"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Greg Smyth is a freelance pop culture writer and has written for the likes of NME, Plan B, Alternative Ulster and a host of others. He is currently based in the North East of England and lives on a diet of tea and vitamin tablets.
Read more of Greg's reviews at Swing Batter Batter! or join in the wider pop-culture debate at The Mondo Project.
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Music Review: Joanna Newsom - Ys
I have a friend who calls Joanna Newsom an "irritating, squeaky woman" - some people just can't get past her voice.
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Concert Review: Howling Bells
Barring the collected output of the Brothers Finn, the Antipodean colonies haven’t had much luck in the musical department.
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Concert Review: Field Music And The Futureheads
Broken hearts? More than a few. A happy ending? Definitely.
Grab your Moleskines, people, I can feel a melancholic funk coming on.
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CD Review: Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You
They wrote songs about downloading porn and, spookily, New York being a graveyard. Unfortunately, they also kind of split up.
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Album Review: Mogwai - Mr. Beast
Sometimes, it seems, getting older can be fun.
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Concert Review: Giant Drag
Annie Hardy: bookish wallflower or foul-mouthed harridan? Discuss.
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Concert Review: Ryan Adams
"It's Valentines Day, so if you're here that must make you a bunch of sad bastards."
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The Hot Topic: Writing Ambitions
What are your creative ambitions and how do you express them?
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CD Review: The Beatings - Holding On To Hand Grenades
Maybe it's personal intolerance, but this whole 80s bandwagon is beginning to really f--- me off.
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