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LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS – “Why I Love Country Music”
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LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS – “Why I Love Country Music”
“We feel fine / We’re killing time / Well what’s the crime?”
One of the first pieces of music criticism I remember reading was a cold dismissal of Ll[…]

THE PUB OF FAILURE – Revisited
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THE PUB OF FAILURE – Revisited
Those with long publog memories will no doubt remember The Blue Posts Pub Crawl which took place just before Christmas last (after which it is safe to say that the Rupert Street Blue Posts – or the pub of se[…]

I’ve been travelling round the country a lot with work lately, and usually end up on licensed premises, since the meeting I go to take place in pubs. A few recent visits are worthy of a few notes.
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I’ve been travelling round the country a lot with work lately, and usually end up on licensed premises, since the meeting I go to take place in pubs. A few recent visits are worthy of a few notes.
The Elephant and Castle, Wakefield – Situ[…]

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