Trick Bag
Trick Bag is a publication featuring the writing of veteran music journalist and cultural critic Martin Douglas.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 5
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- Sep 23, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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The Trick Bag Canon: Two Nights in Seattle with John Coltrane (opens the original)
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The Trick Bag Mail Order #004 (opens the original)
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Conversation with Sweeping Promises (opens the original)
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The Trick Bag Canon: The Gories (opens the original)
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Throwaway Style: Love in Hell Shall Have Their Revenge (opens the original)
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