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Shuffle: The Late Summer Holiday Playlist
This year along with millions of others, we’ve had to think differently about the kind of holiday that we will be going on. Normally we unthinkingly (well there is a bit of thought about where we […]
Articles by David Cowling
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Joe Henry “Trampoline”
If it wasn’t for this album, Joe Henry would be a minor footnote in any history of Americana that I might write, perhaps more memorable for being Madonna’s brother-in-law. His early records were serviceable and he […]
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Shuffle: Australia, the finale
I never meant this to turn into such a long series but, once I started to look in detail at all of the great music coming out of Australia my enthusiasm got the best of me. […]
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Shuffle: Australia Part Three
In this (what was to be) final look at the music coming out of Australia I’m going to concentrate on The Ocean Party and the many offshoots from the and then finally I’ll take look at […]
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember: Orange Juice, The Go-Betweens, The Marine Girls, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1983
Thinking about memorable gigs for this piece, there were a couple that I considered; Bitch Magnet in Birmingham (probably Edward’s No. 8) that damaged my hearing for good or Buffalo Tom in the same city and […]