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Drew Wardle

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Nottingham, Saratoga Springs
As seen in: TheSpot518.com, Medium, Substack, Flipboard, Far Out Magazine, The Post-Star, Rome News-Tribune, Olean Times Herald, Press-Republican
Covers:  Music, literature
Writer/musician

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Drew Wardle’s Biography

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Drew Wardle is a freelance music writer. Based in New York's Capital Region, he currently contributes regularly to Albany-based magazines, Nippertown and Times Boredom. He has also contributed to Far-Out Magazine where he specialized in rock music.
He also reviews albums for Rising Artists and is always looking for submissions and pitches.

Drew Wardle’s Journalist Portfolio

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What is punk?

What is punk?

"A guy walks up to me and asks, 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say. 'That's punk!'. So he k…

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Interview: Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society to play Empire Live This Friday | Nippertown

Interview: Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society to play Empire Live This Friday | Nippertown

Heavy blues rockers, Black Label Society, are coming to Empire Live in Albany this Friday, November 5th. I as…

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The Unlikely Connection Between Donald Trump and Johnny Rotten

The Unlikely Connection Between Donald Trump and Johnny Rotten

"Dark times are times of great opportunity for people of great stealth." Both Johnny Rotten (former singer of…

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Did John Lennon have a 'God complex'?

Did John Lennon have a 'God complex'?

Did John Lennon fancy himself as a Jesus Christ kind of archetype? Ever since Lennon made the controversial r…

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Drew Benton of Haunted Cat: "I'll be recording until I'm dead" | Nippertown

Drew Benton of Haunted Cat: "I'll be recording until I'm dead" | Nippertown

ALBANY - Albany musician, Drew Benton, speaks of a creative compulsion he has which has kept him writing and …

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The reign of Captain Beefheart and how he changed rock music forever

The reign of Captain Beefheart and how he changed rock music forever

"I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never…

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Articles

The story of Christine McVie and her eight favourite songs

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By Drew Wardle Verified
| Far Out Magazine Verified
If Christine McVie felt like an accidental star, almost too refined for the spotlight, then perhaps it makes sense that she got her start in the blues quite suddenly in 1967, with the band Chicken Shack. As a child growing up, McVie studied classical music, but she certainly did ogle at a career in pop. The way she described her start in the ‘industry’ on the famed BBC show, Desert Island Discs, makes her climb to esteemed member of Fleetwood Mac seem so effortless, easy, and inadvertent.
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How many songs did George Harrison write for The Beatles?

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By Drew Wardle Verified
| Far Out Magazine Verified
One has to sympathise with any aspiring songwriter trying to develop in the shadow of two all-time greats. That was the challenge George Harrison faced throughout much of his time in The Beatles, often fighting to get just one or two songs onto each new album. Not only was he younger and outside the band’s core songwriting partnership, but unlike John Lennon and Paul McCartney, he also had no regular creative partner to collaborate with or bounce ideas off.
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Why did John Lennon return his MBE to the Queen?

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By Tom Taylor Verified, Drew Wardle Verified
| Flipboard
8 hours ago The high street retailer has the solution for making the season’s biggest trends part of your everyday wardrobe. The sartorial call to arms this season is for the bold and the brilliant. The runway shows were an explosion of colour, print and texture, bringing a welcome, uplifting mood that felt as …
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked at an independent TV station in New York. There, I interviewed many people in my community with a big, clunky, outdated camera.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I wish I still had one.

How is social media changing news?

As Neil Postman once stated, we are now living in the "age of entertainment". Everything is a "hit". People want things immediate and fast.