TV On the Radio - Brixton academy 13th July 2009 |
Managed to leave work early and get down to Brixton for about 6:20 to meet up with Bez and Lucy for a few swift pints before entering the venue when support band The Noisettes had just started, they w...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:45:00 GMT |
Tempest: 1994 - 2009 |
My cat died this morning.Her name was Tempest. She was 15 which
I suppose isn't too bad an innings for a cat, she will leave a huge
void in my life and I doubt there will be many things that I will ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:02:00 GMT |
Ireland |
Ireland:It's taken me a while (mostly due to being so busy at work since I got back) but here's an account of my recent trip to Ireland. I'd never been to the country before even though it's only a st...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 08:24:00 GMT |
PJ Harvey and John Parish - Oxford Brookes 16th April 2009 |
Went to see the lovely PJ Harvey (with John Parish) last night in Oxford. This was the 4th time I've seen her live and she never disappoints, I've always said that she has the best live voice I've eve...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:33:00 GMT |
Stroll |
Borrowed Carrie's camera today, since we had some real snow for the first time since forever. Here are a few pics from my walking to the bus stop in the morning and then my lunchtime stroll in Oxford.
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:10:00 GMT |
Don McGlashan - The Borderline 22/01/09 |
I haven't seen Don play live since the Mutton Birds played in Oxford in 1998 so I really was looking forward to this show. Support was from a fellow kiwi duo (acoustic guitar & accordion), the name es...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:46:00 GMT |
An evening with Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan (The Gutter Twins) - Union Chapel Hall, 19/01/09 |
First gig of the year and one I was looking forward to, having seen the Gutter Twins play an electric set in Oxford last year I was expecting an interesting evening for this intimate acoustic event.Th...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:11:00 GMT |
Oxford |
Here's a brief, rough tourist guide I just knocked up for Oxford.I think the city is quite different depending on what time of year you visit, and what kind of things you like to do in general, of cou...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:17:00 GMT |
2008 and best wishes for 2009 |
Overall, 2008 hasn't been too bad, so it's time for some lists:
Albums:
The top-two records of the year really stand out for me, these are not in order other than those.
1 - TV On the Radio - Dear Sci...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:15:00 GMT |
Steven Wilson - Insurgentes review |
So Steven Wilson released his first "solo" album (though early Porcupine Tree albums, Bass Communion and his "unreleased electronic music" are technically solo records) and much has been made about th...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:44:00 GMT |
