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Simon Godley
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Deputy Editor at God Is In The TV, the independent music and culture webzine
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Live review of @thesickmanofeurope.bsky.social at The Attic in Leeds last night. Another immense show. Read about it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/10/02/l...
LIVE: The Sick Man Of Europe – The Attic, Leeds, 01/10/2025 - God Is In The TV
It is a mighty long way from the Ottoman Empire of the early 20th century to the present-day city of Leeds. But there is a line connecting both of these times
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October 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Review of a fabulous Sunday at @deershed.bsky.social on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/07/28/f...
FESTIVAL REPORT: Deer Shed Festival 2025 (Sunday) - God Is In The TV
Time was when Deer Shed Festival used to shut up shop at 4pm on a Sunday afternoon. Those days have long since gone. Now Baldersby Park goes right on into the
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July 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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NEWS: @greenmanfest.bsky.social announce full line-up and day splits for this year’s edition -
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NEWS: Green Man Festival Announce Full Line-up And Day Splits For This Year’s Edition - God Is In The TV
Wales’s largest music, science, and arts festival, Green Man – where tickets sold out 11 months before the event started and when no acts had even been
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July 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#JessicaPratt at Howard Assembly Room in Leeds. @simongodley.bsky.social

"her music still revolves around her voice and guitar, two unique, distinct, almost idiosyncratic instruments that set her delightfully apart and beyond the mainstream."

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LIVE: Jessica Pratt - Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, 18/07/2025 - God Is In The TV
This performance by Jessica Pratt was originally scheduled for last November but had to be cancelled due to illness. But having waited eight long months to
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July 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Live review of @nickcave63.bsky.social in Rome last night. Stunning. @simongodley.bsky.social
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LIVE: Nick Cave - Cavea Auditorium Parco Della Musica, Rome, Italy, 21/07/2025 - God Is In The TV
The day begins with news that Nick Cave had donated 2,000 books from his personal collection to a bookshop in Hove in England, and ends about 15 minutes
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July 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Review of Saturday at @deershed.bsky.social feat. music from @kaetempest.bsky.social Ibibio Sound Machine @hamishhawk.bsky.social and many more. Read it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/07/27/f...
FESTIVAL REPORT: Deer Shed Festival 2025 (Saturday) - God Is In The TV
Returning for the second day of this year’s Deer Shed Festival, it’s a drive-in Saturday. Arriving to hear the last strains of Tommy WÁ’s soulful ‘God Loves
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July 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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FESTIVAL REPORT: Forever Now Festival - @simongodley.bsky.social Kraftwerk , Happy Mondays, John Lydon, The Jesus And Mary Chain

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FESTIVAL REPORT: Forever Now - God Is In The TV
Punk is not dead. And neither is post-punk. Nor any of their many variants. They live on at Forever Now. The festival offers a gateway to a musical past and
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June 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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"His music will live on forever." A small tribute from @simongodley.bsky.social to #BrianWilson, leading creative force behind the
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TRIBUTE: Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson, founding member and leading creative force of the Beach Boys, has passed away at the age of 82. He was widely regarded as one of the most influent
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June 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Lovely review of our set at the Fulford Arms last night ! Simon really GETS IT 😎 ..,
Come to a show this week and you can get it too 🚀
May 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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A brilliant night last night at @fulfordarms.bsky.social courtesy of @lidders.bsky.social Review of the show on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/05/12/l...
LIVE: Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders – Fulford Arms, York, 11/05/2025 - God Is In The TV
They are Jeffrey Alexander (guitar and vocals) and Scott Verrastro (drums), who both hail from Philadelphia, the fourth largest city in the United States of
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May 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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My review of the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Seen last night at City Screen, York. Read about it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/01/18/f...
FILM: A Complete Unknown - God Is In The TV
At the recent London premiere of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the star of the film Timothée Chalamet arrived for the event on a
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January 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Live review of The Jesus Lizard at Brudenell

