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Guy Oddy

Articles By Guy Oddy

Album: The Vaccines - Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations

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The Loveless, Castle & Falcon, Birmingham review - a proto-punk Xmas from Marc Almond’s new band

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Albums of the Year 2023: Lana Del Rabies - Strega Beata

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Gogol Bordello, O2 Institute, Birmingham review - an incendiary performance by Eugene Hütz’ gang

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Album: Kate Rusby - Light Years

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Album: Ghost Woman - Hindsight Is 50/50

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Sisters of Mercy, KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton review - Goth veterans return to the fray

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Death Cult, O2 Institute, Birmingham review - The Cult revisit their post-punk roots

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Album: Smoke Fairies - Carried in Sound

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The Chemical Brothers, Utilita Arena, Birmingham review - rave veterans play a blinder

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Album: David Holmes - Blind on a Galloping Horse

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Album: Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee - Los Angeles

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Rodrigo y Gabriela, Town Hall, Birmingham review - Mexican superstar guitarists bring a set of new sounds

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Album: Duran Duran - Danse Macabre

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Album: Goat - Medicine

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Black Sabbath: The Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Hippodrome review - two very different art forms merge

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