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Kieron Tyler

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Kieron Tyler has contributed to Britain's MOJO magazine since 1999 and is the author of 'Smashing It Up: A Decade Of Chaos With The Damned', the critically-acclaimed and definitive biography of the first decade of the pioneering British punk rock band. His writing has also appeared in Billboard (America), The Guardian, i (the newspaper), The Independent, Les Inrockuptibles (France), Music Week, Q, Rumba (Finland) and Ugly Things (America).

Articles By Kieron Tyler

Music Reissues Weekly: Looking back at 2021

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Albums of the Year 2021: Frida Hyvönen - Dream Of Independence

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Beau Brummels - Turn Around The Complete Recordings (1964-1970)

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, The Pretty Things - Live At The BBC

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Album: Hiss Golden Messenger - O Come All Ye Faithful

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Music Reissues Weekly: Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands - The Bostin’ Sounds of Brumrock 1966-1974

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Hedvig Mollestad, National Jazz Scene, Oslo review - watch out, there’s a storm about

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Album: Deep Throat Choir - In Order To Know You

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Music Reissues Weekly: Box Of Pin-Ups - The British Sounds of 1965, Think I'm Going Weird - Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68

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Album: Nell & The Flaming Lips - Where The Viaduct Looms

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Music Reissues Weekly: Lenny Kaye Presents Lightning Striking

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theartsdesk Q&A: Low, the band - 'Structure is key in minimalism. Especially in pop minimalism'

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Music Reissues Weekly: Essiebons Special 1973-1984 Ghana Music Power House

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Music Reissues Weekly: Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy

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Album: Electric Eye - Horizons

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Sun Shines Here - The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984

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