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Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo -

She makes me insane, basically, in the best way. Her voice gifts us the classic folk sound but with new tunes and words that will send you on such a journey of mental images and feelings. And Emily, if you come across this, I'm really sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he'll be well, or at least pass away as peacefully as possible; knowing how much you love him. Albums are Photos. Fires. Fables., Despite the Snow, Almanac, Dear River, The Toerag Sessions, Sweet Kind of Blue, A Window to Other Ways (with Marry Waterson), Shadow Box, A Dark Murmuration of Words, Room 822 (with Lukas Drinkwater).

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So so much more than 'oh that song that was in Twlight', just so y'all know. I can't remember exactly but it was something like I listened to Around the Well some time ago and, my life was literally opened wide. Amazing voice and the imagery he constructs is so mad and beautiful and bruising and healing. Albums are The Creek Drank the Cradle, Our Endless Numbered Days, In the Reins (with Calexico), The Shepard's Dog, Around the Well, Kiss Each Other Clean, Ghost On Ghost, Archive Series Volume No. 1, Sing Into My Mouth (with Ben Bridwell), Beast Epic, Years to Burn, Live At Third Man Records, Archive Series Volume No. 5: The Tallahassee Recordings.

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Emily Barker & Lukas Drinkwater Live Stream Review: 1/16, YouTube

BY JORDAN MAINZER

For many, the pandemic has presented an opportunity to reflect on one’s own past, musical or otherwise. Singer-songwriter Emily Barker, based in the UK but from Australia, had been wanting to record an album of covers by Australian artists for a long time, giving new life to the music of her childhood and teenage years. A quarantine with her husband Lukas Drinkwater provided ample opportunity, and out came Room 822.

In order to visit her family in Australia for the first time in two years, Barker and Drinkwater had to isolate for 2 weeks at The Westin on Victoria Square in Perth. Bringing with them a guitar and a folding double bass, and receiving microphones and a keyboard from a friend, the two spent 12 days knocking out covers of songs by artists they both loved and grew up with (Silverchair, Nick Cave) and artists Barker shared with the Drinkwater, who is from Cornwall, for the first time (Deborah Conway, The Waifs). They also picked a few Australian artists they discovered together only a few years ago, like singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly. Though the recording process presented challenges that were both logistical (a humming fridge, a chopper landing on top of the hospital next door, a rowing machine in the room above them) and mental/emotional (not being able to have windows open or spend any time apart), Barker and Drinkwater knocked it out of the park. Drinkwater mixed the record during their two final days of quarantine, and they were able to feature a couple guest vocalists (Fanny Lumsden on The Church’s “Under the Milky Way and Jack Carty on Alex Lloyd’s “Black The Sun”) by sending them the tunes over email.

As a frustrating reminder that the pandemic is still affecting almost every aspect of our lives, including touring and seeing concerts, Barker and Drinkwater celebrated the release of Room 822 last Thursday via a livestream, as they had to postpone their entire tour of the East Coast of Australia. Relying on PayPal donations and broadcasting the stream on YouTube via Barker’s iPhone due to hours of technical issues preceding it, the stream was nonetheless as intimately curated and delivered as the covers themselves. Sure, they were missing the keyboards from their stark cover of Donnelly’s powerful rape culture diatribe “Boys Will Be Boys”, but with Barker’s acoustic guitar, harmonica, and percussion and Drinkwater’s guitar and double bass, they were able to add even rootsier elements to the songs. The two also shined on songs whose original recordings sported great harmonies, like Conway’s “Will You Miss Me When You’re Sober” and Kasey Chambers’ “The Captain”. Of course, at the center of it all was Barker’s powerful voice, voluminous and moving on “Boys Will Be Boys” and Silverchair’s “Tomorrow”, mournful and minimal on “Under the Milky Way”. During that last one, you could hear a siren from outside the space from which the two were streaming, an almost too-perfect coincidental callback to where they recorded the album.

Barker and Drinkwater ended the stream with two requests from Barker’s original catalog, "Blackbird” from 2007′s Photos.Fires.Fables and “Any More Goodbyes” from 2020′s A Dark Murmurations of Words. Barker described the latter as “a love letter to non-human species in planet,” a sort of sibling to Paul Kelly’s “Sleep, Australia, Sleep” from Room 822. Barker and Drinkwater could have chosen one of many songs in Kelly’s vast catalog, but “Sleep, Australia, Sleep” is, as Barker describes, a song about climate change “dressed up as a lullaby.” Her wail in her performance of the song proved even more urgent than Kelly’s original sneer. In a time where a deadly global pandemic seems like it could be a forebear of greater disasters to come, it’s the simultaneous comfort and eeriness of a song like this, as delivered by a beautiful voice, that maybe best encapsulates our need for consolation.

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Emily Barker | BiNuu | Berlin | 02/28/17 PHOTO BY SOMETIMESARTIST

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London quartet Guise return with the stirring new single ‘Don’t Come Back’ and announce their new album Youngest Daughter, out April 29. 

‘Don’t Come Back’ is the first instalment of what will be their debut studio album and it sees frontwoman Jess Guise tackling a complicated love affair with uptempo chord progressions, and emotive lyricism to stop you in your tracks.

Talking about the single, Jess says: “This isn’t a song about one particular person so much as a string of disastrous decisions. It’s about the brutal transience and sheer depressing turnover of romantic entanglements I found myself in living in London during my 20s, and about crashing headlong into people who just bounce off and bounce along like dodgems. It’s also about sometimes being the dodgem myself, and not giving myself too much of a hard time about it.”

‘Don’t Come Back’ sees Guise hone down their staple acoustic sounds, with a touch of nonchalance. Having initially had plans to leave ‘Don’t Come Back’ out of the album, Jess teases that collaborator and husband Frank Turner, “told me I was an idiot,” for not considering it in the album. “And into the record it went” she says.  With a country/pop hybrid in mind, Jess enlisted a cast of friends to bring her vision to life, with Callum Green thrashing out the drums in just two-takes, Lukas Drinkwater bringing his upright bass to the party (plus its stunning acoustic guitar solo), enlivening guitar licks courtesy of Titas Halder, and all underpinned with the deliriously catchy  “bababa” backing vocals from Laura Hanna.

Across its 13 tracks, Youngest Daughter takes the listener on a voyage of love, loss, hope and personal growth; offering tender reflections on music, friends, family and all the twists and turns life can throw at you.

