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Album review: THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS – s/t

In this hour special, Pete Feenstra chats to James Stevenson about his music (58:39) More at Mixcloud All The Cats Recordings [Release date 06.05.16] The main selling point, I guess, of The International Swingers (putting the Benidorm ‘swingers’ association to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blondie, Chelsea, Clem Burke, Generation X, Glen Matlock, James Stevenson, pop, post-punk, punk, review, rock, Sex Pistols, THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS
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Album review: JAMES STEVENSON – Everything’s Getting Closer To Being Over

Independent release [Release date 10.12.13] For a guitarist with punk and new wave credentials that span Chelsea the revamped Generation X, Kim Wilde, The Cult, Glen Matlock, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Alarm, and latterly Willie Nile, James Stevenson sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea, Elisabeth Westwood, Everything's Getting Closer To Being Over, funk, Gene Loves Jezebel, Generation X, Glen Matlock, guitar, James Stevenson, Kim Wilde, Maggi Ronson, review, rock, Roy Buchanan, The Alarm, The Cult, The Sexpistilettos, Traci Hunter, Willie Nile
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Gig Review: THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS – The Lexington, London, 19 July 2013
First a word about the venue, because on one of the steamiest New Orleans-like nights of this British heatwave, the upstairs gig had ceiling fans and a cool, chilled out lounge-bar atmosphere. It also had clear, uninterrupted sightlines, padded seating … Continue reading