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Robert Pollard Joy Division – one of my favourite ever bands – performing Transmission. It starts with punk-poet, John Cooper Clarke, reciting lines from his classic poem Evidently Chickentown, before rumbling bass notes signal the start of the track. It’s an absolutely brilliant song and the energy of this particular version is quite special. I […]
September 20, 2012
written by Robert Pollard The big talking point in British politics over the last day or so has been Nick Clegg’s attempt at an apology for his party’s decision to renege on their pre-election pledge to scrap tuition fees. We all know the story. When they thought they were never going to be in power […]
September 16, 2012
Robert Pollard It seemed to go darker earlier this evening and the temperature appears to have dropped somewhat. The ‘summer’ is over. Which made me think of an album I’ve always associated with winter: Joni Mitchell’s brilliant Blue. I first started listening to this album in the winter of 2005 and I’ve associated it with […]
September 15, 2012
written by Robert Pollard for Typical City Nigel De Jong said goodbye to Manchester on the final day of the summer transfer window, much to the regret of many City fans. De Jong was a firm favourite during his three-and-a-half year stint at the club and he will always be respected by the City supporters […]
September 14, 2012
written by Robert Pollard Today’s Video of the Day is a so far unreleased and unrecorded track by Morrissey called Art-hounds. This is the best quality video of this song available. When I first heard it months ago I was struck by many aspects: the falsetto lines, the intensity in Morrissey’s vocal, and the general […]
September 12, 2012
written by Robert Pollard The list of nominees for the Mercury Music Prize, the only remotely credible music award left, has been announced today and it is somewhat underwhelming. Alt-J, who were interviewed by me last week, are the bookies favourites but it’s hard to tell. Sometimes the winner is obvious, such as when The […]
September 11, 2012
written by Robert Pollard for the Huffington Post The 76 year wait for a British winner of a men’s Grand Slam tennis event is over. Under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Andy Murray won a quite breathtaking 5 set final against Novak Djokovic at the US Open, winning 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, […]
September 11, 2012
written by Robert Pollard In January, I spent a couple of months interning at the New Statesman offices on Fleet Street. As an aspiring writer, it was an offer I could not refuse. The New Statesman is my favourite publication and the chance to go and work with the writers who I had long followed […]
September 8, 2012
written by Robert Pollard My video of the day today is more of a song of the day – Bob Dylan’s Days of 49. I’d been listening to Dylan for years before coming across this song in the Manchester bar Big Hands. A friend and I had paid for some tracks on the jukebox which, much […]
September 5, 2012
written by Robert Pollard for High Voltage Rarely has a debut album been met with as much fanfare as Alt-J’s An Awesome Wave. Critics have been falling over one another to trumpet the record, whilst tickets for their shows have been swallowed up by a growing loyal fanbase who are dedicated to their experimental and […]
September 4, 2012
written by Robert Pollard This was supposed to be a difficult match for Andy Murray against an in-form youngster serving aces at the rate of knots and making an impression at the top table of the game. How wrong that assessment looks now. Murray dismantled Milos Raonic in the most brutal fashion imaginable, winning 6-4 […]
September 4, 2012
written by Robert Pollard Respect Party candidate stepping down after vile Galloway comments. Kate Hudson has released a statement today outlining her decision to step down as the Respect candidate at the Manchester Central by-election because of her opposition to the recent comments from George Galloway concerning rape. It is a rare piece of political […]
September 4, 2012
written by Robert Pollard So, David Cameron’s first major reshuffle has taken place and it all looks like more of a mess than before he meddled. There are a number of baffling decisions. Firstly, what is Jeremy Hunt’s promotion all about? Let’s not forget, this is a man who was caught out having vested interests […]
September 3, 2012
written by Robert Pollard Raonic stands in the way of another Grand Slam quarter-final for Murray Andy Murray’s bid for a maiden Grand Slam title continues under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium tonight against the in form Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round of the US Open. It will be a stern test […]
Passions Just Like Mine 
September 23, 2012
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