Produced by Frank Turner and recorded, mixed and mastered in his and Jess’s garden studio, reflective of its songs, Youngest Daughter is an album literally years in the making. With some songs dating back nearly seven years, they have been given a fresh lease of life and contemporary feel for 2022. While taking inspiration from the likes of Dar Williams and Stevie Nicks, the various backgrounds of Guise’s band members in funk, soul and jazz also give the record an eclectic feel that will endure repeated listens. As fiddles and flutes pipe up amongst songs centred around Jess’s cooing vocals and layered harmonies, its lush arrangements are married to a production that’s as sweet and soulful as the characters of the songs themselves.

Youngest Daughter:

01.The Boy and the Thief 02. The Right Track 03. I Know When You Leave 04. High Enough 05. The Crying kind 06. Don’t Come Back 07. Faith 08. Boychild 09. Eiderdown 10. Mine 11. The Year You Learned to Cry 12. Where I’ve Been 13. Brother in Arms

Photo credit: Ben Morse

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THE TUESDAY TAPES MARTEDÌ 15 MARZO 2022 1) SPOON > Satellite 2) DIP IN THE POOL > What About This Love 3) JAMIE PATON > Fleshed Out ➜ a (small) tribute to the genius of Andy Partridge… 4) XTC > This Is Pop? 5) XTC > Sgt. Rock 6) ANDY PARTRIDGE > Ghost Train 7) ANDY PARTRIDGE > Great Day 8) THE RESIDENTS > Margaret Freeman 9) XTC > Senses Working Overtime 10) EMILY BARKER & LUKAS DRINKWATER > Mr. Milk 11) MANDY MOORE > Senses Working Overtime 12) MANFRED MANN > 5-4-3-2-1 13) XTC > Great Fire (PS: se non visualizzate il widget, lo streaming della puntata è QUI)

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THE TUESDAY TAPES MARTEDÌ 15 MARZO 2022 1) SPOON > Satellite 2) DIP IN THE POOL > What About This Love 3) JAMIE PATON > Fleshed Out ➜ a (small) tribute to the genius of Andy Partridge… 4) XTC > This Is Pop? 5) XTC > Sgt. Rock 6) ANDY PARTRIDGE > Ghost Train 7) ANDY PARTRIDGE > Great Day 8) THE RESIDENTS > Margaret Freeman 9) XTC > Senses Working Overtime 10) EMILY BARKER & LUKAS DRINKWATER > Mr. Milk 11) MANDY MOORE > Senses Working Overtime 12) MANFRED MANN > 5-4-3-2-1 13) XTC > Great Fire Ascolta su MIXCLOUD Ascolta su SPREAKER Guarda su YOUTUBE

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LIVE Transfer Talk: Real Madrid see Milik, Aguero, Giroud as options

The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here.

TOP STORY: Madrid need attacking options: Aguero, Milik or Giroud?

Real Madrid are short on attacking cover and AS has linked them with Sergio Aguero, Olivier Giroud and Arkadiusz Milik.

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Luka Jovic‘s return to Eintracht Frankfurt on a six-month loan has left Zinedine Zidane with a hole that needs filling in attack, and the report details the three options when it comes to finding the perfect short-term option with the necessary ability and experience.

Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe remain long-term targets for Madrid, so Aguero provides a better option for this year. The Manchester City star is out of contract in June and though Madrid face competition from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, he also knows the Spanish capital well following his time at Atletico Madrid.

Giroud is a another name linked and he’s still not getting the game time he craves at Chelsea. Also out of contract in the summer, the Blues may wish to do business in January to avoid the Frenchman leaving on a free in the summer.

Meanwhile, Milik could be added to the squad from Napoli for as little as €10m, though Marseille appear to be first in the queue for his services.

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21.42 GMT: With Pol Lirola now at Marseille, Fiorentina are in the market for a right-back, and Gianluca Di Marzio reports that La Viola are interested in Andrea Conti of AC Milan and Real Madrid‘s Alvaro Odriozola.

20.55 GMT: Danny Drinkwater, who’s made just 12 appearances for Chelsea since joining from Leicester City in a £35m move in 2017, is in Istanbul ahead of a move to Kasimpasa, according to the Mail. The 30-year-old would join the club sitting 13th in the Turkish Super League on loan for the remainder of the season, his third short-term stint away from Stamford Bridge since the start of the 2019-20 season.

20.08 GMT: Western Conference finalists Minnesota United are interested in Club America winger Andres Ibarguen, ESPN Mexico writes, with the Liga MX giants keen to offload the 28-year-old winger. The issue at the moment, though, is that the Loons aren’t interested in making the once-capped Colombia international a Designated Player, meaning he’d need to take a pay cut to leave Mexico City for the Twin Cities.

19.21 GMT: Barcelona backup goalkeeper Neto is only interested in joining Arsenal this month if he’s to become the No. 1 in North London, according to Mundo Deportivo, which could prove a stumbling block with Bernd Leno firmly established as the Gunners’ first choice.

18.57 GMT: Juventus and AS Roma are among the clubs interested in signing United States teenager Bryan Reynolds, sources have told ESPN’s Tom Hamilton. The 19-year-old FC Dallas full-back is also attracting Club Brugge and another unnamed European team. Read the full story.

18.34 GMT: With David Alaba said to be on the verge of joining Real Madrid, Goal reports that Bayern Munich have discussed the possibility of recruiting Los Blancos centre-back Eder Militao to replace the Austria international. The 22-year-old Militao has featured sparingly for Madrid since joining from Porto in 2019, a situation that has reportedly prompted interest from Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur in addition to Bayern.

18.10 GMT: Swansea City are in “ongoing” discussions to acquire United States winger Jordan Morris from the Seattle Sounders on a six-month loan, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle. Read the full story.

17.47 GMT: Corriere dello Sport quotes Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas as saying that the historic Ligue 1 side are in negotiations with Napoli over striker Arkadiusz Milik, who’s been frozen out of the Italian outfit after refusing to sign a new contract, with his existing deal expiring in the summer and the Parenopei reportedly demanding €15m to part with him.

17.00 GMT: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has an uncertain future, with Real Madrid and Juventus keen to sign him. But might he stay?

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Mark Ogden believes if Man United win the Premier League, then Paul Pogba will stay.

