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Donald Clarke

Whingeing about cinema and real life since 2009

Rock ‘n’ pop.

princeoforanje1 A tribute song to King Willem-Alexander meets appalled ears

A cheesy Europop tribute to the new Dutch king has outraged many of his subjects.

justin-bieber-hoodie-famous Justin Bieber and Anne Frank

The Canadian heartthrob hoped that Anne Frank might have grown into a “Belieber”.

IMG_0313 Justin Bieber and the English

Bieber turned up outrageously late at the O2 and caused children to be abducted by white slavers. Or did he?

Keith Jarrett at the National Concert Hall

The time has finally come. After 40 years of spectacular improvisation, Keith Jarrett is finally set to attack his piano in our own National Concert Hall. And it’s happening soon. A press release informs me that the solo concert will …

Disney Girls for Patti Page

“Patti Page and summer days out on old Cape Cod…” Yes, Miss Patti Page has died and another link with the pre-rock era has been severed. The soft-country singer was staggeringly popular, but found herself shuffled off to the grim …

Screenwriter’s Albums of the Year

Hold on to your hats. It’s the moment absolutely nobody has been waiting for. Yes, it’s time for this column’s choice of the LPs of the year. There are astonishing developments in 2012. As Alva Noto failed to release a …

The tyranny of the iTunes play counter.

Everything was great in the olden days. You would go down to the local record shop — called something like POPalong Cassidy’s — purchase a great big LP, take it home and savour the sounds while flicking through the lovely …

Who’s talking about pop culture on the internet?

Young men, that’s who. Okay, this is a ludicrous statement derived from inadequate statistics. But it is worth taking five minutes to have a gander at the results of a recent poll carried out by the once (I’m sure folk …