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Tag Archives: music
Have You Heard? – (48) Lenny Kravitz
I’ve just been writing about Lenny Kravitz for my book on music. His early days. A retro sixties sound but fresh and individual. I first heard him when I was living in Paris in 1989-90 on a fantastic radio station … Continue reading
Posted in Music - Have You Heard?
Tagged Lenny Kravitz, Let Love Rule, music, What Goes Around Comes Around
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Catfish and the Bottlemen at the Borderline, Soho
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
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Borderline, Catfish and the Bottlemen, music, Soho
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My Top Twelve – New York Songs
New York, New York. An iconic city, a city that you feel you know even when you’ve never been there. I’ve been once, in 1986, on business trip, for a few days. I’ll never forget the dazzling view of midtown … Continue reading
Posted in Music - Top Tens
Tagged Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Jay Z, Jay Z ft Alicia Keys, Mink Deville, music, New York, New York Dolls, Nuyorican Soul, PJ Harvey, Public Enemy, Ramones, roy ayers, Simon and Garfunkel, talking heads, Television, top tens, Velvet Underground
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Music for a Tube Strike
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
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Photos
Tagged London, music, photos, playlist, Rockmix, Tube Strike
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Lindi Ortega at the Garage, Islington, 30 January 2014
Aaah, I’ve been looking forward to this concert for so long, ever since I discovered Lindi’s music last November. I’ve played her three albums – “Cigarettes and Truckstops”, “Little Red Boots” and “Tin Star” – more than anything else recently. … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concert, Lindi Ortega, music, The Garage Islington
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“Inside Llewyn Davis” – a review
My son Kieran and I went to see “Inside Llewyn Davis”, the latest Coen brothers film, this evening. It has just been released in the UK. We both really liked it. I was drawn to it after reading a brief … Continue reading
Have You Heard? – (47) Lindi Ortega
Well have you? I hadn’t until November last year when I read a review of her latest album, “Tin Star”, in the Guardian, by Michael Hann, a music journalist whose views I respect. He gave it four stars and made … Continue reading
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Tagged Cigarettes and Truckstops, country music, Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, music, Nashville, Tin Star
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The Glass Spider Band at Under The Bridge
Not content with just the Ultimate Bowie band, featuring Ed Blaney, at Latititude, I went last week to see The Glass Spider Band with a few friends in a club bizarrely situated in Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea Football Club. … Continue reading
Primal Scream at the O2 Academy Brixton
I went with my friend Jon G to see Primal Scream at Brixton Academy last Wednesday, 11 December. 90s nostalgia in large part, but also to enjoy what they are still doing. The new album, “More Light”, is a good … Continue reading
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