16.30 GMT: Bayern Munich striker Joshua Zirkzee looks set to leave the club on loan this month.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Everton and Parma are in talks with the German club, with Eintracht Frankfurt out of the race after opting to land Luka Jovic.

Zirkzee, 19, has only played four times this season and has scored no goals. He managed 12 games in 2019-20 where he scored four times.

16.02 GMT: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 39 years old but is planning on staying at AC Milan beyond his 40th birthday.

Ibrahimovic returned to Milan for a second spell in January 2020, after leaving the LA Galaxy. He joined on a short-term deal but signed up for another 12 months in the summer and has 11 goals in 12 games this season as the club mount a Serie A title charge.

“I’ll continue playing as long as I feel well. Then we’ll see, we’ll talk about my contract,” Ibrahimovic told Corriere dello Sport. “I didn’t want to put myself in a trap with no way out, that’s why I initially signed a six-month contract which I renewed afterwards. Others made different choices.

“I don’t want to talk about how many games I’ve played, it makes me feel old. My challenge is to develop a young team now, it’s something different from what I used to do. But being successful in it makes me feel happier than when I win.”

15.45 GMT: Right on cue, new PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino has been speaking about transfers.

Lionel Messi, Dele Alli and various other top players have been linked with the club. But Pochettino isn’t giving anything away.

“No time to think about the window. Not even time to sleep!” he told a news conference. “Leonardo [PSG’s sporting director] is leading this. We have discussed it, but there is nothing to tell you right now.”

15.42 GMT: Reminder: Lionel Messi can leave Barcelona in the summer for nothing. And he can already start talking to clubs outside Spain about a contract.

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Rodri Faez believes Lionel Messi’s representatives may already be negotiating with Man City and PSG.

15.16 GMT: United States forward Jordan Morris is in talks with Swansea City over a six-month loan from Seattle Sounders, says The Daily Telegraph.

Morris reportedly “had offers from Bundesliga clubs but is poised to be part of Steve Cooper’s squad for the rest of the campaign.”

Sources confirmed to ESPN that “talks are ongoing” between the clubs.

Bill Connelly picked his Premier League transfers on a budget and Morris also appears as an under-the-radar option for Tottenham.

Everybody’s snatching up young MLS prospects these days, but Spurs don’t necessarily need a young up-and-comer as much as they need a proven creator. Well, how’s this for proven: Morris has averaged 10 goals and six assists in 31 matches per year over his past four seasons with the Seattle Sounders. He wins duels and aerial battles, he can play in the right, left or center, he’s got lovely size (6-foot, 185 pounds) and has track-star speed — seven of his 11 goals this past season came on the type of fast-break opportunities Mourinho craves. This is a better match than you think and thanks to players like Kasey Keller and Clint Dempsey, Spurs are well-acquainted with tapping the USMNT for talent.

14.50 GMT: Barcelona and United States international Konrad de la Fuente has taken on Lionel Messi‘s brother as his agent, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens.

De la Fuente, 19, made his first-team debut earlier this season and won his first cap for the USMNT against Wales in November. The 19-year-old is one of several young players at Barca who have been chased by the game’s biggest agents.

This particular race has been won by Rodrigo Messi, who worked as an advisor to players and as an agent for several years, including Ansu Fati before the Spain international decided to take on super-agent Jorge Mendes. Another of Barca’s youngsters who was highly sought-after was Ilaix Moriba, who ultimately signed with the Stellar Group.

De la Fuente signed a new contract at Camp Nou in June, keeping him at the club until 2022. The deal includes a €50m release clause, rising to €100m when he’s officially promoted to the first team — he is still registered for Barca B — as well as the option to extend the terms by an additional two years. Before agreeing to the deal, he had considered his future, with sources telling ESPN he had an attractive offer in Germany from Hertha Berlin.

14.04 GMT: Schalke’s USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie is loving life on loan at Juventus.

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Janusz Michallik assesses the stark differences in how Schalke utilised Weston McKennie vs. Juventus.

13.40 GMT: River Plate have made an approach for Nacional defender Mathias Laborda, according to his agent.

River have been following the 21-year-old Uruguayan since 2018 but they are unable to sign him at the moment as they don’t have space for another non-Argentina player in their ranks.

“Yes, there was a contact,” Jose Ducret confirmed to Radio Sport 890 AM de Uruguay. “They called from River to see the conditions and to talk a little. The issue is that River do not have quotas for foreigners so, until that issue is not resolved, I see it difficult for them to advance somewhere. Laborda is 100% a Nacional player, he has a contract and we would have to wait”.

Meanwhile, Jorge Sampaoli’s Atletico Mineiro are interested in signing River Plate star Nacho Fernandez, according to ESPN’s Gustavo Yarroch.

The 31-year-old midfielder has been linked with a move away from River and Yarroch reports that a €5m offer would be enough for Atletico Mineiro to lure him away from the Argentinian side.

Fernandez almost joined Inter Porto Alegre when current Atletico Mineiro sporting director Rodrigo Caetano was at the club.

13.30 GMT: Wayne Rooney has been appointed permanent manager of Derby County, the club have confirmed.

Former England and Manchester United forward Rooney had been in caretaker charge of the EFL Championship club since the departure of Phillip Cocu in November.

Since then Rooney, who was a player-coach since arriving in January 2020, has taken training alongside coaches Shay Given, Liam Rosenior and Justin Walker.

In that time the 35-year-old has overseen an upturn in form that saw them lose only once in eight games. However, they have lost three of their last four fixtures, including an FA Cup third-round exit against Non-League Chorley that was overshadowed by a coronavirus outbreak.

13.16 GMT: Bild says that Schalke are looking to sign ex-Bayern Munich defender Rafinha.

The 35-year-old Brazilian only signed for Olympiakos in August but could return to the Bundesliga to help his former team (where he spent five years from 2005-2010) avoid relegation.

Schalke really are getting the band back together as they have already signed Sead Kolasinac from Arsenal on loan and are in talks over a return for 37-year-old Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

12.55 GMT: U.S. U17 international and FC Dallas youngster Ricardo Pepi will spend a three-week training at Bayern Munich alongside five other teammates — Edwin Cerrillo, Justin Che, Dante Sealy, Brandon Servania and Thomas Roberts — thanks to a player’s development partnership that the two clubs signed three years ago.

