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Three Women of Herat by Veronica Doubleday
I think I share a common conception, or misconception, of Afghanistan, a country that has always seemed distant, alien and mysterious to many of us, which is more likely to…
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Like Magdalene
It’s always lovely to hear a new album from someone as acclaimed as Jane Allison, whose third album Like Magdalene was released back in June 2021, and it’s to my…
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The Mileage Made
There was a time when the music scene in South Wales, and in particular Newport, became synonymous with punk and Rock ‘n’ Roll, terms such as the ‘New Seattle’ were…
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Self Civil War
As I’ve mentioned previously, it’s always interesting when a new Julian Cope release emerges into the public domain, and with a new decade commencing, Cope introduces a new series of…
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Sule Skerry
Whilst the book world is becoming replete with nature-based books spanning the farthest reaches of our little planet, Erland Cooper seems to be taking his own approach to the ‘naturemania’…