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2022 was a hectic year. Writer Kurt Duvel highlights five songs from this year that hooked him in through the haze of stress and kept him happy. Let’s discover your next favourite thing.
Read MoreWriter Kurt Duvel returns to London’s All Points East in 2022 for Tame Impala’s headlining set at the festival and admires the Australian artist’s rise to mainstream status.
Read MoreWriter Kurt Duvel reports from Paul McCartney’s ‘The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present’ book launch at London’s Southbank Centre, where the former Beatle’s words took centre stage and melody waited in the wings.
Read MoreOn the 10th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s passing, writer Kurt Duvel reflects on becoming a fan of Amy just one week before her untimely death in July 2011, and the bittersweet joy of discovering her music in memoriam over the past 10 years.
Read MoreAfter hitting a rocky patch on Weekend 1, All Points East's Sunday service the following weekend really folked up. Big time. Writer Kurt Duvel returns to the urban music utopia in London’s Victoria Park for a folk feast of epic proportions, featuring the likes of Julien Baker, The Tallest Man On Earth, and the day's headliner Bon Iver.
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