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LIVE: The Jesus Lizard – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 09/01/2025 - God Is In The TV
The Jesus Lizard are back. They have never really been away, in truth. Well, OK, the hugely influential post-hardcore band who had formed in Austin, Texas in
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January 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Preview of some of the upcoming gigs in 2025 from @pleasepleaseyou.bsky.social Another cracking year of live music awaits. Read about it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/01/06/p...
PREVIEW: Upcoming Gigs From Please Please You In 2025 - God Is In The TV
2025 is an incredibly special year for Please Please You. It marks the 20th anniversary for the York-based live music promoter. On the 16th of July 2005, Joe
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January 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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@simongodley.bsky.social 's Top Ten gigs of 2024 incl. #haikuhands #herensemble #DexysOfficial #nickcave #aroojaftab #JulieChristmas #cortoalto

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Simon Godley’s Top Ten Gigs Of 2024 - God Is In The TV
At a rough, well OK, an exact count I have been to 55 gigs and six music festivals in 2024, from the Brecon Beacons to Berlin and from Leeds to London. They
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December 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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LIVE: #MichaelHead & The Red Elastic Band – The Crescent York, 10/12/2024 "It is a heartwarming lesson in songwriting and survival." @simongodley.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/12/11/l...
LIVE: Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – The Crescent, York, 10/12/2024 - God Is In The TV
It is an absolute pleasure and something of a relief to see and hear Michael Head before us tonight, looking and sounding so well. Having seen the Liverpool
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December 11, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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Very exciting news from Moseley Folk Festival. Father John Misty announced as first headliner for 2025. Read about it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/12/04/n...
NEWS: Father John Misty Confirmed For Moseley Folk 2025 - God Is In The TV
The mighty Moseley Folk & Arts has gone and done it again. The ever-popular Midlands’ festival has just revealed its first official headline act for 2025
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December 4, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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More great news from Love Supreme Jazz Festival...
December 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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Live review of #desire at headrow house last night. Read @simongodley.bsky.social 's piece below.

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November 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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@mostlyjazz.bsky.social 2025 is shaping up very nicely indeed! More great acts added to the bill, including. @mariboustate.bsky.social Jalen Ngonda MRCY Somewhere Soul and many more besides. Read about it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/11/27/n...
NEWS: Maribou State Set For Mostly Jazz 2025 Plus More Acts Announced - God Is In The TV
The ever-wonderful Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival has just announced its third headliner. The highly revered electronic dance duo Maribou State will be
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November 27, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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Only three more gigs after Leeds. The brilliant METZ sadly signing off. Live review on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/11/27/l...
LIVE: METZ – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 26/11/2024 - God Is In The TV
In life, it is said, all good things must come to an end. And that old proverb certainly rings true in the case of METZ. At the end of their current tour of
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November 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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Some very exciting news! The consistently great Deer Shed Festival reveals its first line-up announcements for 2025, including Wunderhorse as Friday night's headliner. Read all about it on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/11/26/n...
NEWS: Deer Shed Festival Announces First Bookings For 2025 - God Is In The TV
The consistently excellent Deer Shed Festival has just announced their first bookings for their 15th annual edition which will take place in the customary
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November 26, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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Well, that was a bit special. Cracking gig from The Folk Implosion last night in Leeds. Here are some photos from it...

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The Folk Implosion - The Lending Room, Leeds, 24th November 2024
Explore this photo album by Simon Godley on Flickr!
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November 25, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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"Hugh Cornwell is someone who can comfortably embrace his past whilst still forging a determined creative path into the future."
November 22, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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It's been a week since last seeing Bob Dylan, but still lingering long in the memory. #bobdylan www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/11/11/l...
LIVE: Bob Dylan – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, 10/11/2024 - God Is In The TV
In 1997 on what was his 30th album, Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan sang this line as he reflected upon his own mortality, a perhaps not entirely surprising
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November 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM