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Legacy Reader Digest: August Edition

August 23, 2016

Every month, team Legacy will curate the essential online pieces for you to read, watch and listen to.

This August, we bring you Pitchfork’s definitive Best Tracks of the 1970s;
Reactions to punk from the likes of Kate Bush, Paul McCartney and Bowie for Australian TV Show Countdown’s End Of the Decade special in December 1979;
Adam Ant starring in a 1981 comic book origin story in TV Tops Magazine;
further reading as the likes of Nicky Wire, Viv Albertine and Jon Savage pick their favourite music books for The Guardian;
Ace Records head Liz Buckley talks of her love for Iggy Pop for Standard Issue Mag;
and an incredibly touching tribute from Patti Smith for Lou Reed on his death in 2013, in the New Yorker.

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Pitchfork’s Top 200 Best Songs of the 1970s

“The 1970s was arguably the single decade of the 20th century when recorded music was most central to culture. Disco, punk, records from Jamaica… as culture moved in every direction at once, there were more great songs than anyone could count…”

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Musicians and writers choose their favourite book about music – The Guardian

“Some people say that a record or a film changed their life. In my case, it was this book, back in 1990. My hardback copy has a Biro inscription in it: ‘To Nick love Richey, James and Sean, 28th September 1990’…”

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STAND AND DELIVER! Adam Ant’s Story

In 1981, the short lived TV Tops Magazine recast Adam Ant as a Comic Book Hero…

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Why I Love Iggy Pop – Liz Buckley of Ace Records writes for Standard Issue Magazine

“I first realised Iggy was amazing when I was around 12 years old. A record collector from a young age, I, like many music lovers, organised my albums, made lists, learned lyrics and generally kept a tight ship on this eminently organisable hobby of mine. Then I saw Iggy Pop on Top of The Pops and all sense of law and order went out the window…”

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“Lou Reed” by Patti Smith – The New Yorker Magazine, November 11, 2013

“As my band evolved and covered his songs, Lou bestowed his blessings. Toward the end of the seventies, I was preparing to leave the city for Detroit when I bumped into him by the elevator in the old Gramercy Park Hotel. I was carrying a book of poems by Rupert Brooke. He took the book out of my hand and we looked at the poet’s photograph together. So beautiful, he said, so sad. It was a moment of complete peace…”

 

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Australian TV Show Countdown’s End Of the Decade special in December 1979

The likes of David Bowie, Kate Bush, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder attempt to explain the still fresh impact of punk at the end of the 70s.

Patti Smith – Five Facts You Need To Know

Patti Smith – Five Facts You Need To Know

An acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet, painter AND author, Patti Smith has inspired countless artists from Lorde to R.E.M. and many more.

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Spotlight in Stereo – International Women’s Day

Spotlight in Stereo – International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day! Today, just like many others, our office stereo will be blasting some of the best, boldest and most empowering female anthems.

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Manic Street Preachers

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A selection of Manic Street Preachers’ greatest hits and fan favourites, featuring tracks like 'A Design For Life', 'If You Tolerate This (Your Children Will be Next)' and 'Motorcycle Emptiness'.
Manic Street Preachers announce expanded version of ‘Know Your Enemy’

Manic Street Preachers announce expanded version of ‘Know Your Enemy’

Manic Street Preachers have announced an expanded and remastered version of their sixth album ‘Know Your Enemy’. The new version of this album has been reconstructed to form two separate albums, ‘Solidarity’ and ‘Door To The River’ as originally intended by the band in 2000.

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This Week on the Official UK Chart: 30 August

This Week on the Official UK Chart: 30 August

Take a look back over the years to see which songs were in the Top 10 on the Official UK Chart this week…

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This Week on the UK Official Charts: 26 July

This Week on the UK Official Charts: 26 July

Take a look back over the years to see which songs were in the Top 10 on the Official UK Chart this week…

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness

This week’s Video of the Week is Manic Street Preachers’ “Motorcycle Emptiness”.

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This Week on the UK Official Charts: 7 June

This Week on the UK Official Charts: 7 June

This Week on the Charts

Take a look back over the years to see which songs were in the Top 10 on the Official UK Chart this week…

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The solo acts with the most No.1s on the Official UK Chart

The solo acts with the most No.1s on the Official UK Chart

What do all of these artists have in common? They are some of the solo artists that have achieved the most Number 1 albums on the Official UK Chart!

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: MANIC STREET PREACHERS – ‘THIS IS THE DAY’

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: MANIC STREET PREACHERS – ‘THIS IS THE DAY’

Appearing at the end of ‘National Treasures – The Complete Single’ compilation album, the video for Manic Street Preachers’ idiosyncratic and heartfelt cover version of The The’s classic 1983 single, ‘This Is The Day’, is an emotiional montage of the band’s career.

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