Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections

Music – my best of 2011

Posted on December 14, 2011 by John S

As we approach Christmas, music nerds everywhere feel the urge to compile their lists of the best albums, tracks, events and so on.  The magazines and papers lead the way.  I love it. I like to check whether I’m in … Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney at the O2, 5 December

Posted on December 6, 2011 by John S

What an amazing concert. Macca on fantastic form: looking good, singing beautifully, rocking out.  Superb backing band, and, er, decent back catalogue.  The set list speaks for itself. Hello Goodbye Junior’s Farm – Wings All My Loving Jet – more … Continue reading →

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Still in love with U2

Posted on November 10, 2011 by John S

Two things prompted this piece.  First I’m in the middle of writing about U2 for my book. Second, I read on an NME website post that Bono has been apologising about the band’s performance at Glastonbury, saying that amongst other … Continue reading →

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Why I still love the NME

Posted on October 27, 2011 by John S

The New Musical Express… I first started reading it in 1974-75, aged 15.  I’d been a Sounds fan, rather than NME or Melody Maker, for a while.  It did the Rock – and I was into that, the Metal, Bad … Continue reading →

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So The Stone Roses are back

Posted on October 21, 2011 by John S

Hooray! Years of speculation and denials and now it’s happened.  Just been reading that 220,000 tickets for three Manchester gigs were sold in 68 minutes.  Pretty impressive.  Hope they’ll come down to the Smoke at some point.  Might be hard … Continue reading →

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