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This is why I like Tom Waits

Tom Lennon

I’ve never made a secret of the fact that my all-time favourite recording artist bar none is Mr Thomas Alan […]

This is why I like Tom WaitsTom Lennon

Nyman

Tom Lennon

While we’re on the subject of the Latitude Festival (and, let’s face it, I have been banging on a bit about it as […]

NymanTom Lennon

More Julian Cope…

Tom Lennon

Quite looking forward to seeing St Julian at Latitude in July. I like him loads, have never seen him live and over the […]

More Julian Cope…Tom Lennon

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Birmingham Carling Academy, 5th May 2008

Tom Lennon

There’s cool, there’s uber-cool and then there’s Nick Cave. Australia’s finest export – the Black Crow King himself – was on […]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Birmingham Carling Academy, 5th May 2008Tom Lennon

O Brother, Why Art Thou?

Tom Lennon

The following is a transcript of a text message exchange that took place yesterday between me and my younger brother, Rob (AKA Brother Younger):

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O Brother, Why Art Thou?Tom Lennon

Slight return

Tom Lennon

“We met a crazed speed garage afficianado from Northampton, who advised us not to buy a double gin and Red Bull (and not because of […]

Slight returnTom Lennon

The Breeders, Birmingham Academy, 13th April 2008

Tom Lennon

So here I am, and there I was – enjoying a sticky-floored Sunday evening at Birmingham’s bijou Academy 2. I was there […]

The Breeders, Birmingham Academy, 13th April 2008Tom Lennon

Latitude

Tom Lennon

It’s early days yet, but the line-up for this year’s Latitude Festival is already shaping up rather nicely.

As I’ve probably mentioned before, Latitude […]

LatitudeTom Lennon

Nick Cave

Tom Lennon

Looks as though I’ll be seeing Nick Cave twice this year.

Over the weekend it was announced that Nick Cave would be appearing […]

Nick CaveTom Lennon

444 Club on Friday

Tom Lennon

For the benefit of all those Birmingham-based, gig-going, uplifting gormandizers out there (Heyyy now, Daddy-O…), The Courtesy Group – Al Hutchins’ awesome […]

444 Club on FridayTom Lennon

‘Your Arse An All’

Tom Lennon

Hidden away in the comments section of an entertaining blog post from Rol about Morrissey and his arse is the following gem:

Apparently, […]

‘Your Arse An All’Tom Lennon

Blurt at the Curate’s Egg this Thursday

Tom Lennon

For the benefit of those who live in and around Birmingham, Al Hutchins and the Courtesy Group are hosting a Curate’s Egg night with […]

Blurt at the Curate’s Egg this ThursdayTom Lennon