Born to Mexican parents, the 18-year-old forward decided to represent the United States rather than Mexico as a youth international and was part of the team in the national team in the 2019 U17 World Cup in Brazil.

Sources old ESPN at the start of January that Bayern are set to bring FC Dallas midfielder Tanner Tessmann to the club to train during the MLS offseason.

Tessmann, 19, enjoyed a fine breakout year in MLS, starting nine games while developing his game at senior level. If the defensive midfielder is included in either U.S. Soccer’s national team or U23 camp later this month, he would travel to Germany shortly after. The length of his training stint would be impacted by the MLS schedule, which has yet to be announced.

12.21 GMT: Chelsea want to keep Olivier Giroud until the end of the season, sources told ESPN’s Julien Laurens, despite interest from Inter and Juventus.

Timo Werner‘s £47.7m arrival in the summer pushed Giroud down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge but the Germany international has struggled, along with manager Frank Lampard’s other recruits.

Giroud has scored seven goals in his last seven appearances and emerged as a key player for his under-pressure boss. The France international looked set to leave Chelsea last January as he looked for regular playing time ahead of Euro 2020. The coronavius pandemic led to the postponement of the tournament, now scheduled for this summer, and sources said France coach Didier Deschamps is likely to include him in Les Bleus squad.

11.50 GMT: How do a club like Real Madrid have such issues with squad depth?

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Julien Laurens questions why Zinedine Zidane played right winger Lucas Vazquez at right back vs. Athletic.

11.23 GMT: Lille centre-back Sven Botman is on the radar of a string of clubs in England, sources told ESPN’s Julien Laurens, but the Ligue 1 club are desperate to keep him this month.

Rumours of Liverpool making a move for the 21-year-old appear wide of the mark, with another source insisting there has been no contact between the two clubs.

Botman impressed for Heerenveen last season, on loan from Ajax, and moved to Lille in the summer as a replacement for Gabriel, who joined Arsenal. The Netherlands Under-20 international signed a five-year deal at the Ligue 1 club and has shone this term with Lille in third, one point off leaders Lyon.

Sources said the defender is likely to command a fee around £40m if he was to become available and that various top clubs in England had expressed an interest in him.

11.05 GMT: PSG winger Julian Draxler is going to leave the club but he’ll stay until the summer and move on a free transfer.

Bild reports that the Germany international will announce his new side in March.

10.33 GMT: Beijing Guoan centre-back Kim Min-jae has caught the eye of Tottenham and Chelsea, says the Mirror.

Kim, 24, is a South Korea international, where he is a teammate of Tottenham forward Son Heung-min, and he won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian games.

The report says: “Min-jae’s contract expires in December 2021 and his club in the Chinese capital are ready to cash in.”

The Beijing club only hired new boss Slaven Bilic earlier this month after he left West Brom.

10.11 GMT: Manchester United might have to choose between keeping Paul Pogba and signing Aston Villa‘s Jack Grealish. Not a bad choice to have, mind.

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09.45 GMT: Ajax will stick to their policy of keeping their star players in the January transfer window despite increasing interest in centre-back Perr Schuurs, sources have told ESPN’s Tom Hamilton.

Schuurs, 21, has been linked with a move to Liverpool but Ajax are not interested in letting their key defender go as they keep up their three-way chase for the Eredivisie, Europa League and KNVB Cup.

Ajax have adopted this policy in previous seasons when clubs turned attention to the Dutch club’s star players. Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong were both targeted during the January transfer window in 2019 but waited until the end of the season before making big-money moves to Juventus and Barcelona respectively. The same went for Donny van de Beek last season who was linked with a January move to Real Madrid but was given the green light for his transfer in the summer to Manchester United.

Schuurs is a key player for Ajax and has started 13 of their 14 games in the Eredivisie. He has shown promising form in their Champions League matches against Liverpool, but also came in for criticism for his performance against Atalanta.

With Liverpool without their two starting centre-backs, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, for the rest of the season through injury, Jurgen Klopp is weighing up whether to dip into the January transfer market to reinforce their backline. Schuurs is attracting interest from the Premier League but the player plans to stay at Ajax for at least the rest of this season and preferably beyond, sources have told ESPN.

Lassina Traore is another attracting interest from clubs in the Premier League but again, Ajax will resist any offers for the 19-year-old striker, sources said.

09.10 GMT: Manchester United are prepared to rival Chelsea for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice next summer, sources told ESPN’s Rob Dawson.

United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to continue his overhaul of the squad at the end of the season with a forward, central defender and a defensive midfielder his priorities. January is not expected to be a busy month in terms of outgoings, though United have rubber-stamped Amad Diallo‘s move from Serie A side Atalanta and a number of fringe players, including defender Marcos Rojo and goalkeeper Sergio Romero, could leave.

Rice, 22, is among the options in midfield for the summer and sources told ESPN he is aware of the interest, although United accept Chelsea are in pole position should he be allowed to leave West Ham in the summer. The England international would command a large fee as he has a contract at West Ham until 2024, with the option of another year. Sources have told ESPN that the Hammers hope a £70m fee would be enough to ward off interest from interested parties.

– Karlsen: Chelsea sees Rice’s potential as one of world’s best

08.33 GMT: Former Barcelona president and current presidential candidate Joan Laporta says his dream is to celebrate “Barcelona’s 125th anniversary [in 2028] in a New Camp Nou with Lionel Messi in the team.”

Barca captain Messi becomes a free agent this summer and has not put pen to paper on a new deal with the Catalan club.

Laporta, who presided Barca from 2003 until 2010, is one of three official presidential candidates for the upcoming election.

“We are going to make Leo an offer that is in line with what he wants and Barca can offer,” Laporta told Mundo Deportivo. “I can’t make that offer on the first day as I have to wait for the result of the audit. First, I want him to continue and he knows that and then, make him a financial offer within the club’s possibilities, and from a sporting standpoint, he is going to find it very attractive.

“I know what he wants and that is to win titles with Barca. I want him to continue at Barca winning titles, to feel like what he is, the best player in the world and that is what I think and I what I want. Leo is not guided by money and I will make him a very competitive sporting proposal.”

08.00 GMT: Arsenal have appointed Richard Garlick as their new director of football, the Premier League club announced on Thursday

Garlick holds a similar post at the Premier League but will leave the organisation later this year. His start date at the Emirates stadium is yet to be finalised.

