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FRESH Nostalgia

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RIP More! Magazine

Two of my earliest loves died this week – Richie Havens and More! Magazine.

3 Comments Joshua Burt

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Phantom Fields And Ghost Squadrons: The Lost Airfields Of England

I've always been obsessed with aviation, and during journeys to Yorkshire to visit my dying Father I decided to document the lost airfields, derelict control towers and collapsing hangers of the country...

3 Comments Neil R. Thomson

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The Golden Age Of Armed Robbery

There used to be honour amongst thieves, but The Golden Age of criminals is over and now the thieves wear suits. Reminisce with us the days when bank robbery was a fine art...

Michael Noble

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Now That's What I Call Music

A neglected cupboard of CD's rebuilt as a skyline of plastic on the kitchen table and the most amazing soundtrack you can unleash. Cue the music.

12 James Brown

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WOWHAUS: This Is The Modernist Property World

If you want to buy an island, live in a water tower or just fancy hours of ogling fantastic modernist houses then this is the site for you.

1 James Brown

RECENT Nostalgia

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I Went To Watch Vanilla Ice In A Homemade T-Shirt

It's 1990 and one song has ripped up the charts and reverberated around the UK's classrooms. Give me a pen, a T-shirt and a false sense of grande...

1 Owen Blackhurst

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A Love Letter To The Humble MiniDisc

While it may never have the romance of vinyl, the news that Sony are going to stop making Minidisc players this month is a sad one. So long old f...

1 Ian Hawkins

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Jumping On The 90s Nostalgia Bandwagon

Be it in film, music or even the way we take photographs, we seem to be more nostalgic than ever. But why? Is it simply a case of jumping on a mu...

1 Anushree Nande

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TV Quiz Shows: What Happened To The Bloody Consolation Prize?

Is an engraved paperweight too much to ask for when you've just lost a million pounds?

6 Sam Beales

Why We Don't Need a CITV "Old Skool" Channel

Last weekend gave us the "CITV Old Skool" weekend, where old 90s cartoons were revived in their grainy ugliness. But do we really need to revive old cartoons, or simply have better scheduling?

9 Comments Kate Wellham

Why Last Christmas Is The Best Christmas Song Ever

Everyone says they love Fairytale Of New York, but if you're looking for the true universal favourite it's really a...

21 Comments Martin Appleby

Dare I Say It, But... Scalextric Is Crap

Smashing nostalgia with a miniature car flying off the table. Drive like grandma and you're a winner. Live for the ...

17 Comments Gavin Griffiths

A Tribute To Selection Boxes

Back when Snickers were Marathons and Starburst known as Opal Fruits, Christmas morning wasn't complete without a m...

Steve Berry

Hate: Leeds V Chelsea

The fans have been looking forward to this one for weeks. Why? Because Chelsea and Leeds have a hatred that goes wa...

4 Comments Peter Watts

MORE Nostalgia

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Pokémon Ain't What It Used To Be

The Pokémon franchise has shrunk from its former glory and seems to become less popular each time a new game is released. Is this just the ignor...

4 Dan Caley

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Chris Kamara On Taking Leeds Back To The Big Time

Now famous for being one of Britain's most loved football pundits, Chris Kamara casts his mind back to the day he won promotion with Leeds United...

6 Tony Jameson-Allen

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Discovering My Dead Dad's Voice On A Vintage Tape Recorder

My Dad died three years ago and he was a bit of a collector. Finding this unearthed voices, characters and memories from my childhood...

8 Tony Topping

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My Favourite Football Shirt: The Adidas Arsenal Classic Rocked By Limpar

Unearthing my first ever football shirt at a recent car boot sale, I couldn't help but stop the memories of Alan Smith and Ander Limpar from floo...

3 Mike Maxwell

The Greatest Goal I (N)ever Saw: Lorimer's Rocket In The European Cup Final

With 25 minutes to go in the European cup final, Lorimer lashed the ball past the Bayern Munich keeper. Only for Beckenbauer and a bent referee to disallow it and deny me the greatest goal I've ever seen....

