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Aretha Franklin, Johnnie Marbles and John Oliver are the only relief in a very bleak weekendI only saw Amy Winehouse perform live once, at a small gig in London's Porchester Hall in 2007. The gig was virtually perfect – an intimate setting, Winehouse on fabulous form vocally and full of energy and banter. A few months later, she was billed to play the Brixton Academy, my friends rushed to get tickets but I refused. Porchester Hall had been such a memorable evening I didn't want anything to tai...

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