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AUK Back Pages No. 10
We’re at the back end of 2007 this time around. So, alongside the four monthly issued CDs there’s an end of year bonus, a best of 2007. Before delving into them we have our usual dive […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 165 “The Appetiser”
I’ve been lucky enough to have been to a few gigs recently and, indeed, promoted a couple myself. I’m always intrigued by the music playing in a venue before the acts come on. Is this the […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 164 “Snow”
I love snow. Haven’t seen it in the UK for a while and it never really hangs around but it does bring with it a certain joy and sense of wonder. Don’t ask me why. Is […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 163 “The past is another country… or is it?”
Regular readers will know I’m always banging on about the power of live music and the joy that it can bring and something surfaced this week that made me reflect on why I feel so strongly […]
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I May Be Wrong, But I Won’t Be Wrong Always
Two thumbs up! Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert had the right idea when it came to rating movies. You only wish they could have provided the same service for records. Their two critics system was visionary […]