The move continues a reshuffle of the Arsenal hierarchy with Garlick essentially replacing Huss Fahmy, who left the club in November, and working under technical director Edu.

Arsenal’s internal overhaul has also included the sudden departure of Raul Sanllehi as head of football in August, making 55 non-playing staff redundant and drastically reducing the scale of their overseas scouting network.

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PSG step up efforts for Alli

Paris Saint-Germain have made no secret of the fact they’d like to add Dele Alli to their squad in January, and now it would appear as though the player himself is keen for a mid-season move from Tottenham Hotspur, according to Fabrizio Romano in the Guardian.

New PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino has identified Alli as his top target, the Argentine believing that his former Spurs midfielder can have a big impact in the second half of the season.

Tottenham appear reluctant to let him leave because they feel they will need to utilise their whole squad in the coming months, but Alli is pushing for a departure.

Alli has made just four league appearances this season totalling 74 minutes, and he not only wants more game time, he has his eyes on a place in England‘s squad at Euro 2020 this summer.

Locatelli can’t leave despite City, Juve interest

Manchester City and Juventus have been keeping tabs on midfielder Manuel Locatelli, but Sassuolo are playing hardball, reports the Daily Mail. They’re reporting that the Serie A side aren’t prepared to entertain any offers for their star midfielder, even if they’re confronted with bids of up to £30m.

Locatelli, 23, has been one of the stars of the season and he has caught the attention not just of City boss Pep Guardiola, but also Juve’s Andrea Pirlo and AC Milan‘s Stefano Piolo.

Sassuolo director Giovanni Carnevali has dismissed all the rumours and says his club won’t consider allowing their prized asset to go in January.

Locatelli joined Sassuolo from AC Milan in 2018 and has returned to his best form. He has helped his side climb to seventh in the table and earned himself a call-up to the Italy squad.

Tap-ins

– Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori is edging closer to a move to AC Milan, according to Fabrizio Romano. The report states that talks are progressing well between the two clubs. Chelsea are hoping to send Tomori on loan with a buy option of €30m; Tomori is said to be keen on the move to Serie A.

– Manchester United are keen to sign AFC Bournemouth‘s David Brooks and they’re not alone, with TalkSPORT suggesting that Aston Villa are now keen to add him to their squad in January. Brooks has scored three goals and added five assists in 17 appearances this season.

– Is Radamel Falcao ready to leave Turkish power Galatasaray? According to Argentine outlet Varsky Sports, El Tigre could be on his way to Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers. Colombia‘s all-time scorer seems to have plenty of options, with Galatasary’s president admitting the ex-Atletico Madrid and AS Monaco man has offers in South America and Saudi Arabia.

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Barker-Turner Overdrive Live Preview: 4/8, DICE

Emily Barker

BY JORDAN MAINZER

While English folk-punk singer Frank Turner and Australian Americana artist Emily Barker might seem like strange bedfellows, they’ve actually been friends and occasional duet partners for almost two decades. It first started in 2006, when Turner was in the crowd for a set at Brixton’s Windmill from Barker’s The Red Clay Halo. They shared the stage over the years a handful of times for the other’s songs, but for the first time on Thursday, they’ll perform an entire set of duets, ranging from covers to originals to the debut of a co-written song. From Tunbridge Wells Forum, the two will be accompanied by��Matt Nasir, Lukas Drinkwater, Jess Guise, and the UK's Carducci String Quartet with arrangements by Joe Duddell. They may never do this again, so if you’re a fan of both or either, it’s a must watch, even if you have to be “out of office” at 3 PM on Thursday.

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Transfer Market LIVE: Mbappe puts Europe on alert, Manchester United move for Bale

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Mbappe, Marcos Alonso and Bale.

17:05. Eibar are near wrapping up their fourth signing of the summer time.

Newcastle striker Yoshinori Muto is ready to hitch the membership on mortgage.

16:25. Manchester Metropolis need Jose Gimenez, however neither the participant nor the membership will permit it to occur except the English facet pay the Uruguayan’s 120m euro launch clause.

16:05. Based on the Each day Mail. Danny Drinkwater is ready to depart Chelsea, and might be reunited with Claudio Ranieri with whom he received the Premier League whereas collectively at Leicester Metropolis in 2016.

Ranieri is at the moment the coach of Sampdoria, and is eager on giving his former midfield engine a brand new lease of life.

15:35. Javi Gracia needs Etienne Capoue at Valencia. The pair coincided at Watford, however Valencia’s monetary issues are well-known and the switch will not be straightforward to tug off.

14:55. Manchester United and Liverpool aren’t the one ones being criticised by Uli Hoeness. The previous Bayern president has hit out at David Alaba’s agent, calling him “a grasping piranha” for his extreme calls for.

Based on Kicker, Alaba’s agent is after a contract value 25 million euros per season for his consumer, a determine that not even Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller or Robert Lewandowski earn.

13:55. Free agent Borja Valero is near a return to Fiorentina, the place he spent 5 seasons between 2012 and 2017. Based on Gazzeta dello Sport, he’s set to signal a yr contract with the choice of an additional 12 months.

13:35. Kalidou Koulibaly and Arkadiusz Milik have lengthy been linked with strikes away from Napoli however it seems as if the pair will find yourself staying.

Based on Gazzeta dello Sport, Manchester Metropolis aren’t prepared to pay greater than 70 million euros for Koulibaly, whereas the Polish striker prefers to depart on a free subsequent yr.

13:15. Actual Madrid have joined Barcelona within the race to signal Lautaro Martinez from Inter, in keeping with Sport Mediaset.

Los Blancos have allegedly provided 100 million euros plus Luka Jovic on mortgage to the Italian membership, in addition to eight million euros in wages for the Argentine.

12:42. Manchester United are edging nearer to signing Sergio Reguilon from Actual Madrid.

The payment is anticipated to be round 25 million euros though Madrid desire a buyback choice which the Crimson Devils aren’t eager on .

11:33. Uli Hoeness has slammed Manchester United and Liverpool for his or her method in direction of the potential signing of Thiago Alcantara.

“They attempt to blackmail us by ready till the final day to give you an affordable provide,” he acknowledged.

10:53. Barcelona’s try and revamp their frontline is proving troublesome with Inter asking for at least 90 million euros for Lautaro Martinez.

