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MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
Celebratory south-coast sounds of blissful Seagulls and a discordant duck
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
TWO massive causes for celebration last Friday, both defying the pundits and showing what hard work and determination can achieve. The Seagulls beat Man U to secure another season in the Premier League, igniting massive celebrations which went on far into the night. I still can’t remember how I managed to cycle home ...
Just about everyone supposedly "in the know" in the media had said we’d finish bottom along with Huddersfield and now we’re both safe. One in the eye for modern football predictability and a testament to the work of two great managers, Chris Hughton and David Wagner.
Tomorrow afternoon we end the season at Anfield and I’m hosting a "staying up" celebratory gig at the 81 Renshaw community space in the evening. Poetry from the wonderful Laura Taylor, then some from me and then my band Barnstormer, partying like it’s 1649!
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After storming hundreds if not thousands of barns and some such up and down Britain and overseas over the last 30 years, ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER stops, if only for a nanosecond, to reminisce about the faithful bunch at his side all those years that are the inimitable Barnstormers
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's announcement that there'll be visa-free touring for musicians in some European countries is a beyond a joke
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After storming hundreds if not thousands of barns and some such up and down Britain and overseas over the last 30 years, ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER stops, if only for a nanosecond, to reminisce about the faithful bunch at his side all those years that are the inimitable Barnstormers
