The Scorpions still impress and go too often under the radar. Both Fawkes & Forte saw them may years ago at the Gaumont on the Blackout tour with Schenker playing madly in a cage that I seem to remember came up thru the floor. I found a note about the tickets from my mum in […]
INFINITE CONTENT Arcade Fire came on at the Genting Arena in pugilstic form – lead singer Win Butler, was equipped to go for the full ten rounds from the start dressed as a boxer & suitably mobbed by the crowd he enter with a boxers intro which melted into an instrumental version of’ Everything is […]
Rocksport Difficult to find the time sadly to report on musical /special watching events. So just a quick posthumous summary of 2017 In Feb J enjoyed her role being part of the supporting cast in Cats and to our great surprise sung the last stanza with the crew on stage In April Kasabian rocked up […]
Maybe there is no snow and peace on earth but a great legacy. Thank you Greq Lake. I still believe in Father Christmas
An unremitting hour and half of heavy bass punk – rock from the 4 piece girl band with drums and guitars piecing vocals and note-worthy no keyboards. Lead singer Jehnny Beth who hails from France wailed at times like a more troubled Siouxsie from the Banshees and managed incredibly to keep her hair slicked back, […]
Ellie G performed to a sell out audience on a wet Monday night at London’s Albert Hall a performance to benefit the capitals’ homeless We took J – a surprise – and lucky enough to have close to ringside seats. The evening was a slow burn – late start – 7 tracks from her friends […]
Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware members of Heaven 17 performed Penthouse & Pavement album in its entirety- it did not take too long ….. Albums were all too short back in the 80’s. 2nd set after the break was a BEF affair – British Electric Foundation. This became a tour de force, guest artists included […]
So, another good man down. The web has been full of touching tributes for Prince this week, none more poignant than the David Gilmour tearing up Comfortably Numb with a liquid mid song improv on Purple Rain. RIP Prince Rogers Nelson 1958 – 2016
Prince for me was not the brightest star in the firmament and after some of the other losses so far this year in the world of entertainment he would sit below the highest mantle, but his lyrics for Sinead o’Connor’s Nothing Compares To You were magical and her interpretation so touching that it has stood […]
