“I’m way too old for this crowd”, I thought as I stood at the back of the venue. I had come to chaperone my daughter to this Panic! Concert at the forum in Kentish Town and took my place at the back of the room with the other dads. That was six years ago. Now […]
Tubular Bells Live! Phil Toms makes the impossible, possible.
The last time Tubular Bells was performed live was I think in 1998 (The 2012 Olympics played just the intro). In fact, at a recent classical performance of Tubular Bells live they stated it was ‘too hard’ to perform the original multi-instrumental pieces in their entirety. Tough maybe, but not impossible. Step forward Mr. Phil […]
A happy face, a thumpin’ bass, for a lovin’ race
Soul II Soul were huge in the late eighties and early nineties. The album Club Classic Volume 1 was the soundtrack to many people’s summer, spawning classic tracks like ‘Keep on Moving’ and ‘Back to Life.’ The London collective came to Bury St. Edmunds last night as part of their UK tour. I have to […]
Dreaming of a Desert Trip 2016
One stage. Six concerts. Three nights. Desert Trip billed itself as a once in a lifetime event. Big words perhaps but with this line-up, few could argue with it.
Don’t Threaten me with a good time
Panic! at the Disco are an American rock band from Las Vegas, popular with yoots. My daughter is a big fan so we got tickets to see them at Alexandra Palace in London. This was the second time we’d seen Panic! (this exclamation is going to wind me up.) The first time was on their […]
Donavon Frankenreiter at the Surf Lodge, Montauk
Donavon Frankenreiter plays super chilled music in the mould of Jack Johnson (his friend and some time producer.) We were lucky enough to catch him playing at the Surf Lodge in Montauk, back in 2010. The Surf Lodge in Montauk is a super chilled restaurant/bar located on the coast at Montauk, at the top of the […]