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*Spoiler Alert* The Trouble with Thunderbolts*
By amending the film title within four days, Marvel Studios have received a backlash with their treatment of spoilers
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Local Bands Stick Together
When Oasis named Richard Ashcroft as their main support act for the UK legs of their world tour, it got me thinking. About how local bands stick…
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Omar Soliman
How Digital Music Propelled The New Yorkshire Wave
The proliferation of digital music shook up the music industry in the 2000s. Even after Napster closed down, bands in Sheffield and Leeds undoubtedly…
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Omar Soliman
Digital Music In The Early 2000s
The early 2000s was a wild time for the music industry. It was a great time to be a music fan too, as digital music and piracy led to power shifting…
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Omar Soliman
Repurposing Edited Out Quotes
As part of 'The Big Edit', I had to leave out a plethora of quotes. Necessary, if painful. I envisage means of repurposing them yet need to work out the…
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Omar Soliman
Being Caught Up In The Label Of The 'New Yorkshire Wave'
Last week, I looked at how labels were attributed to sets of actors and bands. In this piece, I'll look at how the label of the New Yorkshire Wave…
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Omar Soliman
Labels. How They Help The Media, Not The Artists
It's easy for journalists to group together a set of bands or actors. Giving them a label makes their job easier yet ignores the individual niches…
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