Moore confessions
John Moore, former member of Jesus and Mary Chain and Black Box Recorder, shares his musings on pop culture
Moore confessions: Meet the Bog Hogs – Britain's best new band
John Moore: I have discovered the future of rock'n'roll. But I may have some special interests to declare ...
Moore confessions: Getting in shape for the gig circuit
John Moore: As any middle-aged boozehound knows, jogging cannot be done without music – thank you Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan
Moore Confessions: What will the year of the credit crunch bring?
John Moore: We'll be making our own entertainment in the coming months, with a special prize jacket for the most entertaining of all
Moore Confessions: Bring on the squat-rock revival
John Moore: Seeing that the credit crunch is suddenly making a lot of prime real estate re-available in London, this is a golden opportunity for a return to the urban bohemia of squatting
How I nearly made a gay disco anthem
John Moore: Male Stripper by Man to Man is three-and-a-half minutes of Hi-NRG perfection and one of the finest rock'n'roll records of all time
Moore confessions: Moving and shaking
The detritus of a musical youth can come back and haunt you - especially when you have to move house
Moore confessions: songs of a beach baby
Never mind this year's wet summer - I'm retreating back to the sizzling 70s, when some seriously good songs trigger cool ice-cream cone memories
Moore confessions: My Crimson and Clover obsession
It's pretty much a three-chord pop song with inarticulate lyrics, but Tommy James and the Shondells' classic is up there with the best
Moore confessions: Keep on running
Sport is a far less forgiving discipline than music - does nobody have any sympathy for Dwain Chambers?
Thank God Leonard Cohen had his off days
Even Mr Cohen and Lou Reed penned a few howlers, but I almost love their stinkers more than their perfect hymnals
Moore confessions: My Bloody Ears
This week's Roundhouse gigs reminded me what sonic torture My Bloody Valentine like to inflict. Were you there?
Moore confessions: The Brown stuff
Brown is on his uppers - but I have a few ideas that would restore him to popularilty with the fickle British public
Moore confessions: Schlock around the clock
Educating the younger generation about what constitutes good music is a thankless and difficult task. But there are some benefits...
Moore confessions: Nancy boy
Under normal circumstances, nothing on earth would induce me to watch I'd Do Anything. Yet sometimes fate intervenes
Moore confessions: Hope I Die Before I Get Old
Spare a thought for the brave heroes who partied hard on the frontlines of the rock'n'roll wars. They need all the help they can get
Moore confessions: Internet meltdown
The internet is clogged with happy-slapping videos and Doctor Who re-runs. I predict imminent implosion
Moore confessions: Negative feedback
As a former member of the Jesus and Mary Chain, I must protest in the strongest terms about this erosion of our musical rights
Moore confessions: Je regrette Specsavers
Shame on whoever it was who stole Edith Piaf to front a ropey TV commercial. It risks the wrath of our new friends, the French
Moore confessions: Justice for buskers
I'm now legally entitled to busk where I want, when I want - just pity the poor neighbours
Moore confessions: Goodbye pork pie
Instead of winding up the Royal Marines brass band, the military could have replaced it with something more contemporary. What about a sound system?
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