Life is just one long road where you learn as you go. I don’t look at things on a year on year basis really.
That’s the biggest music-related news story of 2017.ĭid you achieve everything you wanted to this year? I don’t know… or really care, I mean, it was probably something to do with Taylor Swift, wasn’t it? Here’s the biggest music-related news story of 2017 for you: Music, against all the odds, in a historical period of real human division, intense individualism, capitalistic narcissism and self-centredness, is still managing to bring people together, from all backgrounds, indiscriminately, all around the world to sing together, to feel connected to one another, to feel empathy, to feel community. What do you think has been the biggest music-related news story of 2017? Governments must know that if they can ride out the initial storm of bad press, they’ll survive as they’ll then be off the hook as the news cycle moves on. The people were left to struggle, and the mainstream media moves on to the next story. The fact that a story like that can after a few days basically be forgotten about is enraging.
I think it highlighted how much is wrong with the news cycle itself too. The chap I produced The Spark with David Kosten has his studio a few minutes from the tower itself. The Grenfell Tower disaster affected me quite a lot. The sexual harassment stories, the terrorism, the natural disasters and the barrage of all things Trump he’s obviously the big red boil on the arse of 2017. What news stories have affected you this year?Ĭhrist, the whole news cycle has been unrelenting and grim. I say harvest, it was only some garlic, onions and spinach, but still, I was pretty happy with that.
My first harvest of homegrown food from my wee garden. I seem to generally fluctuate between a general lack of confidence and then overwhelming ambition and high expectations, there’s a lot of intense emotions in those head spaces, so often I just try to live in the present and not expect or hope for anything.Īlbum release aside, what have been your highlights of 2017? I don’t know what I expected to be honest. I would give it a moderately decent 7.6 I reckon.Ĭongrats on ‘The Spark’ doing so well, did you expect it to go Top 5? H ey Rou, how would you rate 2017 out of ten? Events and Offers Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates.With 'The Spark' marking their third top 5 album, 2017 has been pretty great for Rou Reynolds. Ideas and Letters A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section and the NS archive, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Weekly Highlights A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. The Culture Edit Our weekly culture newsletter – from books and art to pop culture and memes – sent every Friday. Green Times The New Statesman’s weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. The New Statesman Daily The best of the New Statesman, delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. World Review The New Statesman’s global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Morning Call Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. The Crash A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. Sign up for The New Statesman’s newsletters Tick the boxes of the newsletters you would like to receive.
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