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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Auto_Da_Fe 24th Nov 2015		Live Music The Near Jazz Experience @ Indo	Marc Hayward is singer/guitarist from The Dash
Auto_Da_Fe 20th Nov 2015		Live Music The Mountain Goats @ Brudenell Social Club	Review Travelled north to Leeds for this gig because Shepherds Bush Empire is just too big - especially for something as intimate as a Mountain Goats gig. The journey was absolutely worthwhile. The venue is a perfect size, sight lines are good, and the audience was respectful (ie not talking through the quiet parts). Opening, The Weather Station, reminded me considerably of Joni Mitchell. She is well worth catching. The Mountain Goats, a 4 piece this time (I've seen 1, 2 and 3 piece versions before), were as ever, magnificent. Dipping between new songs and the sterling catalogue, the long set flashed by much too quickly. There is a great catharsis in the favorites with which the whole audience sings along. No "Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton" tonight (wasn't expecting it after recent happenings in Kunduz), so "No Children" was the climax.. the lyrics spent much of the next three days lodged in my head. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Auto_Da_Fe 16th Nov 2015		Book Phil Neal - Life At The Kop	Rated 5/10 A pretty ordinary autobiography by a very good footballer. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Auto_Da_Fe 15th Nov 2015		Book Merv Grist - Life At The Tip	Rated 7/10 In which we follow manager Les Bence through a difficult season in charge of Athletico Whaddon as they attempt to negotiate the Multivite Vegeburger/Singleton's Valve Replacement League. This started life as a fanzine, and became a regular feature in When Saturday Comes. Those who spend their time closer to the base than the apex of English football's pyramid will enjoy this. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Auto_Da_Fe 15th Nov 2015		Book Mark E. Smith - The Fall Lyrics	Rated 10/10 Lyrics, notes, drawings, sleeve notes, photocopies of reviews from The Fall at the height of their powers. Plus translations of the lyrics into German. While by no means exhaustive, this contains material (e.g. "Wigan Soul Poem") which is nowhere else available. Although it appears to have been made with the co-operation of Mark & Brix, I seem to remember that Mark later denied this, and stopped any repress or further edition. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?