http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/default.aspxen-gbWed, 15 Jul 2009 22:09:58 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukI&#39;m shocked and saddened at the sales figures from Earls&#39; feature on the death of the physical single. For over 20 years, hardly a Monday has gone by without me buying at least one new release in HMV. It will be an awful day for me if this joyous routine has to come to an end.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/h3PTV7gSQb0" height="1" width="1"/>
Come on, Voiders, buy a 7" or CD single where you can and let's not have physical formats become consigned to history. Adrian Brockett

]]>016f1d0020f75ec91486b5e3f2ed195fhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~3/h3PTV7gSQb0/Save+the+physical+single.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/016f1d0020f75ec91486b5e3f2ed195f/Save+the+physical+single.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/016f1d0020f75ec91486b5e3f2ed195f/Save+the+physical+single.aspxEarls&#39; 8/10 review of Smoke Fairies&#39; excellent EP was well deserved. I saw them in a pub after Richard Hawley&#39;s gig in a cave last December and, despite difficult conditions, they put on a superb show.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/Qgw-pvrt9iI" height="1" width="1"/>
As for Nash v Crosby? Graham Nash wrote Marrakesh Express, Teach Your Children and Our House for CSN&Y, not to mention King Midas, Jennifer Eccles and Carrie Ann for The Hollies, plus the great Chicago on his solo album. DJ Gordy

]]>6081943765762103a701d1f8efd89dd4http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~3/Qgw-pvrt9iI/Smoke+Fairies+are+well+hard.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/6081943765762103a701d1f8efd89dd4/Smoke+Fairies+are+well+hard.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/6081943765762103a701d1f8efd89dd4/Smoke+Fairies+are+well+hard.aspxTrevor Horn is a production genius. One of my favourite of his albums is A Secret Wish by Propaganda. It still sounds marvellous today, with dark, thick synths that should be heard by all snythpop fans.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/3Ok68eGKT00" height="1" width="1"/>
In general, 2009 has been a very good year for pop music, but it can't be perfect until (a) Annie releases her new album and (b) Betty Boo announces her comeback that I've waited years to happen. Kirkland Ciccone

]]>326c3f451ff3ba746e35f338399de849http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~3/3Ok68eGKT00/The+genius+of+Trevor+Horn.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/326c3f451ff3ba746e35f338399de849/The+genius+of+Trevor+Horn.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/326c3f451ff3ba746e35f338399de849/The+genius+of+Trevor+Horn.aspxWhat a great year it&#39;s been for albums. Empire Of The Sun, Pet Shop Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Enemy, La Roux, Depeche Mode, Florence And The Machine and Kasabian: all brilliant. <b>Andy Black</b><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/RLdSjfvZ5-E" height="1" width="1"/>Andy Black

Not everyone owns or can afford a computer. I'd rather go out to a record shop, get some fresh air and meet people than sit at home downloading single, getting lazy and spotty. Now that really is anti-social behaviour. Zachary Gallagher

]]>931b8ad145d3e85004e479e6958bdaachttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~3/RLdSjfvZ5-E/2009+already+brilliant.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/931b8ad145d3e85004e479e6958bdaac/2009+already+brilliant.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/931b8ad145d3e85004e479e6958bdaac/2009+already+brilliant.aspxThe lyric that I relate to most is on Out To Get You by James. "Looked in the mirror/I don&#39;t know who I am any more/The face is familiar/But the eyes give it all away." Tim Booth is a lyrical genius. <b>Johnny Yen</b><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/6Am3QE4mkz8" height="1" width="1"/>Johnny Yen

To answer the question on how we got into music, for me it was Radio Luxembourg. Any time I'm abroad, I put on a local radio station to give me a flavour of what's out there, with The Trews my latest discovery. Jen Floyd

]]>a86a33fa6a0932d48f42c8a8d0ad852chttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~3/6Am3QE4mkz8/I+identify+with+James.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/a86a33fa6a0932d48f42c8a8d0ad852c/I+identify+with+James.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/a86a33fa6a0932d48f42c8a8d0ad852c/I+identify+with+James.aspxMy mate&#39;s dad got me into music. While he drifted in and out of prison, I raided his record collection, consuming his tapes of Frank Zappa, Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello and Tom Waits. I still listen to them, 20 years on. <b>Hemiroid</b><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/Hv5G97KQeJU" height="1" width="1"/>Hemiroid

Sy's defence of Be Here Now is fair enough, as he's heard more of the album than me. But for him to claim D'You Know What I Mean? as the best music video? Hmm. The Avalanches' Frontier Psychiatrist wins hands down. Alexhales

]]>12995b27338b2743d6f02e67909b0510http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~3/Hv5G97KQeJU/Prisoner+got+me+into+music.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/12995b27338b2743d6f02e67909b0510/Prisoner+got+me+into+music.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/the-void/12995b27338b2743d6f02e67909b0510/Prisoner+got+me+into+music.aspxWe welcome your thoughts on any music topics. For dull legal reasons, we need your full name and postcode, including for texts. See House Rules on p102.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/the-void/~4/En8kZWO3nxY" height="1" width="1"/>
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