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Road Report: Maximo Park Resent Authority in Germany

U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the fifth entry, frontman Paul Smith spends his time in Germany arguing with security, painting during an interview, playing mini golf and getting tossed from a hotel. Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens once sang of a German Farmhouse ...

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Road Report: Maximo Park Fight Fever in Japan

U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the fourth entry, frontman Paul Smith falls in but recovers to play Fuji Rock and experience all Japan has to offer. I've spent the best part of the last two weeks in the wonderful world of Japan, battling illness and humidity to not ...

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Road Report: Maximo Park Survive Fire and High Winds in Barcelona

U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the third entry, singer Paul Smith does his best DiCaprio impression before the band falls victim to Mother Nature's fury at the Benicassim festival. It feels like we're weekenders at the moment with a few days in midweek to gather ...

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Road Report: Maximo Park Rock From the Middle of a Berlin Lake

U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the second entry, frontman Paul Smith battles travel issues, rain, and the trials of the band's first gig from the middle of a lake. I write on a train, my twelfth of the week. Today's train ride is borne of my own carelessness. ...

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Road Report: Maximo Park Mourn Michael Jackson

U.K. rockers Maximo Park are hitting festivals around the world this summer and are keeping a diary for Spinner. In the first entry, frontman Paul Smith overcomes the craziness of his band's sets at Glastonbury, mourns the death of Michael Jackson and worships at the feet of Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Britain is gripped by its first heatwave ...

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