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16th March 201721st April 2017 Dave GurmanMusic, Playlist

Playlist from 15th March 2017

Missing Andy / Kings For The Weekend Amy Macdonald / This Is The Life Steely Dan / Only A Fool Would Say That Death ValleyContinue reading

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9th March 2017 Dave GurmanDisplay, Music, Playlist

International Women’s Day playlist ~ 8th March 2017

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas / Nowhere To Run Alabama Shakes / I Found You Amy Winehouse / Fuck Me Pumps Aretha Franklin / Ain’tContinue reading

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2nd March 20179th March 2017 Dave GurmanMusic, Playlist

Playlist from 1st March 2017

The Dandy Warhols / Godless Wham / Young Guns (Go For It!) Kate Tempest / Ketamine For Breakfast  Strawbs / Part Of The Union Bessie SmithContinue reading

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1st March 201722nd January 2018 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles, Paperback book

You can take the M road…  

My car pulled away with arms waving from every window, plus the sunroof. Fortunately it wasn’t a bunch of teenage TWOC merchants taking the piss,Continue reading

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23rd February 20179th March 2017 Dave GurmanMusic, Playlist

Playlist from 22nd February 2017

Faithless / Insomnia Elvis Costello & the Attractions / Pump It Up Paper Dolls / Something Here In My Heart Arctic Monkeys / The BadContinue reading

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16th February 20172nd March 2017 Dave GurmanMusic, Playlist

Playlist from 15th February 2017

Yeasayer / Sunrise Stranglers / Nice ‘n’ Sleazy Nina Simone Vs. Groovefinder / Ain’t Got No – I Got Life  Johnny Cash / Honky-Tonk AngelContinue reading

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12th February 201730th September 2024 Dave GurmanDisplay, Observation

Spare the rod…

…Spoil the chances of producing yet another generation who believe that the best way to teach a child respect is to beat it into them. ToContinue reading

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9th February 201716th February 2017 Dave GurmanMusic, Playlist

Playlist from 8th February 2017

Slade / Cum On Feel The Noize Jools Holland Feat. Marianne Faithfull / You Got To Serve Somebody The Yardbirds / Heartful Of Stone YeahContinue reading

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2nd February 201716th February 2017 Dave GurmanMusic, Playlist

Playlist from 1st February 2017

Big Country / Restless Natives The Long Blondes / Lust In The Movies Ryan Adams with Willie Nelson / The Harder They Come Shangri-las /Continue reading

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26th January 201720th September 2023 Dave GurmanDisplay, Observation

No Shit Sherlock!

As someone who has been quite rightly much maligned over the years for his lazy, unacademic, non journalistic writing and occasional ranting, I’ve got to sayContinue reading

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