-who-became-a-groundbreaking-pop-star?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#AlexisPetridis
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star

With Yellow Magic Orchestra, he paved the way for electropop and hip-hop but was far happier as a backroom boffin than an electronic pinup

The Guardian
MartinKJDec 1, 2022
Just read a lovely tribute/short biography of Christine McVie by Alexis Petridis in the Guardian. If you have a moment I think it's worth a few minutes of your time. I just loved the band for so many years so sad to hear of her death.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/01/mother-earth-musical-prodigy-or-steely-powerhouse-the-enigma-of-christine-mcvie?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#chistinemcvie #FleetwodMac #guardian #alexispetridis #tribute
Mother Earth, musical prodigy or steely powerhouse? The enigma of Christine McVie

Through Fleetwood Mac’s most turbulent times, she held the line – and wrote some of their most beautiful, bittersweet songs. We pay tribute to Christine McVie

The Guardian