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Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections
Originally posted on Culture vs Nutella:
La Grande Bretagne est la patrie du rock. Si on en doutait encore, la preuve par l’oreille et l’image nous a été donnée vendredi à la cérémonie d’ouverture des JO de Londres. Danny Boyle…
Latitude Festival 13-15 July – the detail !
You may have read my first thoughts blog on Latitude, which summed up how I felt about the festival. Very good indeed was the answer. This blog goes into a bit more detail about the bands and singers I saw, … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Photos
Tagged A Town called malice, alabama shakes, amadou and mariam, Ben Howard, bon iver, daughter, dexy's, django django, dub boy, Elane Tonra, King Charles, kurt vile, Lang Lang, Latitude 2012, lianne la havas, lloyd cole, metronomy, music, Other Lives, Paul Weller, Splashh, sunless"97, The Eton Rifles, The Horrors, The Staves, the war on drugs, The Word, Vinyl Vendettas, We Are Augustines, we have band, Wooden Shjips
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Latitude festival 13-15 July – first thoughts
I and my son Kieran, plus friend Jon and his daughter and niece all went up to Suffolk, near Southwold, for the Latitude music and arts festival this weekend. Yes it rained a bit, yes it was very muddy in … Continue reading
Coldplay at the Emirates Stadium, 2 June 2012
My son, Kieran, and I went to see Coldplay at Arsenal’s Stadium in Islington, North London, last Friday. Photos taken with my iPhone – let’s call them impressionistic! You might have seen our joint top ten of Coldplay songs – … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Coldplay, Coldplay at Emirates Stadium, music
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The Buzzocks, Brixton O2 Academy 26 May 2012
The Buzzcocks. One of the great punk bands. Up there with the Pistols, Clash and Jam. Northern songs of lost love, exclusion, misery. But with the best pop melodies of any punk band. Their album “Another Music In A Different … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Brixton O2 Academy, buzzcocks, music, Pete Shelley, Punk, Steve Diggle
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The Staves at the Tabernacle, Notting Hill
Yesterday I and a couple of friends went to see The Staves at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill, West London. The Staves are three sisters, Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Cooper, hence the band name) from Watford. They sing what I … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Christof, Folk music, music, The Staves, The Tabernacle Notting Hill
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Scritti Politti and Portico Quartet in concert
Another Word In Your Ear concert at the Lexington on the Pentonville Road, North London. About ten minutes walk from Kings Cross station. You work your way through the crowds, commuters, Northerners and Scots looking to escape the Smoke, or … Continue reading
Posted in London, Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged music, Portico Quartet, Scritti Politti, Word magazine
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Oh no, I just bought Queen’s Greatest Hits! Oh yes, they’re really good!
And the platinum version at that. Three CDs’ worth. I’ve been resisting that purchase for years. I’ve got a bit of history with Queen though. It’s one of those guilty pleasures. The immediate cause of the purchase was the 50th … Continue reading
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