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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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Tagged aces 'n' spades, american, cape town, copenhell, drab majesty, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hellcats, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, memories, music, photography, review, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the national, tool
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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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Tagged american, bumblefoot, cape town, cbd, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitarists, guitars, international act, long hair, mercury, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city
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Music: 2018 in review
MUSIC I felt a disconnect to music in 2017, but happily things improved in 2018. While I didn’t listen to that many new releases I did listen to a lot of older music (mostly from familiar artists) that I either … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Ramblings, Reviews
Tagged a perfect circle, american, best of, british, endless daze, favourites, gigs & festivals, gigs and festivals, international act, interpol, last.fm, medicine boy, music, northside, oppikoppi, personal, ramblings, review
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La Route du Rock festival 2017 in Saint-Malo
Sun 20 August 2017 Interpol perform TOTBL on the day of its 15th anniversary It was Interpol that got me to Brittany. They announced that they’d be celebrating the 15th anniversary of Turn on the Bright Lights by playing it in … Continue reading
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Tagged american, angel olsen, anniversary, bretagne, british, brittany, bzh 2017, crowd, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, interpol, jumping musicians, mac demarco, music, nature, outdoors, photography, rock, route du rock, saint-malo, turn on the bright lights, weekends, yak
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Endless Daze 2018: Day 2
Sat 3 November 2018 The second day at Endless Daze brought more chilltime and great music. Msaki and AS Fanning (IE) eased the morning into the afternoon under the shady tent of the Some Velvet Morning stage while the main … Continue reading
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