Ronald Koeman first must promote gamers, the primary being Luis Suarez, although even that transfer is proving troublesome.

10:33. Branislav Ivanovic is ready to maneuver to West Brom after three years with Zenit.

“I hope he will likely be right here tomorrow however I do not know what has occurred within the final 24 hours,” West Brom boss Slaven Bilic stated after Sunday’s defeat to Leicester.

9:55. Watford’s Luis Suarez, who performed on mortgage at Actual Zaragoza final season, is needed by Benfica, Sporting CP and Marseille.

Le 10 Sport and The Athletic each report that the French facet are significantly contemplating a transfer for the Colombian.

9:35. With Emiliano Martinez seemingly set to maneuver to Aston Villa, Arsenal are on the lookout for a backup goalkeeper.

The Each day Mail say that the Gunners are eager on Runar Alex Runarsson from Dijon in addition to David Raya of Brentford.

9:15. Ben Chilwell’s arrival at Chelsea means they’re overbooked within the left-back division, as Marcos Alonso and Emerson Palmieri stay on the membership.

La Gazzetta dello Sport declare that Marcos Alonso is needed by Antonio Conte however negotiations have slowed down as Chilwell is not but match to play and Inter have to eliminate Dalbert or Kwadwo Asamoah to make room for the Spaniard.

8:45. Manchester United are contemplating a transfer for Gareth Bale after being pissed off of their pursuit of Jadon Sancho.

The Crimson Devils are eager on the Welshman so long as Madrid will pay half of his wages.

8:20. Andrea Pirlo has made it clear to Juventus that he needs a striker.

“I want one as quick as doable, the window closes on October four and there may be time to work on it,” he stated in a press convention.

Luis Suarez, Alvaro Morata, Arkadiusz Milik and Edin Dzeko have all been closely linked.

8:04. Kylian Mbappe has caught the eye of Europe’s prime golf equipment after experiences emerged that he is not going to renew with Paris Saint Germain past his present deal which expires in 2022.

The 2 Manchester golf equipment, Liverpool and Actual Madrid are on purple alter. The Solar are reporting that the Frenchman will price at least 324 million euros.

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Deadline day signings and every completed transfer in 2020 January window – The Sun

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have prepared for the final months of the 2019/20 season with a slow burning transfer window. January saw only a handful of deals in the first fortnight as Sheffield United signed Jack Rodwell, Ondrej Duda joined Norwich and Liverpool completed their move for Takumi Minamino. 5 Liverpool had agreed Minamino’s arrival before the window openedCredit: ReutersBut the tension was released in the final few days with Manchester United and Arsenal getting stuck in. The Gunners snapped up two defenders on loan in the form of Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares. While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally welcomed Bruno Fernandes to Old Trafford. But for every deal over the line were plenty left unfinished. United’s desperate desire for a striker went unmet and Chelsea were unable to capitalise on their FIFA ban ending early. Here, SunSport lists the Premier League’s entire January business. Arsenal In: Eddie Nketiah (Leeds, recalled from loan) Cedric Soares (Southampton, loan) Pablo Mari (Flamengo, loan) 5 Pablo Mari hopped over to North London from BrazilCredit: Getty Images – GettyOut: Tyreece John-Jules (Lincoln, loan) Emile Smith Rowe (Huddersfield, loan) Dinos Mavropanos (Nuremberg, loan) Ben Sheaf (Doncaster Rovers, loan) Deyan Iliev (Jagiellonia Bialystok, loan) James Olayinka (Northampton, loan) Aston Villa In: Louie Barry (Barcelona, £1m) Mbwana Samatta (Genk, £10m) Danny Drinkwater (Chelsea, loan) Pepe Reina (AC Milan, loan) Out: Andre Green (Charlton, loan) Jonathan Kodjia (Al-Gharafa, undisclosed) Lovre Kalinic (Toulouse, loan) Scott Hogan (Birmingham, loan) James Chester (Stoke, loan) Bournemouth In: Kyle Taylor (recalled from loan) Out: Mikael Ndjoli (Motherwell, loan) Asmir Begovic (AC Milan, loan) Brad Smith (Cardiff, loan) Brighton In: Anders Dreyer (Midtjylland, undisclosed) Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield, £5m) Out: Max Sanders (AFC Wimbledon, loan) James Tilley (Grimsby Town, loan) Tudor Baluta (ADO Den Haag, loan) Gaetan Bong (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed) Burnley In: Josh Brownhill (Bristol City, £9m) Out: Ryan Cooney (Morecambe, loan) Christian N’Guessan (Oldham, loan) Adam Phillips (Morecambe, loan) Anthony Glennon (Grimsby, loan) Scott Wilson (Blyth Spartans, loan) Tunde Bayode (Curzon Ashton, loan) Josh Benson (Grimsby Town, loan) Nahki Wells (Bristol City, £5m) Chelsea In: – 5 Chelsea outcast Olivier Giroud went nowhere after the club failed to sign a replacementCredit: ReutersOut: Danny Drinkwater (Aston Villa, loan) Marc Guehi (Swansea, loan) Conor Gallagher (Swansea, loan) Victor Moses (Inter Milan, loan) Jamal Blackman (Bristol Rovers, loan) Crystal PalaceIn: Scott Banks (Dundee United, undisclosed) Cenk Tosun (Everton, loan) Out: Sam Woods (Hamilton, loan) Everton In: Joao Virginia (recalled from loan) Jarrad Branthwaite (Carlisle, undisclosed) Out: Kieran Dowell (Wigan, loan) Callum Connolly (Fleetwood, loan) Cenk Tosun (Crystal Palace, loan) Morgan Feeney (Tranmere, loan) Lewis Gibson (Fleetwood, loan) [pod_component pod_component_config_id=”21kNZl6X9″ pod_component_config_url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/nu-sun-pod-component-config-prod/21kNZl6X9.json” pod_component_config_loader_url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/nu-sun-pod-loaders-prod/1.67.4/componentLoader.js?76484″ src=”https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.thesun.co.uk%2Fnu-sun-pod-widgets-prod%2Fiframe-pod.html%3Fid%3D21kNZl6X9%26script%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnu-sun-pod-loaders-prod%2F1.67.4%2FcomponentLoader.js%3F76484%26config%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnu-sun-pod-component-config-prod%2F21kNZl6X9.json”] Leicester In: – Out: Raul Uche (Real Valladolid, undisclosed) George Thomas (ADO Den Haag, loan) Andy King (Huddersfield, loan) Admiral Muskwe (Swindon, loan) Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Blackpool, loan) Mitchell Clark (Port Vale, loan) Liverpool In: Takumi Minamino (Red Bull Salzburg, £7.25m) Joe Hardy (Brentford, undisclosed) Out: Herbie Kane (Hull, loan) Rhian Brewster (Swansea, loan) Isaac Christie-Davies (Cercle Brugge, loan) Allan Rodrigues de Souza (Atletico Mineiro, undisclosed) Nathaniel Phillips (Stuttgart, loan) Daniel Atherton (Marine) Manchester City In: – Out: Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough, loan) Lukas Nmecha (Middlesbrough, loan) Angelino (RB Leipzig, loan) Manchester United In: Nathan Bishop (Southend, undisclosed) Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon, £47m) 5 Bruno Fernandes will cost United £67.7m if all his add-ons are metCredit: Getty Images – GettyOut: Ethan Hamilton (Bolton, loan) Ashley Young (Inter Milan, £1.3m) Alex Fojticek (Stalybridge Celtic, loan) Max Taylor (Stalybridge Celtic, loan) Newcastle In: Valentino Lazaro (Inter Milan, loan) Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke, loan) Danny Rose (Tottenham, loan) Out: Kelland Watts (Mansfield, loan)

