Summer is drawing to a close and I’m not ready. I’ve become accustomed to the heat, the sort I remember from my childhood, and the luxury of scheduling barbecues safe in the knowledge that any rain forecast was unlikely or any showers brief. I think I went for at least a month without taking a jacket … Continue reading Ultimate Jam
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Queues of the Stone Age
I must confess this headline isn’t mine, I overheard it last Saturday and had to laugh as I was in fact standing in a queue for a porta-loo at a day festival. I was glad to have found this particular bank of individual cabins, since hours earlier I was among a potentially dangerous crush of bodies trying to get around a corner … Continue reading Queues of the Stone Age
Meltdown – Part II
"Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between". This was the epic greeting from Placebo's enchantingly androgynous Brian Molko to the screaming sold out crowd at the Royal Festival Hall. Still slightly confused by my genteel surroundings I had to wonder what the band had in store for us. Usually, when I've gone to gigs, the band … Continue reading Meltdown – Part II
Meltdown – Part I
Summer is festival season and while the agony of choice presents it's own problems, the travel and camping costs for out of town adventures can be another hurdle. Within London, as if we weren’t spoiled enough already, there is a growing choice of day/weekend festivals which while not necessarily cheap, are an accessible way to … Continue reading Meltdown – Part I
Church of Maynard
It’s been years since I went to a gig at the Brixton Academy. I’ve ticked some great names off my live bucket list at this venue including Hole and Marilyn Manson. Exiting the tube and trying to remember if I needed to turn left or right to get to the famous domed building, I soon saw a … Continue reading Church of Maynard
Faithfully Ours
‘Sweet little sleep, my dreams are yours to keep’ A chorus line from a tune titled ‘Late Victorian Holocaust’ repeated on Saturday night that is still circling my head. The evening was so incredible I struggle to believe it was not in fact a dream. As the lights dimmed in the sold out Southbank Centre, … Continue reading Faithfully Ours
Redhead Ramblings 