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Suzanne Vega announces UK dates for 2023

June 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Coming off the back of four sold-out UK shows in February this year, including London’s Barbican, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega has announced an extensive UK tour for February and March 2023, taking in dates which […]

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Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Back to the Future”

June 17, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week. If you’re at Black Deer this weekend, I am NOT JEALOUS AT ALL. Bloody kids. There will be some AUKers around so please do go and say hello […]

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Something for the weekend: The Sadies “All the Good”

June 10, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. Apologies if you regularly check in with our gig guide but have found it’s currently not there – the issue is with Songkick but normal service will be […]

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The Mountain Goats announce new album “Bleed Out”

June 7, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Watch the video for the first song from it below. The Mountain Goats have announced the release of a new album ‘Bleed Out’ described as a “cinematic experience inspired by action movies from the 60s, 70s […]

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Something for the (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

June 1, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us this week dear reader – if you’re not UK based and wondering why it’s such a short week it’s because our Queen has been “Queen” for 70 years and you know, […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Ryan Adams performs songs from “Prisoner” on Jimmy Fallon show

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And the stream isn’t blocked in the UK for once. Morning! Rolling Stone reports: “Ryan Adams stopped by The Tonight Show Friday to perform a pair of tracks off his just-released LP Prisoner. “[Prisoner] got crazy […]

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Live Review: The Kennedys, Live at Ted’s, Wilmington, North Carolina – 24th March 2025

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Making their long-awaited and overdue return to Live at Ted’s in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Kennedys found themselves buoyed on by a sold-out house. This was the last stop on their double-30th anniversary tour – 30 […]

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Video: David Berkeley “This Be Dear To Me”

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This is a beautiful video for a beautiful, delicate and, rarely in these troubled times, hopeful song from David Berkeley.  It’s from his new EP, The Faded Red And Blue, out on November 2nd.  If the […]

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