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Anarchy in the UK, Covid-style
As in 1649, the world has turned upside down – and not in a good way
MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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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
PERHAPS the most flabbergasting example of the current turbulence happened last Monday.
Mid-morning came the sad announcement of the cancellation of Rebellion this year from its organisers. The biggest and best punk festival in the world, it happens at the Blackpool Winter Gardens at the beginning of August annually.
Showing exemplary collective responsibility, self-denial and discipline, the serried ranks of the international punk community applauded the inevitable decision to cancel in order to protect the aged, the vulnerable and those with underlying health conditions.
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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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