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The Damnwells… A new release, and some old love.

The Damnwells (2006) Photo by Heather Conley Those who have read this blog for a while might have noticed subtle hints of my slight obsession with the band, “The Damnwells“. And when lead singer Alex Dezen dropped a new song on their myspace page, it became clear to me that yet another post was needed. […]

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The Damnwells – Golden Days

I don’t think I’ve been this excited for a “band documentary” since Last Dispatch, featuring only my favourite band of all time, Dispatch. This time it’s “Golden Days” that has me in a lather, featuring The Damnwells. And if you haven’t heard their music(there’s some on their myspace), get going man! Their Golden Days Ep, […]

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New Damnwells record… One Last Century

This is just a quick one, but for all of the Damnwells fans out there in my readers (and I know there’s quite a few of you), some exciting news. The Damnwells are going to be releasing their new album, One Last Century, February 10. Get ready. Spread the word. It’s going to be awesome. […]

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Angela & Alex Dezen – Lullabies for Getty

Alex Dezen of The Damnwells and his wife, Angela, have released an album of lullabies… but as they’ve said, “lullabies aren’t just for babies anymore”. All proceeds from “Sweet Water Child ~ Lullabies For Getty” will be donated to The Getty Owl Foundation, to help put an end to Spinal Muscular Atrophy. You can download […]

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Syd and Hotels and Highways

So, it’s been, by my reckoning, about 10 years since I first stumbled across Syd‘s stuff. I know that definitely it’s definitely been at least 8 years since his “Week Days, Weak Knees” EP came out, but I’m pretty sure I’d heard his stuff prior, with a killer live cover of Blink-182’s “Dammit”. “Picking Up […]

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Popular Posts

Here are some of the most popular posts on Burgo’s Music Blog, as gathered by readers. If you feel like browsing the site, I’d suggest you start here. I’ve split them up into posts by year. Happy reading! 2007 The 30 South African bands you NEED to hear! 2008 The Damnwells… A new release, and […]

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Another “Best Albums of the Decade” (2000 – 2009) List…

God. It’s already December the 15th as I write this (not sure when I will get to publish the post) [Ed’s note: only half a month later. Not bad. I’ll just use the excuse that I was waiting until 2009 was over, to give every possible chance to every album in the decade. Yeah, that’s […]

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A Look Back at Burgo's Blog Thus Far...

Wow. Two years old, huh?

So it looks like I let something slip by without celebration that I promised I would not let slip by… the second birthday of Burgo’s Music Blog! That’s right, on the 17th of September 2009, this here music blog turned 2. Over the past few years, this music blog has had its ups and downs, […]