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Karl Blakesley
Oct 29, 20243 min read
ALBUM REVIEW: American Football - American Football (Covers)
A thoroughly enjoyable reprisal and reinvigoration of an album which means so much to so many.
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Andrew Belt
Dec 23, 202321 min read
5-9’s top 75 albums of 2023
The best from a fine year for music Forget the cynics (even if their number seemingly includes legendary Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith...
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Andrew Belt
Dec 15, 20239 min read
The best live performances of 2023
What were 5-9 editor, Andrew Belt's favourite performances of the year? Download Festival, a trio of festivals in Reading and a...
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Andrew Belt
Dec 11, 202324 min read
Cultural review of 2023
The year is nearly over, but what stood out for our panellists? We find out here 'Rizz' triumphing as Oxford University Press's word of...
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Andrew Belt
May 1, 20235 min read
April 2023's music blogger roundtable
Bringing together music bloggers to discuss music highlights from April 2023 Following on from our inaugural music blogger roundtable in...
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Andrew Belt
Apr 3, 20233 min read
ALBUM REVIEW: Blondshell - Blondshell
No-frills rock thrills on accomplished debut album from 25-year-old, Sabrina Teitelbaum Straightforward grunge-influenced rock music...
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