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Agreed. Research has shown that when it comes to music most people (not all) are reluctant to move out of their generational music comfort zone and the analogy with film is a good one. Ditto books and TV programmes. The other side of the coin though is sad old men going clubbing to try and...

Ha! Nothing! In 1985 I was 27/28 and playing keyboards in a band that were playing sort-of Elvis Costello style songs and getting absolutely nowhere as it was woefully unfashionable. We had no interest in chart music of the era and we sat around moaning about the demise of 'proper' music. And...

I think that sums it up. with the digital fragmentation, the rise of on-demand TV and the vast plethora of TV and radio stations we haven't got that shared popular culture any more. For my part I never listen to any of the radio stations you mentioned. I never watch the Brits, nor do I look up...

As someone who hates it when people comment on England match threads only to say how much they don't care about England I understand where you're coming from - but so what? What's so wrong with people not knowing the name of every little pop moppet who's had a few hits? I opened this thread...

Well I'd never heard of her either. But then I AM a grandad. And I hate bland chart music.