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Crosstown Lightnin’ “Werewolves of London” at the Black Velvet

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A culture-rammed week began with Crosstown Lightnin’ at the Black Velvet club in West Kensington last Saturday 18th May, supporting Bex Marshall and her band. Here’s Crosstown Lightnin’s encore with special guest Stephen Dale Petit. Charles Shaar Murray, Buffalo Bill Smith, Marc Jefferies and Pete Miles play “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon. Video by […]

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Crosstown Lightnin’ and Bex Marshall at Black Velvet: pix

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Crosstown Lightnin’ played their first gig in a while, the first of many more the way things are looking. Charles Shaar Murray, Buffalo Bll Smith, Marc Jefferies and Pete Miles were tight as a gnat’s bum and rocked the swanky new W14 venue, Black Velvet, with their punky blues. Bex Marshall headlined with her 4-piece

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Crosstown Lightnin’ at Abbey Mills Blues Festival: punk jacket

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First the important stuff. Last night, I finally gave my ancient punk jacket an outing after an absence of nearly 20 years. Oh, and by the way, the grand occasion was Crosstown Lightnin’s gig at the Colour House Theatre for the Abbey Mills Blues Festival. Charles Shaar Murray, Buffalo Bill Smith, Marc Jefferies and special

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Anna May Wong Must Die! and Yellowface acoustic videos: Anna Chen at the St Ives Arts Festival

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It’s been unbelievably sunny and warm down here in Kernow for the St Ives Arts Festival while London shakes itself out like a drowned rat aprés le deluge. Here are a couple of videos from the lunchtime sessions in Norway Square. I’m trying out Yellowface, one of the raps from Anna May Wong Must Die!,

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