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Introducing WKW (a.k.a. Watson Kercheval Watson)

1 October 2018 SB 0

WKW is a brand new musical project, officially announced less than a day ago as I write this, and this is definitely one to watch! […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE ALBUM: «My Time» by Tony Butler (2018)

27 June 2018 SB 0

Tony Butler is primarily known as the bass player for Big Country from 1982 to 2000, and again from 2010 to 2012 for the first […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Emerald» by Thin Lizzy

6 January 2018 SB 0

Emerald is one of the all-time classic Thin Lizzy tracks. It can be found on their sixth and best known album Jailbreak (released 26 March […]

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