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2021 – Music in review
MUSIC So ends the second year of isolation! While it might not have been fun, the old cliche is still true: the time really did fly. Honestly I can’t even remember that much at all. I think especially with all … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, covid, eurovision, memories, mercury, music, ramblings, reflection, review, south africa, south african, special places, streaming, texx and the city, year end
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Tagged comfort, covid, eurovision, memories, mercury, music, ramblings, reflection, review, south africa, south african, special places, streaming, texx and the city, year end
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Music: 2020 in review
MUSIC One of the very few positive things about 2020 was the music – some really good tracks and albums were released in spite of (and sometimes even because of) everything. On this day I note my 14th year on last.fm and … Continue reading
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Tagged aces 'n' spades, comfort, eurovision, grimes, memories, mercury, music, music festival, phoebe bridgers, puscifer, ramblings, reflection, review, south africa, south african, special places, streaming, texx and the city, year end
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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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NervoChaos (BR), Peasant, Facing The Gallows & Thread of Omen at Mercury
sat 12 Oct 2019 Brazil’s NervoChaos visited Mercury on Saturday supported by local acts Peasant, Facing the Gallows and Thread of Omen. Here are some shots from the night.
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Tagged brazilian, cape town, evenings, facing the gallows, gigs & festivals, guitars, hardcore, headbanging, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, metal, music, nervochaos, peasant, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, thread of omen, weekends, winter
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Peasant, Yndian Mynah & The Loose Ends at Mercury
sat 05 Oct 2019 Freshly returned from their European tour, Peasant celebrated the launch of their album ‘Unrest Eternal’ at Mercy last Saturday, with the support of Yndian Mynah and The Loose Ends. Here are some shots from the show … Continue reading
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Tagged album launch, black and white, cape town, garage, gigs & festivals, guitars, hardcore, headbanging, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, metal, monochrome, music, peasant, photography, post rock, punk, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the loose ends, weekends, yndian mynah
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Tagged album launch, black and white, cape town, garage, gigs & festivals, guitars, hardcore, headbanging, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, metal, monochrome, music, peasant, photography, post rock, punk, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the loose ends, weekends, yndian mynah
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