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Roll on Joshua Burnside & new album, Teeth of Time, out Friday. His tour starts tonight in Edinburgh. Ulster Hall in Belfast, April 5. This photo was taken last May – Joshua & pals from 9ft in Common & the Whisper Project made a video in the alley behind Hyndford St, East Belfast. 📷 Stuart Bailie.

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The Sabrejets, live at the Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast, 22.02.25. Photos by Stuart Bailie.

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Bill Fay, RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nAv...

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Great news. www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

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A review of the new record by The Wood Burning Savages. "Every track on their second album is a retort, a legitimate wail, a Ken Loach storyline." On Dig with It now: www.digwithit.com?p=3494

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Five years since the passing of Andrew Weatherall. I wrote a blog about the time he played Sugar Sweet in Belfast with the Sabres of Paradise. Amazing night. www.digwithit.com?p=1619

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Belfast 15.02.25. Photos by Stuart Bailie

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Belfast Love and Leviticus Love. The introduction of Civil Partnership in Belfast, December 2005. Photos by Stuart Bailie.

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I saw Dani Larkin performing live at the SRC, Armagh and it was tremendous. Review link below. Photo by Stuart Bailie. www.digwithit.com?p=3476

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Fantastic news. Bridge Books in Dromore is a class place and Lesley has the energy and soul that makes it special. Now she's programming a book festival (May 5-10) and I'm delighted to be involved. More info, TBA.

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Gary Moore, Belfast, 26 June 2004. Gary was supporting Bob Dylan at the Odyssey Arena. Photo by Stuart Bailie.

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January 2025. Belfast, Nenagh and Galway. Photos by Stuart Bailie.

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Katy Lied by Steely Dan is set to turn 50. I've reviewed the new vinyl pressing. Soaring talent with creepy interludes. www.loudersound.com/reviews/stee...

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Remembering Richey Edwards from the Manics. He was often great company. Missing for 30 years now. We went to Disneyland and he wrote me a card. A blog story: www.digwithit.com?p=75

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East Belfast, December 2024. Photo by Stuart Bailie. #brexit #brexitmeansbrexit #ilfordhp5 #ilford

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Cyprus Avenue, Belfast, 24.01.25. Alarming scenes. 📷 Stuart Bailie

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The day I met Garth Hudson from The Band and 'Sneaky' Pete Kleinow from The Flying Burrito Brothers. The start of an Irish tour, July 14, 2004. Garth was whiskered and strange. Pete talked about the plesiosaur he designed for his Nudie outfit on the cover of Guilded Palace of Sin. Bless them both.

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Good times at Your Roots Are Showing, music conference in Killarney. With The Good Behaviours, Campbell-Jensen, Lotus Wight and Sarah Jane Scouten. 📷 Stuart Bailie

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Good morning. Today we celebrate the America of Walt Whitman, Sitting Bull, Rosa Parks and Woody Guthrie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3V-... Music: newly-discovered recording of The Waterboys playing Woody's THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND in 1988.

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A great moment during Your Roots Are Showing in Killarney. Vocal act, Musique à Bouches, from Québec, do a version of The Auld Triangle, changing the scene from Mountjoy Prison Dublin, to Trois-Rivières, a holding pen for Québécois nationalists.

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What a beautiful new record by Edwyn Collins www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6P...

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Belfast, 11.01.25. 📷 Stuart Bailie

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Mick Lynch, Belfast, 29 April 2023, before he addressed the May Day rally at the City Hall. He has just announced his retirement as General Secretary of the RMT. 📷 Stuart Bailie

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Well, 2025 is my 40th year as a music journalist. It's been a magnificent gig and I'm doing some live events to celebrate the milestone and tell some of the stories. First off is an event at Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo. May 22. In conversation with Stephen Rennicks. Link in comments. More to follow.

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Great to see RÓIS on the shortlist. Mo Léan is a bold, amazing record.

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Our new album: LIFE, DEATH AND DENNIS HOPPER. Out 4 April on Sun Records. Guests include Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Fiona Apple and Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes. It's the story of Dennis Hopper's life in songs - and the story of his and our times #TheWaterboys #RockAndRoll

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Powerful screening last night in Belfast followed by Q&A with film maker Mohamad Zwhara. Families living in caves because their homes in the West Bank are being smashed up. I believe On My Land is currently touring Ireland and the UK.

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Rory Gallagher, statue unveiling, Ulster Hall, Belfast, 04.01.25. 📷 Stuart Bailie

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Belfast Vigil, 31.12.24. 📷 Stuart Bailie

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Enjoyable doc about Thomas Moore - congrats to Imagine Media. With Duke Special, Arborist, Joshua Burnside and others. www.tg4.ie/en/player/pl...

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Cleamairí Feirste, the Belfast Wren Boys, Shaw's Road, Belfast, 26.12.24.` 📷 Stu Bailie

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Dublin, November 2024 📷 Stu Bailie

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Portview! Today and the marra. Here's me on the stall with books, records and stuff. Signed & inscribed, if you want it. @eastblockbazaar, @littlefoxbelfast. 310 N'ards Rd, BT4.

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I've written a review of One Leg One Eye, RÓIS and Geheimnisknecht at the Black Box on Monday. Great night, especially RÓIS, who is outstanding. It's online now, on @louderthanwar.bsky.social. Read here: louderthanwar.com/one-leg-one-... 📷 Stu Bailie.

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That time I was in New York with The Pogues and Joe Strummer, on the eve of 'Fairytale'. Here's my story: www.digwithit.com?p=3062

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Book of the year in Vive Le Rock magazine! Terri Hooley: 75 Revolutions is available online at Bandcamp, Ebay and Music Glue. Also in @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social, No Alibis Belfast and @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social Derry. Plus Rough Trade shops. This Friday at Portview Market Belfast, 6-10pm.

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Bád Eddie, Donegal, August 2024. 📷 Stu Bailie

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Listen up punks! Here's a playlist of the NME's top singles of 1977 ▶️🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/0SN...

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Very sorry to hear about the passing of Big Bear, aka Phil Long. A much-loved part of the Belfast subculture. Pictured here at Ward Park, Bangor in 2021 when the Sabrejets rocked the bandstand. Photo by Stu Bailie

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