Dave Clarke

Dave Clarke is the music division manager for Readings

Review — 31 Jul 2023

The Empty Honour Board by Martin Flanagan

Martin Flanagan’s new book, The Empty Honour Board: A School Memoir is a raw and graphic account of his time at a religious boarding school in an unnamed Tasmanian town…

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Review — 2 Feb 2021

Crossover by Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

Acclaimed Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti and Yamatji soul queen Emma Donovan returns after a six-year absence with Crossover, another cracking album made with her long-time collaborators the Putbacks.

A born musician…

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Review — 8 Nov 2020

The Crown (Season 3)

The end of the year brings two exciting dates for fans of The Crown. For those with Netflix subscriptions, Season 4 of this outstanding series will have its streaming…

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Review — 8 Nov 2020

Idiot Prayer by Nick Cave

Recorded at the magnificent and historic Alexandra Palace in North London as the UK was emerging from its first COVID-19 lockdown in July this year, Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave

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Review — 5 Sep 2020

Sunday (The Gospel According To Iso) by Vika & Linda

‘You’re going to give it a good review, aren’t you, Daddy?’ It was more of a command than a question from my twelve-year-old daughter as we sat at home one…

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Review — 31 Jul 2020

Please Leave Your Light On by Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky

In these extremely strange and challenging times, it’s nice sometimes to be able to fall back on some old favourites to help us through. And they don’t come any more…

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Review — 26 Jan 2020

The Gospel According to Water by Joe Henry

In late 2018 American singer-songwriter Joe Henry was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer that had metastasized into his bones and was told he had around six months to live…

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Review — 25 Jun 2019

Something to Believe In by Andrew Stafford

Something To Believe In is a memoir of music, madness and love, all wrapped in one beautifully written book. Andrew Stafford’s first book, Pig City, was both a history…

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Review — 22 Apr 2019

Designer by Aldous Harding

New Zealand’s Aldous Harding has quickly become one of my go-to singer–songwriters. Her previous album, 2017’s Party, was my album of the year. *Designer *is her third album, and her…

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Blog post — 16 Oct 2018

Meet the music specialist with Dave Clarke

Dave Clarke is our Music & DVD Manager. Here, he shares some of his favourite musicians and most memorable moments from working at Readings over the past 16 years.

Why…

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