Fred de Vries

Journalist

Fred de Vries is a Dutch author and journalist who moved to South Africa in 2003. He used to play in a punk band and has written nine non-fiction books, among them Club Risiko, a look at 80s underground music in six cities, including London, Berlin, New York and Johannesburg.

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Rock music’s most important day

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Song of songs for the road

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Heaven or hell? The small-town paradox

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Rodriguez and the South African Vietnam

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Sinéad O’Connor: Hip hop’s unlikely hero

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The best song. Ever

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The Beatles and The Bats

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Just when you thought new music couldn’t move you any more…

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God, I love the Cowboy Junkies’ T-shirts

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Galaxy of country music lights up Lone Star state