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Taking the low road to success – the Thea Gilmore interview
It’s been a long time coming, but Thea Gilmore is finally getting true recognition, with her fan-base ever-growing and each album outselling the last – 17 years after her debut. She has admirers in high places too – Joan Baez … Continue reading
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Tagged Atkinson Theatre, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Burnley Mechanics, Cranberries, Dan Gillespie Sells, Ghosts and Graffiti, Joan Baez, John Cooper Clarke, Lana Del Ray, Lorde, Mike Scott, Nantwich, Nigel Stonier, Sandy Denny, Southport, The Waterboys, Thea Gilmore
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Glad to be back – the Tom Robinson interview
You’d be forgiven for thinking Tom Robinson’s direct participation in the music business was way behind him. But it turns out that’s not the case. Regular listeners to BBC Radio 6 Music know Tom well, and those of us a … Continue reading
Fiestas, festivals, fracking, Frank and First World problems – Beans on Toast, with added crunch
I’m not usually one for Wikipedia entries, but for my latest interviewee the entry starts ‘Beans On Toast is a British folk singer. He sings about sex, drugs and politics.’ Go to his Facebook and Twitter pages and you can … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Beans on Toast, Bestival, Billy Bragg, Boomtown Fair, fracking, Frank Turner, Glastonbury, Glenn Tilbrook, Lizzie Bee, Mumford & Sons, Preston
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Will the last one out please switch off the turntable?
So, another high-profile retailer is in administration, possibly on its way out to pasture after all those years on the high street. HMV. And this time it’s one that formed an important part of my past. It takes me back to … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Bragg, Comet, guildford, Half Man half Biscuit, HMV, Jessops, Porthmadog, Preston, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Wedding Present, Woolworth's
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