One-word rock star mimicry, bands who shouldn’t reform & the best thing about Taylor Swift

With David asleep on a French sun-lounger beneath a copy of Summer Lightning, Alex and Mark pour themselves a cold drink and consider …

 

… the great ska floor-fillers.

 

… taking kids to rock concerts.

 

… the fate of all bands: “as musicianship improves, vocals decline”.

 

… left-field Beatles songs reworked as nursery rhymes.

 

… why 2-Tone had pop’s “triple threat” (and the genius of Mike Barson).

 

… of the five big acts with all original members intact, only one should reform.

 

… how “Tay-gating” became a thing.

 

… the secret life of Chris Ballew, former leader of minimal grunge trio the Presidents Of The United States of America.

 

… is the Jam a “young man’s concept”?

 

… the downside of “Cuddly Liam”.  

… Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran: has normality replaced escapism?

 

… and Frank Carter as the new Johnny Rotten.

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