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Greetings From Bury Park: Race, Religion, Rock ‘n’ Roll by Sarfraz Manzoor
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard When I first saw the film Blinded By The Light, about a young British Asian man and his fandom for Bruce Springsteen, I thought it was a nice and entertaining story with a positive message. As the credits rolled though I spotted that it was based on a book, and that turned out to be the true story of Sarfraz Manzoor called, rather brilliantly,...
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The Recks and Mojo – The Imperial Hotel – 31/12/19
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The RecksWhile I’ll admit I’m normally happier seeing in the new year relatively quietly with Jools Holland’s Hootenany or similar this year The Recks rounding off their best year yet alongside newer band Mojo was enough to lure me out to The Imperial Hotel and the wilds of Rocquaine. With a few familiar faces in the band, particularly guitarist Nick Coleman who I’ve seen...
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L’Islet Records presents From Darkness, Coastal Fire Dept and Terrible Stuntman – The Fermain Tavern – 28/12/19
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Coastal Fire DeptThe period of time between Christmas and New Year, euphemistically but aptly referred to by some as ‘Chrimbo-limbo,’ can be a strange one for live music. In the past it’s seen rowdy and raucous highlight of the year events such as Dead Sea Skulls return visit to the island in 2014 or the Vale Earth Fair’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2016, this...
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December 2019 and Best of 2019 Playlists
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard As with last year’s December playlist blog I’ve got two in one this month with my usual monthly update and a more focussed ‘best of the year’ including some of my favourite new tracks from 2019 (you can also find one focussing on music from the Channel Islands on my review of the year blog by clicking here). For this month I’ve got tracks...