Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Scanning the baggage carousel of news to see what sets off the alarm, which this week involves …

… Springsteen: why is America’s most American American so quiet about his President on home turf?

… the Seven Ages of Nepo: in defence of Julian Lennon, Joe Sumner and Brooklyn Beckham

… the Robbie Williams story that gets our goat

… why do half the UK music venues make no profit?

… the onstage ‘act’ that did 104 minutes non-stop

… pre-testing EDM singles on the dancefloor

… Four Boys in the Wind! What A Night That Day Was! - foreign editions of A Hard Day’s Night

… in praise of the Latin Playboys

… the mid-‘60s mystery album that outsold the Beatles

… and we name the root of all ills in popular music!

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