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I wrote an extended version of my interview with Jane Birkin in which she talked about Serge Gainsbourg, motherhood, and the subversive legacy of Je T'Aime. https://open.substack.com/pub/alastairmckay/p/histoire-de-jane-birkin-an-english?r=695tp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Teenage Girls! Timpani! The Strange Cult Of The Cults Percussion Ensemble

George Best: El Beatle on Drinking, Shagging, Gambling, and the Perils of Living One Day At A Time

The Jam, The Modern World, and Paul Weller's Jumper

Swamp-Psych Gardening: The Organic Strangeness Of Plant And See

Artist, Singer, Cyclist, Herky-Jerky Intellectual: The Endless Curiosity of Shy Talking Head David Byrne

James Kelman's Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul Is A Relentless Train Of Thought, Not A Cakewalk

The Languid Country Soul of Dylan LeBlanc, Born 10,000 Years Ago in Muscle Shoals

Billy Bragg and Wilco, Doing It For The Little Guy. Or, How Woody Guthrie Was Rescued From Sainthood on Mermaid Avenue

Gospel, With Bluenotes: The Mellow Fruits Of Hiss Golden Messenger's Quest For Faith