

- 5 days ago
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: BACK AT THE BEDFORD
So, Tuesday evening saw me at The Bedford in downtown Balham ostensibly to see Maya Lane whose fine new single, “24F”, we featured last...


- Sep 15
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: BACK FROM THE BREAK
Fifty3 Fridays is back from a short holiday, coinciding with the return of Fresh On The Net after its own summer break. Since it was...


- Sep 1
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: YOUR HOLIDAY PLAYLIST
Fifty3 Fridays is taking a short holiday so I am afraid there is no new music specifically for today. However, if you missed any of the...


- Aug 25
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: WELL IT DID COME HOME
So, here is a quick postscript to the events of last Sunday down under. First of all, don’t make predictions when there is the risk that...


- Aug 18
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: IT’S COMING HOME
There is a tradition of major football matches being shown on the big screen at music festivals. It has happened at Glastonbury, the Isle...


- Aug 11
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: AU REVOIR HARRY
In that time honoured phrase, as I go to press, it appears that Harry Kane is finally on his way. This has nothing to do with this week’s...


- Aug 4
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: JULY SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
On the first Friday of every month, I publish a Playlist on Spotify which includes all the songs I wrote about in this column over the...


- Jul 28
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: REMEMBERING SINEAD O’CONNOR
The sudden death of Sinéad O’Connor on Wednesday has already generated untold column inches and garnered tributes from all quarters,...


- Jul 21
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: DUSTING OFF A COUPLE
This week’s Fifty3 Fridays dusts off a couple of albums from the last decade or so. Taking an occasional break from the usual feast of...


- Jul 14
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: HARASSED BY LIFE
I often struggle with how to introduce this weekly column. Sometimes I latch onto topicality or just lead with a thing I need to get off...


- Jul 7
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: IT’S JUST NOT CRICKET
OK, you will be pleased to know you have escaped two tedious paragraphs about stumping-gate as the preamble to this week’s music...


- Jun 30
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: AN ARMCHAIR GLASTONBURY
Last week’s Glastonbury Festival would have been my tenth. I’ve been privileged to attend originally as guest of a band, then as a writer...