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Gigs and Events
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2018 – The Year In Review
The Jezzie Award
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New Music from Pat Brosnan
Press Release: The Tarka Blowpig Music Hour on Radio Bicester
New Music and Album Release: Courtney Barnett
New Music from Starsailor’s James Walsh
New Music Review: Massif by Late Night Picture
Tom Waits: The Greatest Entertainer on Planet Earth
New music from Taureg Blues guitarist Bombino
Obituries
Peter Green: 29th October 1946 – 25th July 2020
Ginger Baker: 19th August 1939 – 6th October 2019
Ranking Roger: 21st February 1963 – 26th March 2019
Scott Walker: 9th January 1943 to 25th March 2019
Keith Flint: 17th September 1969 to 4th March 2019
Monserrat Caballe: 12th April 1933 to 6th October 2018
Chas Hodges: 28th December 1943 to 22nd September 2018
Maartin Allcock: 5th January 1957 – 16th September 2018
Aretha Franklin: 25th March 1942 – 16th August 2018
Danny Kirwan: 13 May 1950 – 08 June 2018
Reviews
Book Reviews
Book Review: Roots, Radicals and Rockers – Billy Bragg
Book Review: Zealot in Wonderland – Gary Davidson
Film Reviews
Film Review: A Year In The Life of Merry Hell
Film Review: Yesterday
Film Review: The Dirt
Film Review: Bohemian Rhapsody
Live Music
Gig Review: Doonifest – Friday 11th and Saturday 12th October, 2019 – The Old School House, Barnsley
Gig Review: Richard Thompson’s 70th Birthday at The Royal Albert Hall – Monday 30th September 2019
Gig Review: James Walsh – Actress & Bishop, Birmingham. Wednesday 15th May, 2019
Tiger On The Bridge – James Walsh
Gig Review: James – Victoria Hall, Stoke on Trent. Friday 15th March 2019
Gig Review: The Richard Thompson Electric Trio – Oxford New Theatre Sunday 28th October 2018
Gig Review: Scott Doonican One Man Show – The Green Man, Long Itchington
Gig Review: Fish – Leamington Assembly Monday 24th September 2018
Gig Review: The Autumn Saints – Oxford 02 Academy Thursday 6th September
Gig Review: John Grant – Bangor Open House Festival Sunday 19th August 2018
Festival Review: Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2018 – 9th to 11th August
Gig Review: Foo Fighters – London Stadium – Friday 22nd June 2018
Theatre Review: Beautiful The Carole King Musical
2021 Album Reviews
Album Review: Small Illusions – James Walsh
Album Review: A Common Turn – Anna B.Savage
2020 Album Reviews
Album Review: Emergency Lullabies – Merry Hell
Album Review: No Place Like Tomorrow – Virginia Kettle
Album Review: Shuffle And Go – Fairport Convention
Album Review: Old Wow – Sam Lee
2019 Album Reviews
Album Review: The Fierce And The Dead Live USA 17
Album Review: Place of Spades – The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican
Album Review: Small World Turning – Thea Gilmore
Album Review: Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) – Lukas Nelson and Promise Of The Real
Peter Green: 29th October 1946 – 25th July 2020
Album Review: Western Stars – Bruce Springsteen
Album Review: Further – Richard Hawley
Album Review: Tiger On The Bridge – James Walsh
Album Review: Gypsy Blood – Tamsin Quin
Album Review: Meet Your Maker – Club Kuru
Album Review: Renaissance Men – The Wildhearts
Album Review: Bigger Than Words – Steve Hewitt
Album Review: Collide – Tom Speight
Album Review: Gaslight Roses – FineLines
Album Review: Hollow Bone – Kathryn Tickell and the Darkening
Album Review: What A Time To Be Alive – Tom Walker
Album Review: Stand Up! Sit Down! – Dave Pegg & Anthony John Clarke
Album Review: Merrie Land – The Good, The Bad And The Queen
Album Review: Foreign Land – The Far Meadow
Album Review: Nocebo – The Dave Foster Band
Album Review: Down The Road Wherever – Mark Knopfler
