As promised, here are a few of the pictures from the Leonard Cohen show last Sunday. It was amazing to see him holding the flowers that Paula is holding in the first shot, a very memorable touch to a perfect evening. God Bless you Leonard Cohen.
I am still not quite the same since Sunday. To say that I witnessed a momentous event in my life is a meagre understatement. To attempt to convey exactly what emotions were felt and the elation that was experienced is almost impossible. If I could verbalise it, believe me, I would. It would not serve [...]
I have been rooting out new music for myself these last few weeks. Having removed myself from the merciless grip of music retail, an older and purer love has once again returned to me. Exciement and enthusiasm that cannot be exstinguished or clouded by the opinions and views of others. As enlightened and as forward [...]
It’s no real surprise to anyone who knows me even vaguely, that most things Tom Waits related will interest me a great deal. Even through the almost insufferable recent canonisation of Waits as a referential artist, in that by referencing him, you have attained some form of intellectual status. There is nothing more exasperating than [...]
…it’s bloody not. I have many things to do today, this is not going to plan. It’s as dark as twilight, the rain and wind are intertwining themselves in some uninviting looking dance mid air, there’s a grumbling thunder, yet the breeze coming through the doors is a pleasant one. A necessary one, to eradicate [...]
In keeping with the standard practice of meeting their quota’s in the easiest ways possible (Motoring tickets, arresting people for having miniscule amounts of weed, etc) and generally, not actually being of any use whatsoever, should you happen to be stabbed, robbed or bum raped. Police have confirmed that they have arrested six UK residents [...]
Torch songs, chamber music (Torture Chamber anyone?) regardless of what it is referred to, there has been an ever growing amount of deathly, epic, highly romanticised acts of late. In the wake of the success of Antony Hegarty and Rufus Wainwright, a small surge of similar and associated acts began to gain exposure. Some were [...]
Bo Diddley, one of the greatest blues artists of the 20th Century, has sadly died on June 2nd at the age of 79. Bo was an integral part of the rhythm and blues explosion of the 1950′s and whilst he is oftentimes held with a less somber reverence than some of his contemporaries, this was [...]
Commencing the day with a long drive through the countryside, witnessing nature in all its morning glory as the sun splitting the cobalt summer sky, as deer were frolicking, birds were birding and badgers were spreading TB. Altogether, nothing could seemingly hamper this general air of clemency that resounded over the world on such a [...]