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December 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 110: Laibach – “Opus Dei”

Despite the Slovenian industrial band being around since the very start of the 1980s – and on record since at least the mid-80s I had not heard Laibach until the release of their 2003 opus, WAT. I kinda liked it. There was a world to discover. It arrived liked most musical letterbombs at that time […]
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January 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

John Cale: Leading From The Fringe

I was a fan of Lou Reed first; then The Velvet Underground and then John Cale. Truth be told – and I don’t mind admitting it a) I was young b) there was no internet then – for a while I thought John Cale and J.J. Cale was the same person. I was 12 years […]
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