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Pick of the Political Pops: Ralph McTell – “Water of Dreams”
This week sees the fortieth anniversary of the death of Blair Peach. For those unfamiliar with his case or for those who had simply forgotten here are the brief facts:
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Pick of the Political Pops: Dwight Yoakam “Suspicious Minds”
There is a small but active cabal here at Americana-UK Towers who are vociferous supporters of a little known genre of music which we term ‘Cowboy-grime-hop’. This musical back alley is chiefly notable for its heady […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls “Maralinga (Rainy Land)”
British nuclear tests at Maralinga occurred between 1956 and 1963 at the Maralinga site, part of the Woomera Prohibited Area in South Australia and about 800 kilometres north-west of Adelaide. Indigenous people who lived in the […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: The Scud Mountain Boys “Silo”
Disastrous news, readers (or reader as we have previously established). It has come to our attention that not everyone in public office necessarily has the public’s best interest at heart. How else does one explain the […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Beck “Loser”
Friday 29th March 2019. The day of publication of this article and the day that the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. …er…or not. Why not? Well, there is a story attached to that: