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AUK Shortcuts February 2023: Novelty Island, Rust Dust, Nolen Sellwood, Steve Stoeckel, D’Arcs Family Jams and Del Shannon…

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Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]
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Ouch. Leading a fairly active school life tends to keep the physical ailments at bay although exposure to 1,000 snotty kids also has an impact usually early September. Swimming a kilometre a day before school also […]
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Stay focused and keep on keeping on. Following last week’s heady announcement of a change in circumstances in July things have returned to normal with a bump as the first set of reports and parent’s evenings […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 83

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And breathe… In the words of Tom Petty, “Time to move, time to get going, what lies ahead I have no way of knowing…” And so there it is, a simple five-line letter posted through the […]
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The View From Across La Manche #11 – From our own correspondent

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Hunting the heart of winter. Bon Hiver! Though I don’t think I can see that catching on as a greeting. I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday period. Some may have noticed there was no ‘View […]

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