PinnedPublished inMusic VoicesThe Rock and Roll Biography, Depravity and Redemption?A review of the best rock biographies with insights and warnings.Jan 6, 202114Jan 6, 202114
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PinnedStraitjacket Fits — Life in Three GigsOne New Zealand band could burn up a stage like no other — ‘Straitjacket Fits’.May 24, 20201May 24, 20201
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Published inThe RiffThe Verlaines: A Band Like No OtherPoets, writers, philosophers, composers—Graeme Downes of Dunedin can relate to them all and even effortlessly incorporate them neatly into…Dec 8Dec 8
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