In his acclaimed columns in the London Times and Prospect, A. C. Grayling often responds to provocative questions posed by editors and readers. These questions serve as the basis for the essays in Thinking of Answers, among them searching examinations of the following.
When the King wasn’t rocking people’s socks off, he was melting more hearts than any other singer in pop history. What a great idea this is: 50 of his all-time best love songs on 2 CDs: Can’t Help Falling in Love; Love Me Tender; Are You Lonesome Tonight?; Good Luck Charm; She’s Not You; Surrender; It’s Only Love; Let It Be Me; Love Letters; As Long As I Have You; Don’t; Love Me; Always on My Mind; It’s Now or Never; True Love , and more!
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808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It’s the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical landscape forever… by accident. It’s the story of a sound that has been embraced by the world’s top producers and performers, and has been name-checked on a whole host of hit records. Associated with numerous musical styles crossing both time and genre, its defining sounds are as relevant now as they ever has been. It defined hip hop and modern dance culture and it’s sound continues to deliver dancefloor smashing beats today.