Norwich In: Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlin, loan) Lukas Rupp (Hoffenheim, undisclosed) Sam McCallum (Coventry, undisclosed) Out: Anthony Spyrou (Released) Carlton Morris (MK Dons, loan) Akin Famewo (St Mirren, loan) Philip Heise (FC Nurnberg, loan) Dennis Srbeny (Paderborn 07, undisclosed) Rocky Bushiri (Sint-Truiden, loan) Louis Lomas (Tampa Bay Rowdies, loan) Louis Thompson (MK Dons, loan) Simon Power (King’s Lynn, loan) Sam McCallum (Coventry, loan) Sheffield United In: Sander Berge (Genk, £22m) Richairo Zivkovic (Changchun Yatai, loan) Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed) Jack Rodwell (Free) Out: Richard Stearman (Huddersfield, free) Tyler Smith (Rochdale, loan) Harry Sheppeard (Steel Phalt Academy, loan) Ben Heneghan (Blackpool, loan) David Parkhouse (Stevenage, loan) Callum Robinson (West Brom, loan) Kean Bryan (Bolton, loan) Marcus Dewhurst (Carlisle, loan) Southampton In: Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham, loan) 5 Walker-Peters headed to Southampton in search of first-team actionCredit: Getty Images – GettyOut: Christoph Klarer (SKN St Polten, loan) Josh Sims (New York Red Bulls, loan) Kayne Ramsay (Shrewsbury, loan) Cedric Soares (Arsenal, loan) Tottenham In: Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis, £27m) Gedson Fernandes (Benfica, loan) Steven Bergwijn (PSV Eindhoven, £27m) Out: Jack Clarke (QPR, loan) Paris Maghoma (Brentford, undisclosed) Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan, £17m) Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton, loan) Cameron Carter-Vickers (Luton, loan) SPURS NEWS LIVE: Follow all the latest news on Tottenham Watford In: Joao Pedro (Fluminense, undisclosed) Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese, £7m) Out: Dimitri Foulquier (Granada, loan) West Ham In: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough, undisclosed) Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague, loan) Out: Nathan Holland (Oxford, loan) Conor Coventry (Lincoln, loan) Joe Powell (Burton, undisclosed) Martin Samuelsen (Hull, undisclosed) Dan Kemp (Stevenage, loan)

Wolves In: Leonardo Campana (Barcelona SC, undisclosed) Daniel Podence (Olympiacos, £17m) Out: Elliot Watt (Carlisle, loan) Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham, undisclosed) Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina, loan) Connor Ronan (Blackpool, loan) Rafa Mir (Huesca, loan) Harry Burgoyne (Shrewsbury, undisclosed) Sun Sport’s Daniel Cutts says Jarrod Bowen is his ‘one to watch’ as he assesses the January window

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Gig Review: Frank Turner - The Powerstation [30/11/2018]

I first heard Frank Turner when I was 17, full of all the rage and angst that a typical teenager is. It was his album 'Tape Deck Heart', and something about that wholesome punky sound just tugged at my soul, and made me a little less angry at the world.

Fast forward a lot of years, and I find myself walking towards The Powerstation, excited to finally catch Frank live in concert. I make my way through security, but not without being teased by the security guard for not washing my stamp off properly from the gig I was at the night before, and wander inside.

Emily Barker is the first act up on the night, and the room takes on an ethereal feel as blue lights wash over the stage. "Hello everyone! How are you doing!" Emily calls out across the room, which is met with a polite cheer. "Who's excited to see Frank Turner!?" she asks, which gets the crowd roaring. The first song starts up, and the sound of the harmonica strung around her neck fills the room, before quickly being joined with the soft strums of both hers, and Lukas Drinkwater’s guitars. All of Powerstation is silent, listening on in awe, as they make a start on their set.

It's incredible hearing country tunes with an Australian accent, it sounds homely, but with that slight neighbour across the ditch twang that we're all familiar with. Before each song, Emily gives us a little backstory behind it, creating a real feel of emotion. "Has anyone heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe?" she asks the room, and only one person responds. With excitement, Emily explains who Sister Rosetta was - she was described as the 'Godmother of Rock and Roll' - a woman who inspired people like Elvis, and all the other household names we know so well - she was so rock in roll in fact, that she threw a gig at Griffith Stadium in Washington for her third wedding, and sold tickets to the event. But at the end of her life, she was buried in an unmarked grave, and forgotten. "Its a tragedy we shouldn't remember someone like Sister Rosetta!" Emily remarks, before dedicating her next song to her, and as she plays - my mind can't help but wonder how many other wonderful woman we've let slip by in the music industry, and not given the respect and remembrance to that is deserved.

As Emily rounds out her set, Lucas asks the crowd to join in on percussion - as they don't have a drummer with them today, which the crowd is happy to oblige with. I notice that there’s a kid up on the all ages balcony going absolutely wild, clapping his hands and stomping his feet in time to the music - and feel reminiscent of my first ever gig.

