Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections

Latitude 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by John S

My third Latitude. The best ever? I suspect each one will feel like that in the immediacy of the event,  but there was a sequence of bands on Sunday this year, which I suspect will be as good as it … Continue reading →

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Neil Young, The National and others at Hyde Park, 12 July 2014

Posted on July 16, 2014 by John S

Hyde Park, bang in the middle of London, has been playing host to an increasing number of concerts in the summer. It’s a great venue because it is such a big park and can cope with the intrusion. And there … Continue reading →

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Jack White and the Amazing Snakeheads, Hammersmith Apollo, 3 July 2014

Posted on July 7, 2014 by John S

Jack White, fresh from a successful appearance at Glastonbury, played the Hammersmith Apollo on 3 July. I was offered a ticket at the last minute after he’d changed the date of the concert, which meant someone else couldn’t go. So … Continue reading →

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Glastonbury: Metallica and London Grammar

Posted on July 1, 2014 by John S

What a weekend of TV it was, with the World Cup and Glastonbury festival vying for attention. Not to mention Wimbledon, though I tend to steer clear of that these days. Have to find some time for writing! I’ve never … Continue reading →

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3 gigs in 4 days: Prince, Graham Parker… and Grape Juice!

Posted on June 8, 2014 by John S

One of those weeks when live music came to the fore. Absolutely love it. Started on Wednesday with Prince at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm. Absolutely magnificent and I’ve blogged about the concert already. You can read it here. On … Continue reading →

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Prince and Third Eye Girl at the Roundhouse, London, 4 June 2014

Posted on June 6, 2014 by John S

Prince, with his all-woman backing band, 3RDEYE Girl, are touring Europe at the moment and have come back to Britain for a few ‘Hit and Run” gigs. My friend Dave managed to get a some tickets for a show announced … Continue reading →

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Morrissey – the Autobiography

Posted on May 15, 2014 by John S

I’ve just finished reading Morrissey’s “Autobigraphy”.  And an excellent read it is too. It’s written in a discursive, sometimes quite poetic style. There are no chapters – just a long narrative, which is mostly chronological. There is a lot of … Continue reading →

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An afternoon in London with Augustines and Oasis

Posted on April 20, 2014 by John S

19 April 2014. I picked up a couple of things from Twitter that were happening in central London that looked liked fun. The Berwick Street festival in Soho that was celebrating  record stores and vinyl music – part of a … Continue reading →

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Catfish and the Bottlemen at the Borderline, Soho

Posted on February 25, 2014 by John S

Last year at Latititude my friend Jon caught a band called Catfish and the Bottlemen in the late afternoon. I was somewhere else at the time. He came back saying they were brilliant – really rocked. So tonight we went … Continue reading →

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Music for a Tube Strike

Posted on February 6, 2014 by John S

Day 2 of the Tube strike. Decided to forgo the buses and just walk, apart from the Ealing Broadway to Paddington leg, which is a nifty 8-10 minutes on the train. So 25 minutes from home to EB and 45 … Continue reading →

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