Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections

Pumarosa at the Village Underground, Shoreditch, 24 October 2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by John S

Pumarosa. The great space of Village Underground. Dramatically lit. Singer and guitarist is Isabel Munoz-Newsome. Second song was “Cecile”. The awesomeness of “Lion’s Den”. The dance beat of “Priestess”. A big sound, feels like a band destined for great things. … Continue reading →

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Amber Arcades at the Moth Club Hackney, 20 October 2016

Posted on October 21, 2016 by John S

Last night my friend Jon and I went to the Moth Club in Hackney to see a band we really enjoyed at End of the Road. And whose album I have been playing incessantly recently. The album is “Fading Lines”, … Continue reading →

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Augustines at Kentish Town Forum, 18 October 2016

Posted on October 19, 2016 by John S

The Augustines farewell tour! Why? They were doing so well. The official explanations suggest that it just wasn’t working financially. But they had achieved so much. It’s so sad to see them giving up when, you never know, they could … Continue reading →

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Parquet Courts and Eagulls at Kentish Town Forum, 11 October 2016

Posted on October 18, 2016 by John S

Last Tuesday, Jon, his son Louis and I went to see Parquet Courts, supported by Eagulls at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town. The place we used to call the Town and Country Club. I ask you, which is the … Continue reading →

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Dilly Dally at the Scala, Kings Cross, 22 September 2016

Posted on October 1, 2016 by John S

Thursday before last I went to the Scala with my mate Dave, aka DC when he comments on my blogs, to see Toronto band Dilly Dally. I first caught them at End of the Road and really liked them – … Continue reading →

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End of the Road festival, 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by John S

  This year, my friend Jon G and I decided that we should try a second festival after Latitude. We chose End of the Road, which, as its name suggests, is one of the last big festivals of the season … Continue reading →

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Latitude 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by John S

Another year, another Latitude. My fifth. Three days when you shake off the daily grind and just relax, watch 30 bands, drink Tuborg and enjoy the sense of community that is all around. OK, if it rains there is a … Continue reading →

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Massive Attack and Elvis Costello live, July 2016

Posted on July 9, 2016 by John S

Not together, but two of my all-time favourite artists played in London this month. Massive Attack opened the British Summer Time series of live concerts in Hyde Park on Friday 1 July. Elvis Costello and the Imposters played the Roundhouse … Continue reading →

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Wembley Stadium, 5 June 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016 by John S

So, three years on from Bruce’s last appearance at Wembley, we were back on Sunday to enjoy the latest instalment. Last time, in June 2013, I concluded in my review that it was the best concert that I had ever … Continue reading →

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My Top Twenty – Most played songs on iTunes/iPod

Posted on June 4, 2016 by John S

I’ve compiled plenty of lists of favourites in the past – top tens, twenties, hundred albums, even a 200 tunes. But do they actually represent what I listen to most? I thought I’d  sort my iTunes by “plays” and see. … Continue reading →

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