Neil McCormick

Neil McCormick

@neil_mccormick Music Critic
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Daily Telegraph music critic. Occasional Author. Eco worrier. Bad son. Good dad.
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It's Friday. Time to down tools and drown sorrows.
I said some mean things about Kylie's B-sides tour. But her new single is a proper A-side http://t.co/tFQCmNXV

Kylie Minogue | K25

May 25, 2012 - kylie.com
24 May 2012LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GO Kylie is continuing K25, the celebration of her 25th year in music, with another gift to her fans tomorrow. K25 kicked off in January, when Kylie made a specially recorded version of Finer Feelings available… Read more Continue reading →
Police are stopping & searching vehicles in north London, causing traffic jams. They say its routine. I think they're training for Olympics.
When I imagined my life in the 21st Century, I never dreamed I'd be at the BBC talking about Engelbert Humperdinck.
I have emerged from computer world, dazed & confused. I have restored hard drive & all my old files. Just not quite sure where...
I've backed up everything I can. Got my computer open, screwdriver at the ready. I'm going in. I may be some time.
Contemplating hard drive failure, my resident computer whiz says, gravely, "No digital files are secure unless held in 3 different places."
Following Monday's Hard Disk failure, I am slowly rebooting my life.
10 of the best from the pen of the Bee Gees. Suddenly everything's gone a bit disco. http://t.co/3clkiwG4

The Bee Gees: 10 of the best

May 22, 2012 - telegraph.co.uk
The Bee Gees are fixed in the pop pantheon as the kings of disco music but the essence of their art was classic songwriting, a perfect confluence of melody, lyric, rhythm and harmony that crossed genres and will ensure their songs are sung long after the mirrorballs have all been hung up. “The song was always the most important thing,” according to Robin Gibb.”I always thought that was the glue that held everything together and will carry on after we’ve gone.” Here’s ten of the best from the pen of the brothers Gibb. 3. Words (1968) (Barry, Robin, Maurice) Gorgeous melody and simple lyrics combine for one of the all time great ballads. Cliff Richard turned it down, so the Bee Gees did it themselves. ... Continue reading →
The sun has got his hat on. Hip hip hip hip hooray.
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