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My Top 15 Latitude 2015 moments
If you don’t have time to read my rather lengthy review, or just like lists, here are the memories that will really stick with me from this year’s Latitude festival. I meant to do a ten, but what could I … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Latitude 2015, Latitude festival, music
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Latitude 2015 – My fourth, and Latitude’s tenth!
My fourth Latitude – and Latitude’s tenth. 17-20 July 2015. Another Latitude, another few days off shaking off the shackles of work and responsibility, and just enjoying the music, the arts, the Tuborg, the vibe. A new stage to look … Continue reading
Two great English bands in concert – British Sea Power and Blur
The last two Saturdays have been concert days. On 13 June it was British Sea Power at the Roundhouse and yesterday, 20 June, Blur headlined in Hyde Park. Both bands have a distinctly British – or English – feel. They … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Blur, British Sea Power, concerts, Hyde Park, London, London Roundhouse, music
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Have You heard? – (65) “Madder Rose” by Madder Rose
I’ve been driving up and down the M1 today with my son, Kieran, to pick up his stuff from the house in Nottingham where he lives during the university term. It’s summer hols now – three months! Ah, to be … Continue reading
Three great but different concerts: The Beat, Nils Frahm, The Replacements
Over the past few weeks I’ve seen three concerts: all quite different, but very enjoyable in different ways. First was a real step back in time: The Beat, who played at Chelsea’s Under The Bridge club. I saw the original … Continue reading
My Top Ten – Beatles tracks
I’m editing my book on music at the moment; and yesterday, I went through a piece on The Beatles. At the end of the piece I reflect on the Paul v John debate – who was your favourite? Received wisdom … Continue reading
Have You Heard? – (64) Three Kinds of Beautiful: new albums by The Unthanks, Laura Marling and The Staves
Three of the albums I’ve been listening to a lot recently are all beautiful sounds that have their roots in folk music. But the artists have evolved, taking different directions, but still capturing the soulful essence of our traditional music. … Continue reading
Sharon van Etten at the O2 Empire, Shepherd’s Bush
This was a concert that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I first became aware of Sharon van Etten when she released her album, “Tramp” in 2012. At the time I played it a few times, but … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, London, music, O2 Empire Shepherds Bush, Sharon van Etten
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Robin Trower at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 11 April 2015
After the brilliant Courtney Barnett on Thursday, a journey back in time… One of the first concerts I ever went to, in 1975, was a Robin Trower gig at Hammersmith Odeon. We came down to London, from Oakham, in the … Continue reading