Album Review: The Big Bad Blues – Billy F.Gibbons
2018 Album Reviews
Album Review: Gods Favourite Customer – Father John Misty
Album Review: Living In Extraordinary Times – James
Album Review: Endless Light – Charlotte Campbell
Album Review: Anthems To The Wind – Merry Hell
Album Review: Anthem of the Peaceful Army – Greta Van Fleet
Album Review: Internal Landscapes 2008 – 2018 – Anathema
Album Review: Love Is Magic – John Grant
Album Review: Cool Like You – Blossoms
Album Review: Runaway – Passenger
EP Review: A Parley With Angels – Fish
Album Review: Egypt Station – Paul McCartney
Album Review: 13 Rivers – Richard Thompson
Album Review: Resplendent Verge – Worthless Son-In-Laws
Album Review: Spirit Of Minnie – Will Varley
Album Review: Sails – The Travelling Band
Album Review: Kingcrow – The Persistence
Album Review: Robert Berry and Keith Emerson – 3.2 – The Rules Have Changed
Album Review: Hotel Connemara – Duff Paddy
Album Review: From Worry To Shame – Head With Wings
Album Review: Old Town E.P. – Evenflow
Album Review: Let The Fire Run Wild – Pat Brosnan
Album Review: Mint – Orion’s Belte
Album Review: Party Animals – Bikini Death Race
Album Review: The Future In Reverse – Starfish64
Album Review: Ocean Machine – Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv – The Devin Townsend Project
Album Review: Cargo (OST) – Thorsten Quaeschning
Album Review: Suite For Piano And Electronics – Matt Baber
Album Review: Live Over Europe – Fates Warning
Album Review: Never Too Late – TumbleTown
Album Review: Lump – Lump
Album Review: The Autumn Saints – The Autumn Saints
Album Review: Thermospheric – Obscured by Clouds
Album Review: Deran – Bombino
Album Review: The Sea Within – The Sea Within
Album Review: Tell Me How You Really Feel – Courtney Barnett
Album Review: Soyuz – Gazpacho
Album Review: Palace Of Varieties – The Pete Watkins Originals
Album Review: Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino – Arctic Monkeys
Album Review: Temet – Imarhan
Album Review: Resistance Is Futile – Manic Street Preachers
Album Review: With Sparks Flying – Year Of The Kite
Album Review: Quantum Gate/Quantum Key – Tangerine Dream
Album Review: F.E.A.R. – Marillion
Album Review: Noise Floor – Spock’s Beard
Album Review: Antologia Electrica – Tyro
Album Review: Staying at Tamara’s – George Ezra
Album Review: The Singularity – Reformat
Album Review: Close to Vapour – Fractal Mirror
Album Review: The Euphoric – The Fierce And The Dead
Album Review: How To Solve Our Human Problems – Belle and Sebastian
Album Review: Gang Signs and Prayer – Stormzy
Album Review: Ruins – First Aid Kit
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The Jezzie Award of 2019 – Top 30 Countdown
Guest Mixtapes
Matt’s Mixtape: Into The Darkness!
Roger’s Mixtape: Ten Great Albums
Jez’s Mixtape: Ten Albums You Need To Listen To!
Mixtape! Contributors Wanted
25 Songs for This Week – A Playlist
The 50 Greatest Power Ballads Of All Time
Tens!
Ten Great Debut Albums
Ten Songs About Cricket
Ten Great Albums from The Brit Pop Era
Ten Songs sort of about Easter
Ten Poets in Popular Music
Ten Irish Acts for St.Patricks Day
Ten Songs about Mothers
Ten Movie Themes
Ten Songs about Winter
Ten Cover Versions
Classic Albums
Classic Album no.7: The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Classic Album no.6: Pink Moon – Nick Drake
Classic Album no.5: Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
Classic Album no.4: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son – Iron Maiden
Classic Album no.3: The Joshua Tree – U2
Classic Album #2: Moondance – Van Morrison
Classic Album no.1: The Kick Inside – Kate Bush
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