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Apathy & Exhaustion

Author: Emily Johnson

Emily ends her year with the Pumpkin Records Podcast!

December 17, 2019 Emily Johnson Real talk and opinion, Record label feature

Ending my year with a podcast It’s a low base, but podcasts have probably been my highlight of 2019. I was late to the party

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The Aggrolites – Reggae Now! (Pirates Press Records, 2019)

June 5, 2019 Emily Johnson Record Review

Reviewing the new record for a band you’ve ‘never really got into’ is always a risk. Will being a bit more focused and doing your

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Autumn 2018 – A Review

November 20, 2018 Emily Johnson Real talk and opinion

Looking for a punk record? Look away. Looking for Vivaldi? Look away. My mind has been occupied by neither of these things, but instead has

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Jaya the Cat – A Good Day For The Damned (Destiny Records, 2017)

December 19, 2017 Emily Johnson Record Review

I was a late convert to Jaya the Cat, a band who have been around in various line up guises since the 90’s. Their Facebook

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In Pursuit of Pain Relief… Modern Dilemmas

March 10, 2017 Emily Johnson Real talk and opinion

Since having a car accident last summer, I have been having regular physio on my neck and shoulders. It’s not great, at 33, to feel

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Glass Half Full – Mental health in 2017

January 17, 2017 Emily Johnson anxiety and me

“Irrespective of your age, income or background, the likelihood is that you or someone close to you has experienced mental illness. One in four of

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Why I haven’t reviewed Jeff Rosenstock’s ‘Worry’

January 10, 2017 Emily Johnson Record Review

When my friend Tony asked me to write for Apathy & Exhaustion I was at pains to say that I might not be reliable or

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Toh Kay – Gullivers, Manchester – Thursday 28th September, 2016

October 1, 2016 Emily Johnson Live Review

Tonight’s gig feels like a well kept secret. An obscure name, a small venue, and little – if any – sign that the headline (and

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