WWW.PUREMZINE.COM Christmas 2017 ASIWYFA CHRIS HAZE QVEEN HERBY ZEISTENCROIX GOOD CHARLOTTE Jukediscovering Ross music and his dreams of working with Hozier... SABRINATalks Christmas, New Music, Her Love Of Vinyl CARPENTER & Hiking In Ireland. - Turn to page 16 >> @PureMzine Janelle Nadeau Happy Christmas & Best Wishes for 2018 Pure M Magazine ISSUE 23 2017 has certainly been a successful year WWW.PUREMZINE.COM for British singer/songwriter Lucy Spraggan. Following the release of her Editor in Chief fourth UK top 40 album in January, she T. Padraig
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