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About Me

Me? I registered to check out Gwyneth Herberts site and was delighted that her songs were available for download! It helps with the wait for the new CD. Having registered Im enjoying checking out other peoples sites, especially finding musicians Ive never heard who sound interesting.I cant sing to save my life and I dont play any instruments, but I really appreciate the efforts of those who can. Im sometimes called a music snob, but if that means I appreciate real talent and not people who rely too heavily on synthesisers, computers or producers then so be it!I love going to live gigs, preferring the smaller more intimate venues these days. Ive generally had it with the stadium gigs, but Im happy to make an exception for the Stones @ the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff this year!Im also a big Real Ale enthusiast (without the beard and woolly jumper) and Im passionate about the traditional British Pub (yes I am a long standing CAMRA member). I like to take off in my Mini Convertible with my beautiful wife and hunt down country pubs for 2 pints of the guest ale and fine Bar Meal.Isnt life good (why don't they let you use apostrophes on here?)

My Interests

Music:

Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zep, Diana Krall, Hendrix, Walter Trout, Gwyneth Herbert, Jamie Cullum & Jack Johnson would be the top 10 at this moment in time. But then I should have had White Stripes, Dave Mathews, Matchbox 20, Santana, BB King, Cream, The Jayhawks, the Stones, Maroon 5, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Muddy Waters - oh no that's 11, oh well....I should add Amy Winehouse and Cerys Matthews too...I love lots of music, depends on mood, mental state, weather, day of the week, what Bob Harris plays etc...

Movies:

Jean De Florette, Manon Des Sources, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being, Amelie, oh and as you might expect all the boy stuff headed by Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez!

Television:

Hustle, Desperate Housewives and I've loved all the 24 series! I also have all of Sex and the City on DVD (is that sad? I think my love of NY has influenced that). The Office was one of the only comedies that really worked for me and oddly Coupling did too. My wife has got me into Friends now!

My Blog

Gwyneth Herbert @ 606 Club, London

Well what can I say, we love the 606 and we love Gwynie so it was always going to be a good night, but young Gwyneth was not complacent, bellowing with passion one minute and singing sweetly with emo...
Posted by Richard on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:27:00 PST

Tina May at the Pimlico Wine Vaults, London

The beautiful and charming Tina covered a wealth of material from a variety of her CDs/projects to the delight of the very lucky if small audience. If you like Jazz music generally then you must...
Posted by Richard on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:18:00 PST

Ian Shaw and Marcella Detroit @ Soho Pizza Express

An interesting tribute to Billie Holiday form top jazz male and the American half of Shakespeare's Sister. They made an entertaining duet and there was a lovely informality about the set. ...
Posted by Richard on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:50:00 PST

Little Shop of Horrors in the West End

We were lucky to get tickets on the day for the Matinee performance from a Leicester Sq agent and we thoroughly enjoyed it Alistair McGowan was great in Steve Martin's role! If your at a loos...
Posted by Richard on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:29:00 PST

Amy Winehouse back on form!

I saw Amy at Cardiff Uni last night and she was well on form, if naturally a bit "unusual". She has a great band complete with "Blues Brothers". The latter half of the show with all the si...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:13:00 PST

Scissor Sisters @ Cardiff International Arena

Scissor Sisters @ Cardiff International Arena Excellent gig, lots of energy and a good rapport with the audience too the audience just had to dance/move. Speaking of the audience, what ...
Posted by Richard on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:10:00 PST

Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman @ The Point, Cardiff Excellent! Good to see some talented musicians enjoying themselves with something a bit out of the ordinary, but most palatable. You don't have to...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:34:00 PST

Sandi Thom

Sandi Thom @ The Point, Cardiff Cheers Sandi for a good night, we enjoyed your live performance of the songs from the album and it was good to hear some new ones, all sounding good! We en...
Posted by Richard on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:46:00 PST

Walter Trout @ The Coal Exchange, Cardiff

Walter Trout & The New Radicals Walter never lets you down just make sure you don't need to hear anything for a couple of days after his gig! Walter starts the gig where you'd expec...
Posted by Richard on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:47:00 PST

Joe Bonamassa!

Joe Bonamassa @ The Point, Cardiff Sun 1 Oct 06 - What a treat to see this guitar genius at work first hand in such an intimate venue, there's nothing he can't do with a guitar, its just a ques...
Posted by Richard on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:22:00 PST