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2018 – A Year in Music
2018 – what a year!. Politically it has been turbulent around the world, and in the UK our politicians appear either to have lost their minds or their nerve, as we head towards a break with the European Union which … Continue reading
Wolf Alice and Idles at the Roundhouse, 17 October 2018
(Photos not great because I forgot my camera and the iPhone couldn’t get close enough on zoom – but hopefully better than nothing!) On Wednesday I went with my friends Dave and Tony to see Wolf Alice and Idles at … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Idles, London, London Roundhouse, music, Q Awards, Wolf Alice
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2017 – A Year in Music
I say the same about every year – it’s been brilliant. Because every year is briiliant. You read all this stuff about indie, for example, going through a rubbish time. But if you actually listen to it, listen to BBC … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Aldous Harding, Bryan Ferry, Car Seat Headrest, Catherine McGrath, concerts, Daisy Vaughan, End of the Road 2017, Faye Webster, Field Day, Goat Girl, Honeyblood, Julia Jacklin, Latitude 2017, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, London Grammar, music, music in 2017, Slowdive, Steely Dan, U2, Wolf Alice
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My Top Ten Albums of 2017
Another great year of music, but actually quite an easy one in which to pick my top ten. They are just the ones I’ve played most. Just recently I’ve been trying to catch up with albums I’ve missed, either through … Continue reading
Posted in Music - Top Tens
Tagged Aldous Harding, Alvvays, Catherine McGrath, Faye Webster, Girl Ray, Honeyblood, London Grammar, music, music lists, Slowdive, the war on drugs, Wolf Alice
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Wolf Alice at Alexandra Palace, 24 November 2017
On Friday evening I went up to Alexandra Palace in North London for the second time in a couple of weeks – the first being The War on Drugs. After mistiming it completely last time, and keeping my friend Jon … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Alexandra Palace, concerts, London, music, Sunflower Bean, Superfood, Wolf Alice
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My Top Ten albums of 2016
A turbulent year politically, what with Brexit, Trump and the continued horrors of Syria. And a sad year in music, when we lost David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and more. But the music itself – as brilliant as ever. I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Albums of 2016, Amber Arcades, Angel Olsen, Bat for Lashes, Blue House, bon iver, Car Seat Headrest, david bowie, Dilly Dally, Frank Ocean, Jack Garratt, James Blake, Julia Jacklin, Let's Eat Grandma, music, Palace Winter, Parquet Courts, Radiohead, Savages, Whitney, Wolf Alice
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Two great concerts: Wolf Alice at the Forum; Chvrches at the Royal Albert Hall
This week I’ve been to two outstanding concerts. On Tuesday it was Wolf Alice at the Forum in Kentish Town. Last night, Chvrches at the Royal Albert Hall. Wolf Alice Chvrches I went to Wolf Alice with my friend Jon … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloody Knees, CHVRCHES, concerts, Forum Kentish Town, music, Royal Albert Hall, Shura, Swim Deep, Wolf Alice
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