Ultra Bra reunites again
September 5, 2024
After a weeklong keen Internet teaser campaign, the secret is out: my favourite Finnish band, Ultra Bra, is reuniting for a summer concert next year
After a weeklong keen Internet teaser campaign, the secret is out: my favourite Finnish band, Ultra Bra, is reuniting for a summer concert next year
Forty years ago today on November 5, 1983 I compiled my first ever Top Ten Albums and Singles charts. I remember where I was when
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