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Woodstock: Three Days Of Peace And Music – Director’s Cut

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard To say 1969 was a landmark year for several aspects of culture would be an understatement. Less than a month ago (as I write this) we marked the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, the Stonewall riots in New York ushered in a new era for the LGBT+ movement and later in the year the Rolling Stones’ performance at Altamont heralded the end...
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Havoc Events presents Byzanthian Neckbeard, Granite Wolf, Burning At Both Ends and From Darkness – The Fermain Tavern – 09/08/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Byzanthian NeckbeardNine months ago Havoc Events returned from a decade long break with a night of heavy metal at The Fermain Tavern. Now, after a few other shows, they are back with another night of the heavy stuff featuring Byzanthian Neckbeard, Granite Wolf, Burning At Both Ends and From Darkness. After a storming set rounding of the Chaos festival in June From Darkness came...
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Lords Of Chaos (presented by Clameur De Cinema)

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The story of the early Norwegian Black Metal scene is one that has been told many times and from many different points of view, and that I have more than a familiarity with from reading articles in Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Terroizer and other magazines. One version I haven’t read is Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind’s book Lords of Chaos on which this, Jonas Åkerlund’s...
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IDLES – Mercedes Marxist/I Dream Guillotine

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Hot on the heels of what many are describing as the stand out set of this year’s Glastonbury festival, and for my money one of the most zeitgeist grabbing performances in those fields in Somerset from an upcoming British band in the best part of two decades, IDLES are back with a double a-side single of off cuts from the Joy As An Act...
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The Electric Shakes – Rye And Dry/Trash

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Bournemouth based rockers The Electric Shakes have been back in Ed Deegan’s Gizzard Studios recently crafting the followup to their second album Electrohypnosis and it’s emerged in the form of double A-side single Rye And Dry/Trash. If you’re familiar with The Shakes past output you’ll know, generally, what to expect; a heady mix of the kind of garage rock typified by the likes of...
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