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- Kurt Vile
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- Ohm
- YLT: close, but not quite top five...
- White smoke delayed
- A close look at a Dylan classic
- Meanwhile, in the doldrums...
- Black Twigs
- Roy Harper at the Royal Festival Hall
- Tunng at the Old Market, Hove
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- Leonard Cohen at the Brighton Centre
- Edmonton Folk Festival, 8-11 August 2013
- Edmonton & the joy of record shops
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- Tom Russell in Hove, actually
- ...and the small ones
- Where the (big) bands are
- The first half of 2013
- A couple of things
- Bruce & Neil: the big beasts come to town
- This summer's festivals
- Anniversary time
- The Great Escape 2013 - final thoughts
- The Great Escape 2013 - day three
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- The Great Escape 2013 - day one
- The Return of Mr Phigg
- Hiss Golden Messenger in Hove
- Gum: in case you missed the earlier plugs
- The week after Record Store Day
- ...and another thing: Laura Marling
- Kate Tempest
- The case for vinyl
- Billy Bragg: Secret Sessions
- Van up close: Europa Hotel, 16 March
- Tunng: movement in the undergrowth
- Lucinda Williams for the Brighton Festival
- The world's coolest watering hole?
- Michael Chapman in Brighton
- And sometimes Jesus has the best tunes
- Kevin Ayers
- Brief updates
- Breaking the Palmeira's jinx
- New from Steve Earle
- Gambling on The Man
- Yo La Tengo & other stuff
- Saint Dominic's Update
- 2012: the one that got away
- From a guest reviewer: Jazz Slayers
- 2012: the compilation
- 2012: the records of the year
- Van Morrison and Marin County: a review
- 2012: the gigs of the year
- The best of the year lists are coming
- Stray thoughts
- Neil Young and his prairie pals
- More Saint Dominic's
- Saint Dominic's Flashback - available now
- Travel notes #2
- Travel notes
- Peter Case in Brighton
- And in other news...
- Wussy Day
- Wussy Eve
- Meg Baird and Jason Steel, West Hill Hall
- Patti Smith and Bob Dylan's 'Tempest'
- Gum At The Green Door Store
- Some Quick Recommendations
- More Wussy
- The Black Twig Pickers, Brighton, 10 July
- Wussy: a new obsession
- Two recommendations
- And back to Michael Chapman...
- The Proclaimers and much more...
- Gum's path to world domination
- Two Wings in Lewes
- Saint Dominic's Preview, etc.
- Congratulations, Bob
- New Cornershop and stuff
- Great Escape 2012
- More posts coming
- Liz Green at The Hope, 2 April
- Time is accelerating again
- The Civil Wars at The Komedia, 21 March 2012
- Van Morrison at The Dome
- Quick wins from my new career
- A quick round up
- Mr Phigg hits Amazon
- Dory Previn has died
- The Horse
- Mr Phigg goes to market
- Leonard has landed
- Leonard on the way...
- Some good advice
- Last thoughts on 2011
- 2011: the compilation - an update
- 2011: the compilation
- 2011: the records of the year
- 2011: the gigs of the year
- Woodenbox back in action
- Other Lives & Abi Wade
- Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
- REM & Neil Young: Bridge School 1998
- Dispatches From The Frontline
- Back to Laura and Tom
- La Rentrée
- On Margate Sounds Revisited
- An Appearance By Nick Drake
- Wooden Shjips
- Old Crow Medicine Show's 'Wagon Wheel'
- Hebridean Celtic Festival
- Eels, Brighton, 6 July 2011
- RIP Clarence
- More Paul Simon
- New review and recommendations
- Viper Central
- Cloud Control (again)
- Mulatu Astatke
- John Cale
- Nearly 70
- Gillian Welch
- The Great Escape - PS
- The Great Escape - Day Three
- The Great Escape - Day Two
- Great Escape - Day One
- The Great Escape
- The Incredible Mike Heron
- Back to business
- Heb Celt Festival
- Queen Week
- No Depression
- Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
- The Decemberists at De La Warr, Bexhill
- Iron & Wine at the Corn Exchange, Brighton
- Live music ahead
- Secret Sessions
- RIP, Brigadier
- Tangled Up In Blue: a reading
- A case of Joni and James
- Increased coverage
- Not carping about Richard Thompson
- Woodcraft Folk
- Random cultural exposure...
- Patti Smith - in excelsis
- Not quite sure why...
- Mr Phigg is coming
- The King Is Dead
- Forthcoming attractions
- Back to work on reviews
- An Incredible New Year...
- Christmas records
- Stephanie & Chuck
- 2010: the compilation
- 2010: the records of the year
- 2010: the gigs of the year
- My day out in London
- Read...and feel warmer
- A new review - Cloud Control
- New on the site
- Recommended: a record and a show
- Hunter-gatherers, camels, etc
- Who knows where it goes?
- Glorious Band of Joy show at Electric Proms
- We have lift off...
- One more day...
- Two more days...
- Le Noise and counting the days...
- A holding line...
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