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Kieron Tyler

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Kieron Tyler has contributed to Britain's MOJO magazine since 1999 and is the author of 'Smashing It Up: A Decade Of Chaos With The Damned', the critically-acclaimed and definitive biography of the first decade of the pioneering British punk rock band. His writing has also appeared in Billboard (America), The Guardian, i (the newspaper), The Independent, Les Inrockuptibles (France), Music Week, Q, Rumba (Finland) and Ugly Things (America).

Articles By Kieron Tyler

Music Reissues Weekly: Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Electric Prunes - Then Came The Dawn Complete Recordings 1966-1969

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Music Reissues Weekly: Stan Tracey Trio - The 1959 Sessions

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Music Reissues Weekly: Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds - Stormy Monday And The Eagles Fly On Friday

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Album: Grace Cummings - Storm Queen

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Gun Club - Preaching The Blues

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Music Reissues Weekly: Jon Savage's 1977-1979 - Symbols Clashing Everywhere

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Music Reissues Weekly: Looking back at 2021

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Albums of the Year 2021: Frida Hyvönen - Dream Of Independence

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Beau Brummels - Turn Around The Complete Recordings (1964-1970)

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Music Reissues Weekly: The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, The Pretty Things - Live At The BBC

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Album: Hiss Golden Messenger - O Come All Ye Faithful

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Music Reissues Weekly: Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands - The Bostin’ Sounds of Brumrock 1966-1974

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Hedvig Mollestad, National Jazz Scene, Oslo review - watch out, there’s a storm about

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Album: Deep Throat Choir - In Order To Know You

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Music Reissues Weekly: Box Of Pin-Ups - The British Sounds of 1965, Think I'm Going Weird - Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68

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