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Smiths
In a new series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a favourite band, Andy Cassidy begins by reflecting on the Smiths
Miscellaneous
Andy Cassidy, after watching the Rolling Stones at Glastonbury, examines the cult of legendary guitarist Keith Richards
Miscellaneous
In letter J of his 'AC's A-Z of Music' Andy Cassidy examines 'Jugband Blues', the last track on Pink Floyd's second album 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and the final album upon which their original front man Syd Barrett appeared
Miscellaneous
In his 'AC's A-Z of Music' column, Andy Cassidy has reached the letter 'I', and writes about how the ending of his first teenage romance prompted him into first buying John Lennon's 'Imagine' album
Miscellaneous
In his 'AC's A-Z of Music' column, Andy Cassidy reaches the letter 'H' and reflects on some of the saddest and most heartbreaking songs of all time
Beach Boys
In a three part 'AC's A-Z of Music' special, Andy Cassidy provides his own alphabetical tribute to the Beach Boys. He begins by looking at the letters A to F...
Beach Boys
while in the second part G to Q...
Beach Boys
...and in the third and final part R to Z
Neil Young
Andy Cassidy, in his 'A-C's A-Z of Music', examines the 80's lawsuit between record company boss David Geffen and Neil Young, which ensued after Young released a set of experimental albums
Miscellaneous
In letter 'F' of his 'AC's A-Z of Music', Andy Cassidy reflects upon the sometimes sentimental, but yet often volatile relationships between fathers and sons in music
Miscellaneous
In letter 'E' of his 'AC's A-Z of Music' column Andy Cassidy examines some of the surprising facts and statistics behind the Eurovision Song Contest
Roger Waters
'Gig of a Lifetime' is a new column in which a different Pennyblackmusic writer each month will be reflecting upon a stand-out gig in their life. Andy Cassidy starts things off by writing about seeing Roger Waters perform 'The Wall' in Dublin
Miscellaneous
In 'AC's A-Z Of Music', Andy Cassidy looks alphabetically at a different subject in music each month, and, having reached the letter 'D', looks at the surprising role of dogs in music
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Andy Cassidy describes some of his favourite Christmas music in letter 'C' of his 'AC's A-Z of Music' column
Miscellaneous
In 'AC's A-Z Of Music', Andy Cassidy will be looking alphabetically at a different subject in music each month, and moves on to the letter 'B' where he examines an obscure album which is made up entirely of announcements for buffet cars on trains
Miscellaneous
In his new column, Andy Cassidy will be looking alphabetically at a different subject in music each month. He begins with the letter 'A' and the Doors' final album 'An American Prayer', which was recorded in 1978, seven years after Jim Morrison's death
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In our 'Soundtrack of Our Lives' column, in which our writers describe the personal impact of music in their lives, Glasgow-based writer Andy Cassidy writes about how being given both his grandmother and then his father's LP collections ignited his love for music