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  • A photo of the band, Madness.
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    Madness: Beginners 101

    Well, it took them a mere 44 years but, finally, Madness bagged a number 1 studio album in the UK, with their 2023 release “Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est la Vie”. Even more remarkable was the fact that it actually knocked the all conquering Taylor Swift’s mega-selling “1989 – Taylor’s Version” from the…

  • A photo of the 70s band from Liverpool, Deaf School
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    Deaf School: Get Set Ready Go

    Formed in Liverpool in 1974, Deaf School still occasionally play the odd gig here and there and have a devoted, almost cult-like following to this very day. Between 1976 and 1978 they recorded three studio albums with Warner Brothers before splitting up. The track I’ve chosen, “Get Set Ready Go” is from their debut…