Tonight I was lucky enough to get to see Paloma Faith at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London – and WOW, she blew me away! Unusually, this was a gig that we’d actually paid to go see (Christmas present from Greg :)), and so I’d been tremendously excited for months about it, to the point […]
The Houghton Weavers
Today, I am really embracing my northern roots, and have spent most of the morning listening to an old favourite band of mine, The Houghton Weavers. The Houghton Weavers are an English folk music band formed in 1975 in Westhoughton, in the borough of Bolton in Lancashire, England. The current three band members are David […]
Florence and the Machine and Billy Bragg – Fairytale of New York
My favourite Christmas song, and I think they’ve done a grand version of it – I especially liked the introduction of the harp to the piece. Recorded specially for Rob Da Bank’s Radio One show. Although it lacks the chemistry, passion and humour that is in the original, I think that, taken as a mellowed […]
READER COMPETITION! Erik Hassle – Secret Gig!
So, I have something exciting to announce (and a first for this blog) – I have been approached by Island Records (owned by Universal Music) and asked if I would like to invite two of my blog readers down to a ‘secret’ Erik Hassle gig in East London on December 17th 2009. Regular readers may […]
iTunes and Live Nation Team Up for Concert Downloads
Came across a cool bit of ‘industry’ news that I thought may interest some readers of this blog: iTunes and Live Nation Team Up for Concert Downloads
Gari Wellingham 