Dateline: Newcastle, England
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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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Sometimes it's nice to return to the familiar and, if you're in the business of making money, the successful.
The gangly ZZ Top-bearded Texan and former Lift To Experience frontman sits hunched contemplatively over his electro-acoustic guitar.
Neither the blindingly obvious classic the music press wanted nor the half-finished mumblings of Doherty's Tabloid Junkie Waster persona.
It all goes wrong right from the start. Before they even play a note Nashville's new hope, Be Your Own Pet, have already lost their bassist...
Would you be willing to buy music from a coffee company?
Which hat is Ryan Adams wearing this time round: depressive barfly, old school rocker or bedroom whiner?
The Grauniad picks up on the new Dylan albums, including the new one Starbucks is selling.
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