Up next are Aussie duo The Hard Aches. They quickly thank us for having us, and let us know that it's their first time in New Zealand. They're a stark contrast to the country sound that we've just heard from Emily, but do a great job at warming the crowd up for Frank.

"This song is for you guys!" frontman Ben declares, as they launch into Warm Blooded - a song about long distance love. Which the crowd laps up, and dance along too. Their sound may be sad and a bit melancholic, but it has those rolling punk riffs that just make you want to groove. It's what i'd describe as 'sad songs for people who aren't sad' - or people who are sad. Music doesn't discriminate. But it truly is beautiful to watch two men, up on stage, performing songs that are so raw and honest. It’s sad how many guys out there don’t like talking about their feelings, and what makes them sad. So it’s refreshing to see it normalized.

Emily joins the boys on stage for their song Happy, and the contrast is beautiful. Two punk boys in rough t-shirts and jeans, alongside Emily in her floral shirt, and tidy jeans. "So that's when the set peaks" - Ben remarks, as Emily exits the stage.

"Thank you for being so kind to us" Ben thanks the crowd, "It's really cool to play music and talk about mental health, this song is for anyone who has struggled or sturggles with mental health. Take care." as the boys launch into I Get Like This. A song that really sings to my soul, as it reminds me of the rougher days in life, when you really just... can't.

The lights dim, and the crowd is lit by a spotlight while the stage is set up for Frank Turner, and it's easy to see all the excitement building... I make my way into the photo pit, and the entire front row has their eyes peeled onto the stage, watching intently for Frank to make his appearance. And just like that, he comes running out from behind the drumset - all suited up in a white dress shirt, complete with tie, dress pants, and black sneakers? It's evident immediately that he plans to get pretty active tonight - and sure enough, by the second song he's already jumped off the stage into the photographer's pit and is leaning over the barrier singing to the front row.

"I lie awake dreaming of punk rock shows in Auckland!" Frank exclaims, as he tells us all how tonight, his ambition is to turn this into a punk rock show. Though first he's got a few rules. 1. Don't be an asshole ("I know, some people find this terrible difficult" - he remarks) 2. If you know the lyrics to a song we choose to play, you gotta fucking sing along! The crowd roars back at him, happy to follow these two simple rules, and Frank launches into Little Changes.

There's just something about watching a band run around in suits, playing this beautiful crossbreed of punk rock/folk music, that's incredibly captivating, so I make my way up on the balcony to get the full view of what's going on. "How do we feel about Wellington?" Frank asks, before telling us all how much he loved Wellington. He's even got all his facts down, telling us the exact date that Auckland gave up the title of being the capital, and Wellington took that title - "If you guys are a better crowd than Welly we might put in a word about getting that reversed!" - to which the crowd cheer. But Frank quickly cuts us off, letting us know he's just talking shit, and he doesn't have the power to change that. He's full of energy, getting the crowd all railed up - even though he's come down with a hefty cold (perhaps to do with the fact that he played a total of 43 songs over two shows in the same evening in Wellington?) - you really wouldn't be able to tell, as he definitely doesn't let it get him down.

Anyone who's ever seen Frank play, knows that he's all about crowd participation. He wants to build that sense of community that you get at a local show, he even tells the crowd a story about the first time he went to a punk rock show, and was amazed to just watch the bands get off the stage, and join the crowd. He invites us all to join the Auckland Gospel Choir - as touring with a real choir is a pretty expensive feat, so he hasn't been able to bring them along. But upon asking the crowd to sing a line back, it's evident he's pretty disappointed, "Wow I thought this show was going quite well! Do it properly!" He calls, and this time the crowd are a bit more enthusiastic. This seems to be a re-occurring theme for the night, as a lot of the crowd aren't too keen to let loose the first time, and require a bit of encouragement. But luckily Frank is all for that - even calling for a circle pit in the middle of The Powerstation - which brings joy to my hardcore little heart.

As the set draws to an end, Frank thanks us all for coming along, "At the beginning of the night, I said that my ambition was to make it into a punk rock show", but it's not the mohawks, or the circle pit, or the dancing that make it a punk rock show, instead it's the fact that "We left our differences at the door." And he's right, I wasn't really sure what I was expecting from this show, but after an incredibly anxious week? This show was exactly what I needed to calm my racing mind, to dance in the company of strangers that I didn't know? To songs that I didn't know (but Frank was happy to teach us the words too)? It was an incredible feeling. "Punk rock is my church," he declares, before asking us all to take home a little bit of this community/punk rock feeling, and spread it around in our lives tomorrow.

The band exit the stage, and the crowd quickly calls for an encore, and just a few minutes later they take back to the stage. "In a surprise rock and roll move, we've got a couple more songs!" Frank calls out, and the crowd cheer along, eager for just a little bit more Frank Turner. As I make my way back downstairs, it's obvious that the crowd have loosened up a whole lot more, and as Frank chases his bass player around the stage, desperate for a little dance - a couple of strangers throw their arms around me, and I give in for one last dance.

All in all, it was a beautiful show, and if you ever have the chance to see Frank Turner. I definitely recommend you jump right on that. It was a wholesome night of punk rock, that reminded me that all you have to do is be more kind, and the world just might be a little more kind back. That person you thought was probably a deatheater? Throw them a smile, and they might just become a new mate.

Did you see Frank Turner at either of his New Zealand shows? What was your favorite part? Also does anyone have any tips for getting vivid stamps off your arm? Because the security guard wouldn't tell me.

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The music room at The Olympic Studios is a very intimate venue: in fact it’s a bit like staying in and having a live performance in your lounge.

Plunger had been invited along to hear Emily Barker perform songs from her latest album Sweet Kind Of Blue. Emily had recorded this album at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Services in Memphis with a raft of top session musicians and a full complement of horns, strings and backing singers.

Tonight’s performance however was a stripped-back version with just Emily’s voice and guitar and Lukas Drinkwater on upright bass, acoustic guitar, a very twangsome Telecaster and some wonderful harmony vocals.

Emily and Lukas played two sets of country soul and Americana, with both songs from the new album plus some old favourites including the theme to TV’s Wallander and The Shadow Line. Having heard the songs in their purest form we’d love to hear them again with the full Memphis band but, to paraphrase Roy Scheider, “You’re gonna need a bigger room...”

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