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Gig Review: The Lemon Twigs, Stylus Leeds
The New Yorkers are more than a novelty act — they really can play
Sweetly melancholic: The Lemon Twigs
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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
“AND on the 7th day, God created soft rock,” read the T-shirts on the merchandise stand. The tongue-in-cheek statement makes it clear that The Lemon Twigs, aware of their own ridiculousness, lovingly recreate music that even during its commercial peak was never regarded as cool.
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