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jamesgeraghty
Nov 27, 2023
The Engine Room
So, everyone's gone through a period where they really wished they could drum in a rock band; where they've been sitting in a pub and...
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jamesgeraghty
Nov 23, 2023
Playlist: Happy 'Thanks'giving
Today is the fourth Thursday of November, which means it is the day that the United States gives thanks for the fruits of its harvests,...
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jamesgeraghty
Nov 19, 2023
In Depth: Baloji
As the gloom and murk of autumn descends - it is time to bring some African rhythm (with Belgian rap) to brighten up your days. It might...
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jamesgeraghty
Nov 3, 2023
Playlist: Day Of The Dead
November 1st and 2nd is a holiday period particularly important in Mexico - known in Spanish as el Dia de Muertos or el Dias de los...
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jamesgeraghty
Oct 22, 2023
Geography Playlist 5: Texas
With a family member currently visiting us from the Lone Star State - what better time to pull together another great playlist for you....
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jamesgeraghty
Oct 10, 2023
Playlist: Covers 3
We haven't done one of these for a while, so it is high time we roll out another bunch of interesting cover versions. Some people can get...
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jamesgeraghty
Oct 3, 2023
The extraordinary life and times of Kickboy Face
I first became aware of this interesting character when I watched Penelope Spheeris' 1981 LA punk documentary, Decline Of Western...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 29, 2023
Playlist: Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Earlier today (29 September), the Great Britain baseball team beat Germany to reach the final of the European Championships - a great run...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 17, 2023
Geoff Davies passes aged 80 (and playlist)
So, another musical icon from Liverpool passed on this week. While he had an association with the Cavern Club scene of the 1960s, it was...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 14, 2023
The life and tragic death of Victor Jara
Fifty years ago this week, violent upheaval led to the overthrow of a regime and the untimely murder of a cultural icon (along with...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 5, 2023
Geography Playlist 4: Australia
Following on from the 'hidden' treasure trove of Australian songwriters you may not know... Here is my (somewhat) definitive Aussie...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 2, 2023
Down Under: Australian songwriters you may not know
For those of you of a certain age, you might think that Australian songwriting begins and ends with Nick Cave, Colin Hay (Men At Work),...
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jamesgeraghty
Aug 28, 2023
Playlist: Sports
Well, since I have been boring the rest of my family rigid this last week, by watching an hour or two of the World Athletics Championship...
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jamesgeraghty
Aug 6, 2023
Playlist: Ultimate 90s
And so we continue. With things still somewhat of a struggle, we are keeping on with our series of decade playlists. This time we roll...
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jamesgeraghty
Jul 31, 2023
Playlist: Ultimate 80s
The mood in the Birds That Are Blue camp is still requiring an uplift. So we will continue with our theme of playlists by the decade -...
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jamesgeraghty
Jul 17, 2023
Playlist: Ultimate 70s
I felt the need to keep the good vibes going from last weeks Ultimate 60s playlist - so it seemed natural to move on a decade. Here is my...
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jamesgeraghty
Jul 9, 2023
Playlist: Ultimate 60's
I was in the middle of putting a completely different post together the other day, but it was quite a dark one, and after a rough couple...
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jamesgeraghty
Jun 25, 2023
Playlist: Glastonbury 2009
I thought , since it is Glastonbury weekend, we needed to celebrate the world's greatest music festival with some kind of playlist. But...
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jamesgeraghty
Jun 17, 2023
Cumbia: the music of the Americas
One of the joys of Calexico is that they constantly offer up a wide range of flavours in their music - folk, country, rock, americana,...
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jamesgeraghty
Jun 4, 2023
Playlist: Nobility
No-one will believe when I say that it wasn't that recent low-key event in London that put this theme in my mind, but rather that I heard...
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