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AC's A-Z of Music: J
In letter J of his 'AC's A-Z of Music' Andy Cassidy examines 'Jugband Blues', the last track on Pink Floyd's second album 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and the final album upon which their original front man Syd Barrett appeared
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Gig of a Lifetime: Cribs, Water Rats, London, 2007
In our 'Gig of a Lifetime' column Gillian Fish writes of attending a secret late night Cribs gig at the tiny Water Rats theatre in London
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Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll: June 2013
Ben Howarth in 'Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll' questions Daft Punk's strategically marketed new single 'Get Lucky', which is been hyped as one of the musical releases of the year
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Evidently Spencertown: And the Band Played On
Spencer Robertshaw in his 'Evidently Spencertown' poetry column pays tribute to soldier and drummer Lee Rigby, who was murdered by terrorists outside Woolwich Barracks in London on the 22nd May
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Hitting the Right Note: Glastonbury
In 'Hitting the Right Note' Jon Rogers reflects on Glastonbury, which this years will include amongst it headliners the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons, and its move away from alternative music and into the mainstream
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Hitting the Right Note: Where Did It All Go Wrong, Nick Cave?
In 'Hitting the Right Note', Jon Rogers, after listening to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' latest album 'Push the Sky Away', asks where it all went wrong for Cave
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Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll: May 2013
Ben Howarth in 'Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll' relects on the underrated career of Jason Molina from Songs: Ohia and the Magnolia Electric Co. who died at the age of 39 in March
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Evidently Spencertown: Creative Journeys
In his 'Evidently Spencertown' poetry column, Spencer Robertshaw reflects in his latest poem on the power of creativity
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Competition: Deerstock 2013
In our competition we have a pair of tickets for this year's 'Deerstock' festival in Nottinghamshire to give out
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Gig of a Lifetime: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Surbiton Assembly Rooms, Surbiton, 1984
In our 'Gig of a Lifetime' series, Adrian Janes writes of attending an early Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' gig in the unlikely setting of The Assembly Rooms in Surbiton in Outer London
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Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll: April 2013
Ben Howarth in 'Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll' asks if David Bowie's first album-in-a-decade, 'The Next Day', is against-the-odds a classic
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Evidently Spencertown: Payday Loan
In his monthly 'Evidently Spencertown' poetry column, Spencer Robertshaw examines credit loan companies
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This Metal Sky: More Than Mental Masturbation: Honouring Pretention
In 'This Metal Sky', Jeff Thiessen writes about why pretentiousness is a good thing in rock music
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AC's A-Z of Music: I - Imagine
In his 'AC's A-Z of Music' column, Andy Cassidy has reached the letter 'I', and writes about how the ending of his first teenage romance prompted him into first buying John Lennon's 'Imagine' album
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Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll: March 2013
With many music journalists pessimistic after the recent Brits, Ben Howarth in 'Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll' asks if the music industry is in as unhealthy a state as they say it is
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