Marina, Diamonds and Emeralds

Thursday, 12 November 2009, 11:42 | Category : gig review
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For music lovers, there is no such thing as too much hype when it comes to a new artist; if you find a new artist you like, who you feel is doing something at least slightly different, obsession is not too far off. You listen, you re-listen. You watch on YouTube, you Google, you listen [...]

Diamonds are forever, but not if you drop them down the drain

That is not something that I have done, or plan on doing, I swear. It’s just an example. It happened “a friend”. Now, to the point: James Bond! But of course, don’t act like you didn’t guess that already. People are clever, I’m convinced they’re clever. I know people say they’re not, but . . [...]

A voyage of discovery

Thursday, 8 October 2009, 21:37 | Category : Uncategorized, gig review
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On Sunday night I went, courtesy of Gary, to see Joshua Radin play the Academy. I had never heard of him before – although, reallly, I’m sure I had. Don’t they say we retain some ridiculous amount of information in a segment of our brains we can’t access? Useful.
Anyway, it was a packed house: I [...]