I’ve recently been going through every year in music for my thorough retrospectives, and as such I’ve been exposed to some fantastic albums. I wanted to talk about some of my favourites – this time looking at the 1970’s. I reviewed fifty albums as part of that decade’s retrospectives (five per year), all of whichContinue reading “Top 10 Albums of the 1970’s”
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2021: The Year In Music
2021 – COVID-19 vaccines are given out, and lockdown restrictions are eased. Hundreds of rioters storm the US Capitol building. A cargo ship blocks the Suez Canal for six days. The “Friends” cast reunite for a special episode. Italy beat England on penalties in the Euros final. Messi leaves Barcelona for PSG and Ronaldo re-joinsContinue reading “2021: The Year In Music”
2019: The Year In Music
2019 – Hong Kong protests China’s undemocratic rulings, Algerians protest their president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sudanese protest their president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Chileans protest inequality, Iraq protests its government, Iran protests fuel subsidies, and elsewhere Bolivia, India, Nicaragua and Russia all partake in “The Year of Protests”. The first picture of a black hole is taken.Continue reading “2019: The Year In Music”
2017: The Year In Music
2017 – Britain triggers Article 50, finalizing Brexit. Donald Trump is inaugurated as President of the United States. Macron is elected President of France. The Manchester Arena bombing kills twenty-two. The Grenfell Tower fire kills seventy-two. The Las Vegas shooting kills fifty-eight. An overwhelmingly despairing year for news … so can the music make usContinue reading “2017: The Year In Music”
2016: The Year In Music
2016 – Donald Trump is elected President of the United States. A terror attack in Brussels kills 32 and injures more than 300. Leicester City win the Premier League. The UK votes to leave the European Union. South America hosts its first ever Olympic Games in Rio. David Bowie, Prince, Alan Rickman, Gene Wilder andContinue reading “2016: The Year In Music”
2015: The Year In Music
2015 – The Charlie Hebdo Offices are attacked in Paris, killing twelve people. Jeremy Clarkson punches a Top Gear producer and is fired. David Cameron’s Conservatives win the UK General Election, no longer needing a coalition with the Lib Dems. Sepp Blatter resigns from FIFA. Facebook passes a billion users. VW recalls 482,000 diesel carsContinue reading “2015: The Year In Music”
2014: The Year In Music
2014 – Scotland votes to remain part of the UK. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears. Ebola outbreaks are declared in West Africa. Russia annexes Crimea and threatens the rest of Ukraine. Israel and Gaza have a 50 day conflict that sees many innocents killed. History seems doomed to repeat itself … so let’s see ifContinue reading “2014: The Year In Music”
2013: The Year In Music
2013 – Horse meat is found in supermarket products. Alex Ferguson steps down as Manchester United manager after twenty-six years. Andy Murray wins Wimbledon. Couples of the same sex are given the right to marry in the UK. Nelson Mandela passes away at age 95. Some big things happened in the world … so let’sContinue reading “2013: The Year In Music”
2012: The Year In Music
2012 – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. Whitney Houston passes away. The UK hosts its third Olympic Games. Felix Baumgartner breaks the record for highest skydive at 128,097 feet. And the world didn’t end, as some prophesised … so let’s celebrate with some banging music! I’ll be looking at the popular and highest-ratedContinue reading “2012: The Year In Music”
2011: The Year In Music
2011 – a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Japan, near the city of Sendai, triggering a huge tsunami. Millions tune in for the royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William. The US announces that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed. Amy Winehouse is found dead at the age ofContinue reading “2011: The Year In Music”
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