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2023 – Music in review

MUSIC Today is my 17th anniversary on last.fm so it’s time I go back through the collected data and reflect on the music that soundtracked my 2023. For me it was the first vaguely normal year since 2019, in terms of my … Continue reading

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2022 – Music in review

MUSIC Year 3 of the New Normal™ has come to a close and it’s time again for year-end lists and reflection. Today marks my 16th anniversary on last.fm and I confess I still greatly enjoy the data and charts it collects and … Continue reading

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Beach Party at The Raptor Room

Wed 15 Jan 2020 It’s been a while since Beach Party have been in the same city together, let alone on the same stage, and Cape Town really showed up to their once-off sold out show at the Raptor Room … Continue reading

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Music: 2019 in review

MUSIC 2019 was a varied and somewhat disjointed year for me. I spent a lot of time on autopilot, in many ways. Looking back now at the topography, both personal and musical, of the last 12 months most of it … Continue reading

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Bumblefoot (USA) at Mercury

Thurs 24 Oct 2019 American guitar virtuoso Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal put on a great performance at Mercury last Thursday. Unfortunately the show was not well-attended, but this really created an intimate vibe which made it feel more like a private … Continue reading

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