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It has been a while since I went to an NME awards show the last one was in 2001 with Alfie, Starsailor, Amen and JJ72none of whom I can remember hearing lately. So perhaps these gigs are not a sign … Continue reading →

Looking back at 2008, Id managed to go to a gig a month.except for July. My new years resolution was therefore to go to at least one gig a month this year. So when Tony says do you fancy going … Continue reading →

I first got to see my heroes The Stranglers in 1979 – a present for my 15th birthday and faithfully went to see them on every tour until the ’10’ LP by which time I’d lost the faith……& so had … Continue reading →

There is a great tradition in reggae music to do cover versions. You can argue about the pros and cons of cover versions and we all have our favourites but turning any song into a Jamaican skank is usually a … Continue reading →

The last time I went to the Town and Country Club in Leeds was in December 1998 to see Gomez (it wasnt until they did a cover of the Door Soul Kitchen that I realised how much Ben Ottewell sounded … Continue reading →