Just checking in again
2 years ago
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Saturday 19 December 2009
Monday 14 December 2009
Friday 11 December 2009
Thursday 10 December 2009
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Just finished reading
Shocked to realise that this may have been sitting in the unread books pile for nearly a decade!
(Very good it was too)
Friday 4 December 2009
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Saturday 28 November 2009
Thursday 26 November 2009
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
One of the good Mojo compilations (disclosure: I already had ~1/4 of the tracks)
Saturday 21 November 2009
Thursday 19 November 2009
Monday 16 November 2009
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Saturday 7 November 2009
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
A fine, fine compilation. (and not just because I have 1/3 of the tunes already)
Monday 2 November 2009
Sunday 1 November 2009
Thursday 29 October 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
"A Taste of 2009's End Of The Road Festival" Compilation from the final Plan B magazine. (Final + End Of The Road - possibly just a coincidence). Disappointingly for a magazine that varied the content such that I loved or hated the discs, this was just dull. Oh well.
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Monday 26 October 2009
Saturday 24 October 2009
Friday 23 October 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
World Music From Catalonia 2009 - a compilation free with Songlines
Very good
Very good
Monday 19 October 2009
Saturday 17 October 2009
Friday 16 October 2009
Monday 12 October 2009
In Concert
@ The Town Hall
The Old Dance School
For why I bought the ticket. And very good they were again. Purchased the ep to complete the collection. (I had thought that they were the main band, but they were only the first) and there were also
The Toy Hearts
described on the flyer as "Brummie Bluegrass" and very good they were too. Purchased a CD in the interval as well as one for the final band
The Destroyers
who turned out to be something of an acquired taste. Perhaps viewed as theatre rather than music makes for better entertainment (will be an interesting CD I'm sure)
The Old Dance School
For why I bought the ticket. And very good they were again. Purchased the ep to complete the collection. (I had thought that they were the main band, but they were only the first) and there were also
The Toy Hearts
described on the flyer as "Brummie Bluegrass" and very good they were too. Purchased a CD in the interval as well as one for the final band
The Destroyers
who turned out to be something of an acquired taste. Perhaps viewed as theatre rather than music makes for better entertainment (will be an interesting CD I'm sure)
Sunday 11 October 2009
Sunday 4 October 2009
Saturday 3 October 2009
Thursday 1 October 2009
Just finished reading
Every so often a book liberated from the "as yet unread" collection makes me wonder why on earth I waited so long before reading it. This was one such.
Friday 25 September 2009
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Saturday 19 September 2009
Thursday 17 September 2009
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Friday 4 September 2009
Saturday 29 August 2009
Friday 28 August 2009
Saturday 22 August 2009
Friday 21 August 2009
Thursday 20 August 2009
Saturday 15 August 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Real World Mid Price Sampler Compilation
Superb collection of disparate tunage
Superb collection of disparate tunage
Friday 14 August 2009
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Innovative Creative Independent 24 Compilation
No pleasant surprises lay in wait...
No pleasant surprises lay in wait...
Sunday 2 August 2009
Thursday 30 July 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
A top set of tunes from The Babel Label that came with Jazzwise magazine.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Songlines Magazine "Top Of The World 59" Compilation
Another good selection with four top notch choices: Calypso Rose, 17 Hippies, Jon Boden and Ry-CO Jazz
Another good selection with four top notch choices: Calypso Rose, 17 Hippies, Jon Boden and Ry-CO Jazz
Saturday 25 July 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Another Plan B disc, this one from the Smalltown Supersound label in Norway. Sadly most left me largely indifferent.
Thursday 23 July 2009
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Songlines Magazine "Top Of The World 58" Compilation
Many good choices.
Many good choices.
Monday 13 July 2009
Saturday 11 July 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Rock'n'Reel Magazine - Un-Herd Volume 14 Compilation
Bit dull actually*. Hazel O'Connor good and Thee Vicars a delight at the end.
*and the normal standard is much better than this
Bit dull actually*. Hazel O'Connor good and Thee Vicars a delight at the end.
*and the normal standard is much better than this
Friday 3 July 2009
Thursday 2 July 2009
Friday 26 June 2009
Saturday 20 June 2009
Friday 19 June 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Bit better than the usual grab bag of musical bits and bobs
Thursday 18 June 2009
In Concert
@ Civic Hall
Odd arrangement, with seating arranged around tables as shown.
Otis Gibbs
High quality support dude from the US.
Billy Bragg
Love songs! Constitutional reform! anecdotes! Stirring songs with a socialist swagger!
Top night out
Odd arrangement, with seating arranged around tables as shown.
Otis Gibbs
High quality support dude from the US.
Billy Bragg
Love songs! Constitutional reform! anecdotes! Stirring songs with a socialist swagger!
Top night out
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Also Part 2. Getting Old. Part 2 (the older stuff) was much better than part 1 - even the stuff on disc 2 that I didn't recall hearing before...
Saturday 13 June 2009
Friday 12 June 2009
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Friday 5 June 2009
Thursday 4 June 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
From the "I've had the cassette for 20 years" file and then I saw this at a dirt cheap price just before Zavvi closed...
The deluxe is due to the extra live album CD that comes with. Excellent. 8/10
(written while drinking a chilled bottle of Goose Island IPA ........ mmmm nice)
Saturday 23 May 2009
Maiden Voyage
Big dumb fun. Check your brain in at the door or the internal inconsistencies may annoy.
But still big dumb fun, with just a few pieces missing the mark (Scotty in the pipes, cutesy sidekick - are two that spring to mind).
Most importantly, it was not poor.
So - not bad - 7/10
Friday 22 May 2009
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Friday 8 May 2009
Recently, I have mostly been listening to...
Rock'n'Reel Magazine - Un-Herd Volume 13 Compilation
Yup, back to compilations.
Yup, back to compilations.
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Monday 4 May 2009
Monday 27 April 2009
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