In which your humble correspondent travels to the wilds of Sweden to watch synth duo Kite perform for 6000 people.
Please bear with me …
Real Life (TM) has been beating me up lately; I do hope that normal service will be resumed soon.
Book review: A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes
I am a huge fan of epic poetry. My favourite is the grandaddy of them all, The Iliad. I’m a sucker for retellings of the […]
Heilung with Eivor and Lili Refrain – Hammersmith Apollo – 14 January 2023
Well, that was something. There were support bands – two of them: Eivor and Lili Refrain. Both were good, and appropriate opening acts, but within […]
Book Review: The Talisman – Stephen King & Peter Straub
In respect of reading material, 2023 is off to an excellent start for me. Despite being a lifelong fan of King, and Straub’s Ghost Story […]
Corpus Delicti – The Forge, Camden – 19 November 2022
I recently resolved to devote my time and money to new bands and not indulge in nostalgia-fests. That resolution lasted until I heard that Corpus […]
Book Review: Cecily – Annie Garthwaite
This book is an imaginging of the life of Cecily Neville, wife of Richard Duke of York and mother of Edward IV and Richard III. […]
Lust for Youth + Finlay Shakespare + Fusea – The Lanes, Bristol – 7 November 2022
Fusea are a three-piece outfit from Exeter and were a surprise treat – they serve up a lovely dreampop/shoegaze sound with a strong Cure vibe, […]
Bootblacks + Liminal Project – Crofters Rights, Bristol – 25 October 2022
I had barely had time to catch my breath after the Actors gig, when I had to make tracks to The Other Venue to catch […]
Actors + Auger + Vanilla Sugar – The Exchange, Bristol – 23 October 2022
I didn’t want to come home from the Continent, but two of my most eagerly-anticipated gigs of the year were about to happen in my […]