Music criticism can be a tricky thing. I always try to reach beyond my own personal tastes: different artists have different aims, and to simply state “I liked it!” or “I did not like it!” would be ...

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Even if the worlds of rock, metal and hardcore rarely intersect with the pop ecosystem, we owe Top 40 hits quite a lot when you stop to think about it. Who else could we rage against on the charts if ...