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Poetry in motion: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka the great Pelé, 1968
Goals, glories, disasters, fanfare and failure, from the great players to local heroes, and all the ups and downs of the sport, after a superb game of nominations, guest manager Loud Atlas picks and pitches perfect formations with playlists inspired by last week’s topic, but who is on the teamsheet? Check it out …
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Mona Lisa: the unseen portrait
From Ancient Rome to the Renaissance, sacred, classical, baroque or romantic, or anything from the pop era and beyond, this week let’s try to capture this country of contradictions referring to anything in culture, history, landmarks or more
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Let it all hang out …
It’s partly perception, partly physical reality, an ongoing health and cultural issue affecting mind and body. So let’s go large on the lyrical portrayal of fat in people, with a dishful of tragedy, humour, self-consciousness, cruelty, pathos, and glory
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La laaaaaaaaa !!!
Male or female, soul or opera stars to pop or metal rockers, boy sopranos to countertenors, this week we elevate our range to pick out how a high-range voice can lift a song even greater heights
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Let's have a big hand for ... James and Luciano
Walk this way! From James Brown to Bob Dylan, Baaba Maal to the Bunnymen, this world would mean nothing without some fabulous collaborations, this week chosen by our guest writer Flatfrog
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