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		<title>Review: Various Artists &#8211; Wilco Tribute Night @ Mojo&#8217;s  &#8211; 10-06-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tribute nights can go two ways. They can be convoluted and contrived, struggling to even pay homage to the band they&#8217;re hoping to revere or trying too hard to be like them. Or, they can go swimmingly, being packed out with talented, passionate musicians who deliver their own takes the songs originally penned by their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Dan Kelly @ Amplifier Bar &#8211; 04-06-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A temperate winter Perth Friday night saw the cool kids pile into Amplifier to witness a fine performance by one of Australia&#8217;s criminally unheralded singer/songwriters/guitar maestros, all round nice guy, Dan Kelly.  A decidedly under filled venue served to illustrate that here is a man who is flying under the radar and I&#8217;m here to say, this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benjamincooke.com/?p=276</link>
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		<title>Review: Mountain Goats @ the Rosemount Hotel &#8211; 18-04-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something approaching a religious experience tied with a Mountain Goats gig.  In fact, I&#8217;d possibly go on to argue that it&#8217;s truly a more spiritual experience than many may encounter in their lives.  It&#8217;s not so much the subject matter, even in light of their biblical verse themed recent release &#8220;The Life of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking the Ghost House Trail in Yanchep National Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday morning saw a bright and early start to the day to head north out of Perth to the wonders of Yanchep National Park.  I love Yanchep NP and have written about it often, extolling the virtues of this fantastic place to all and sundry who will listen to me.  The National Park is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beers for Jesus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Friday being Good Friday, my good friend S-wah and I decided to revive our once yearly (though that should perhaps be &#8216;done once one year&#8217;) tradition of canvassing the open establishments of Perth in search of a place which will sell us a beer on a public holiday like Good Friday.  Perth (and perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pavement @ Metro City Perth 09-03-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight&#8217;s set list was eclectic, yet wonderful and perhaps slightly orchestrated around SM&#8217;s slightly hoarse voice: Silence Kid Father to A Sister of Thought Stereo Frontwards In The Mouth A Desert Rattled By The Rush Date w/ Ikea Grounded Range Life Unfair We Dance Kennel District Cut Your Hair Stop Breathin&#8217; Summer Babe Gold Soundz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benjamincooke.com/?p=251</link>
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		<title>The man is back in town</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m more than just a little excited about this.  Even if he doesn&#8217;t play a single Pavement song, the show is bound to be spectacular.  With the Doves having just been here, 2009 may well be the year of &#8216;seeing bands you always wanted to but weren&#8217;t sure you ever would&#8217;.  I should probably come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benjamincooke.com/?p=247</link>
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		<title>Maybe it&#8217;s just the hair cut&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;but I could swear Jeff Tweedy is channelling Jack White in this video:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benjamincooke.com/?p=242</link>
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		<title>I really hope to get back here soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I truly do.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benjamincooke.com/?p=231</link>
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		<title>The completeness of oblivion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was trawling the internets looking for cover art images to totally deck out my library with the appropriate images as is my obsessive compulsive way.   In doing so, and in being up to &#8216;M&#8217; for &#8216;The Mountain Goats&#8217;, I stumbled across this little gem of a quote from Mr. Darnielle himself, in response [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benjamincooke.com/?p=229</link>
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