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Author Archives: John S
My Top Ten Albums of 2023 – and a few more
It’s been an unusual year for my music this year, as it has been dominated by two, maybe three bands. They are Wednesday, the Murder Capital and Jockstrap. The first two have had new albums out this year, which top … Continue reading
Music Roundup 06: 6 to 20 November 2023
The acts which feature in this roundup are Wednesday, The Murder Capital, Sleater Kinney, Bill Orcutt, Teenage Fanclub, Bdrrrm and The Joy Hotel. A bumper month of concerts this November, after a relatively quiet October. November is often quite busy because … Continue reading
Music Roundup 05: 6 October to 19 October 2023
The acts which feature in this roundup are Gengahr, Black Country New Road, Honeyblood and Taylor Swift. No concerts for a month after End of the Road, but a great holiday in Zakynthos (Greek island in the Ionian Sea), some … Continue reading
“Capturing the Moment” at Tate Modern
I went along to the Tate Modern on Monday to see one of the current exhibitions, Capturing the Moment. It’s an exploration of the relationship between photography and painting in the 20th century and beyond. I didn’t know much more … Continue reading
A Thames Journey: (13) From Dartford to Southend and the North Sea
And so we come to the last of these blogs on the River Thames’ journey: from a hole in the ground in Gloucestershire to where it meets the North Sea. The journey was immensely enjoyable to walk – many times … Continue reading
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Tagged Canvey Island, Dartford, Gravesend, Leigh-on-Sea, Photography, photos, River Thames, Southend-on-Sea, Thames estuary
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End of the Road 2023
My seventh End of the Road since Jon and I started coming in 2016, and quite possibly the best. Mind you, I think I often say that! But the line-up had some of my favourite bands of the moment, and … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, End of the Road 2023, music
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Sportsthoughts (194) – Premier League predictions 2023-24
A week late, so with the benefit of knowing the first round of results and a few more transfer developments – notably Chelsea – here are my predictions for this season; Champions – Arsenal 2nd – Newcastle 3rd – Man … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, English Premier League, football, Premier league predictions 2023-24, Soccer, West Ham
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Latitude 2023
My eleventh Latitude, and an unusual one as I could only make Thursday and Friday. But I got to see some outstanding performances – from old favourites and one fantastic new discovery. My highlights below. Thursday 20 July Racoon Jane … Continue reading
Music Roundup 04: 7 July to 13 July 2023
Featured this time: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren; Branford Marsalis Quartet; Henry Tozer. After the glories of Bruce Springsteen, there was no let up, with concerts on two of the next three days. A … Continue reading