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A final word on foxes
My love of Queen's Greatest Hits has taken a bit of a battering. even though my last post (http://tiny.cc/552vy) did not really invite dialogue on fox hunting, the comment-leavers couldn't resist and...
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Let’s get back to CDs for fox sake
Apologies for breather since last post, been hectic as usual here at the Independent and have been sorting out a trip to Nashville (among other places) for a very exciting feature with the wonderful...
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Nashville: My new spiritual home
Last time I went to Nashville it was in the 1980s and I couldn’t see any way past the Randy Travis tea towels and the Dollywood-ification of the place. I never found the heart of the town and the...
View ArticleSeattle, Sleepy Sun and dinner with Bill Gates
OK, I promise to stop banging on about my recent trip to the US after this post. But in all my excitement about Caitlin Rose (see previous post for link to feature), one small musical experience got...
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There’s treasure everywhere
Need proof? Try these two new musicians from different parts of the world who both restore your faith in what we’ve come to understand by the term “singer-songwriter”.
View ArticleLake of Stars, a star in the making and a rant about festivals
Most of the time support acts are the bit you either (a) stand at the bar and chat through; (b) time your arrival to miss completely, or; (c) watch politely while looking at your watch and waiting for...
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Caitlin Rose slays an already Slaughtered Lamb
OK, there are better videos of Caitlin Rose’s Wednesday-evening Clerkenwell show at the Slaughtered Lamb out there, including this HD one on YouTube http://tiny.cc/lh9cm. But we do what we can here at...
View ArticleBeach House, PS22 and Aloe Blacc: Heading away from the country
My love of country music and what we still have to irritatingly call Americana now established, it’s time to grudgingly admit that there are probably more than two types of music (country and western)....
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Loose talk on the 27 bus: why King Charles is about to hit the big time
What is it about the combination of mobile phones and buses that makes some people TALK AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO WAKE THE DEAD? I have a remedy for this usually: I put my headphones on and listen to...
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Bruce, BDB and, er, Rob Brydon: My first walk on a red carpet
They say you should never meet your idols and they (whoever they are) are probably right. Lucky for me, then, that Bruce Springsteen has never meant that much to me. He does now.
View ArticleManzine: A truly independent publication
Times are hard for those of us who work on newspapers. Budgets are down, salaries are stagnant, we’re being worked to the point of exploitation and all for what? The odd freebie, the glory of seeing...
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There is only one Catch…
After bigging up Manzine in my last post, I thought I’d take even further liberties with my position here and sing the praises of another project I’m involved in that is worthy of attention.
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