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Kevin got so addicted to music at an early age that he had to get his many years of enjoyment down onto paper, not just a way to escape his wife and four children although they have learned to accept they do come second to a record player.
The family man from Trim, County Meath has digested all genres from 50s rockabilly to late 70s punk, through 80s new wave, grunge and beyond, he doesn’t so much see himself as a writer more of a sound archaeologist sharing the wonderful music he discovers along the way.

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Why Cats Failed | 5 Film Musicals That Work

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The film musical Cats bombed at the box office, an epic flop that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons. When director Tom Hooper approached the content, it appears that the spectacle of the onscreen mutations took centre stage…
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Soap And Violence | Fight Club At 20

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"This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time" - Tyler Durden One of the most misunderstood movies of the last 20 years is undoubtedly David Fincher's modern cult classic Fight Club. Yes, it's easy to linger on the violence, an…