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Barıştık Mı’ (Barış Demirel) – T.E.A.R.

Posted on January 6, 2015 by haymoncollins

Its the New Year and everything is a bit drear and downcast. Amid those promises to curb the Christmas excess and cut back on all the fun things, a part of me has been hoping for something to become excited about, … Continue reading →

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Captivated – Memory Drawings

Posted on November 28, 2014 by haymoncollins

Its been a long old week but what better to help wind down than a bit of hammered dulcimer. Not a regular feature of much music perhaps but there should be a place for it in all our lives. This absorbing and … Continue reading →

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Small Tales – Accents

Posted on November 9, 2014 by haymoncollins

Some very kind people send me links to various bands and artists looking for a mention, a few words, a retweet or whatever it takes in this age of global corporate shebang to get some exposure. Oft times these ‘indie’ … Continue reading →

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Adam Holmes at the Convent Club

Posted on November 9, 2014 by haymoncollins

It had been a heck of a week but as the Convent Club is but a hop skip and a jump away and there were two tickets with our names on, off we went despite our lethargy, and how glad … Continue reading →

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Life Without Love – The Vestals

Posted on October 27, 2014 by haymoncollins

I have rather missed that odd combination of happy misery that I used to find in some bands, but here, in this shimmering short set of indie pop gems from The Vestals,  it’s a pleasure renewed (thanks to @TheNightCountry for the … Continue reading →

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Who Do Yo Love – Hats

Posted on October 26, 2014 by haymoncollins

A little over a year ago a couple of young whippersnappers from Ayrshire dropped me a line including a link to some tracks they had put down and I scribbled a few lines about Hide Away at the time. Time … Continue reading →

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ATOMOS – A Winged Victory for the Sullen at the Barbican

Posted on October 20, 2014 by haymoncollins

A year ago last summer a friend and I stole a sunny afternoon from work and went swimming in a deliciously cold lake. Under the thick, cool, green and blue waters the colours changed with the sunlight from above, shapes … Continue reading →

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Anyway – Immigrant Union

Posted on October 8, 2014 by haymoncollins

Love at first sight (or in this case, listen) is a dangerous thing; sometimes just a fleeting infatuation, like eating too many chocolate buttons too quickly, leaving you a bit queasy. But that’s not going to be the case here … Continue reading →

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Judie Tzuke at St George’s Bristol

Posted on May 28, 2014 by haymoncollins

As a fan you, of course, want to rock up to a show and for it to be flawless, the embodiment of all you love about that artist. Sometimes you get it and sometimes you don’t,  because the venue’s a … Continue reading →

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Best of Times – My Sad Captains

Posted on May 23, 2014 by haymoncollins

Well if the chance to see Shearwater in Bristol wasn’t enough, I noticed that support was from none other than My Sad Captains. Now I burbled on about these chaps back in 2008 and 2009 but then they rather slipped … Continue reading →

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