Simon Price was born on 25 September 1967 and is a British music journalist and author.
13 Facts About Simon Price
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Simon Price is known for his weekly review section in The Independent on Sunday and his books Everything and Curepedia: An A-Z of the Cure.
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From 2000 to 2013, Simon Price wrote weekly music reviews in The Independent on Sunday newspaper.
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Simon Price disowned a 2002 re-issue of the book following a dispute over edits by the publisher, who cut criticisms of the police search for Richey Edwards.
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Simon Price won the Record of the Day Live Reviews: Writer of the Year awards in 2010,2011 and 2012.
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Simon Price was heavily involved with the short-lived Romo scene in the mid- to late 1990s.
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Simon Price wrote about it extensively for Melody Maker, co-promoted the Arcadia club night and acted as DJ and tour manager for the Fiddling While Romo Burns Romo package tour.
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Since 2017, Simon Price has run an alternative 1980s club called Spellbound in Brighton.
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Simon Price has appeared on BBC radio and television stations as a pop expert.
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Simon Price is a recurring contributor to the "Chart Music" podcast, revisiting classic Top of the Pops episodes.
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The son of a radio presenter, Simon Price attended Barry Comprehensive in Wales and studied French and philosophy at University College London.
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Alongside 54 other signatories, Simon Price put his name to an open letter published in The Guardian on 15 September 2010, stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK.
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Simon Price is listed as a distinguished supporter of Humanists UK.