14 Comments Robert Endeacott

My First Pair Of Football Boots #2: Nike R9s

Back in 1998, my mum bought me one the best presents I've ever received. My shiny new size 5 Nike R9s made me feel ...

Nathan Ouriach

Hollywood's CGI Special Effects Are Killing Classic Horror

When it comes to scary movies they really don't make them like they used to: Stop-motion Medusa gave me nightmares....

Alan Sala

My First Pair Of Football Boots

Ten years ago my Dad bought me my first pair of football boots – Adidas Precision Predator IIs and I absolutely a...

Carl Anka

"Strummer's Mind Was On A Different Level"

This week Clash expert Chris Salewicz will be touring London’s bookshops, reading from the new edition of Redempt...

1 Comment Chris Salewicz

MORE Nostalgia

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Growing Up With "Dirty Leeds": Revie Ran The Club Like A Family

Long time Leeds fan Bob Endeacott talked to me about his experiences of being around the inner workings of the club as a kid...

6 Johnny Lake

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Horror Anthologies: Like Now 72 With Tits and Razorblades

Programs like Tales From The Crypt condense horror films into short vignettes for TV, and they are the first horror exposure for most true fans o...

2 Gareth Dimelow

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Dinosaur Jr. - Without a Sound: Keep or Cull?

One man works through his over-stocked CD shelves. Should he keep this indie pop rarity or throw it down the garbage chute?

3 Jon Cronshaw

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Fashion & Style

Why The Humble Charity Shop Is Better Than The Vintage Shop

Are vintage shops pretentious? Undoubtedly. But that doesn’t mean you should completely give up on vintage clothing – after all, there’s al...

1 Lucian Tanner

Intel's Project Monument: Reviving Retro Gaming Today In Covent Garden

Nowadays it’s all touch screen tablets and phones that answer you back. But what about caring for your Tamagotchi...

Sabotage

Mayhem in Monsterland: Was This The Commodore 64’s Greatest Game?

There were few Commodore 64 games that pushed the system to its limits like Mayhem in Monsterland, a game in which ...

3 Comments Jon Cronshaw

Fashion & Style

Vintage Olympics Gear

If Stella McCartney's Team GB kits aren't firing your cylinders, then how about a more vintage vibe? Check out Beyo...

4 Comments Natalie Wall

Pop Is Eating Itself. Why Are We Paying To Consume What It Spits Back Out?

The music industry's obsession with its own history is getting ridiculous. Reunion tours, halls of fame, dead peopl...

21 Comments Sophie Thomsett

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The Time I Have Wasted Fishing

0.0028% of my life has been wasted fishing, yes WASTED. Here's a breakdown to exactly where all that time went...

6 Dave Blackhurst

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Nora Ephron: Creator Of Cinema's Greatest Angel

Nora Ephron was famous for being the mind behind rom-com classics such as Sleepless in Seattle. Less well-known, but equally important to its fans, is her angelic, Travolta starring, Michael.

1 Harry Harris

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A Love Letter To Preston's Brutalist Bus Station

The crumbling bus station may have concrete cancer and be an eyesore to many, but the sights the eerie landmark have witnessed make it too precious for Preston to lose...

5 William Routledge

Glasgow Rangers: This is How It Feels When Your Club Goes Bust

Don't ever take your team for granted because one day it might just disappear altogether. As Rangers enter administ...

33 Comments Neil Grayson

Tiffany's Nightclub Remembered: Greasy Snogs And Disco In 1970s Wigan

Chest hair, fake palm trees and disco balls: this was the 70’s, all those clichés were right and they were at Ti...

10 Comments Tony Topping

The Secret Afterlife Of Roy Orbison

Ever been transported back in time by a particular song? Well, Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams' can do it better than anyt...

5 Comments Daniel Kalder

A Love Letter To The Humble Compact Disc

If you asked grime artist JME what he thinks, he'd categorically tell you: "CD is DEAD!". But was it ever fully app...

7 Comments Maxwell-Helyer