

- 2 days ago
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: SONGS FOR A DEPARTURE
It has been a challenging week. I lost my sister to cancer in early January and her funeral was on Wednesday at Macclesfield Crematorium...


- Jan 27
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: YOUR GATEWAY TO GLASTONBURY
Entry to Glastonbury Festival’s 2023 Emerging Talent Competition is open from Monday 30 January. The free-to-enter competition gives acts...

- Jan 24
GLASTONBURY 2023 EMERGING TALENT COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
Glastonbury Festival has revealed that its 2023 EMERGING TALENT COMPETITION, once again with the generous backing of PRS for Music and...


- Jan 20
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: ALMOST CUT MY HAIR
This line came immediately to mind after I learned of the sad passing of legendary songsmith, David Crosby earlier today. David’s “Almost...


- Jan 14
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: DOING FEWER THINGS BETTER
In relation to their marketing activity, in days past I used to advise clients to do fewer things better. It is though something that I...


- Jan 4
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: HAPPY NEW YEAR
To recognise the arrival of yet another new year, may I wish you all a peaceful and fruitful 2023, though after the 12 months we have...


- Dec 23, 2022
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: MORE ADVENT CALENDAR
Time to dust off the seasonal ‘I Love Kingston’ image once more as we drift on towards Christmas Day. Last week we highlighted a...


- Dec 16, 2022
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: THE ADVENT CALENDAR RETURNS
Fifty3 Fridays breaks with tradition in the run up to Christmas. Most weeks I write about new music emanating from emerging, largely...


- Dec 9, 2022
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: TWO SIDES OF LIVE
The past seven days saw contrasting aspects to two live music experiences, though both had plenty to recommend them. Firstly, our local...


- Dec 2, 2022
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: DECEMBER ONCE MORE
So, 2 December. It’s three weeks to Christmas and I find myself working to a backwards clock again. This was going to be the Christmas...


- Nov 25, 2022
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: A BLESSED SPACE
Next time you find yourself in a matt black painted brick box room with the PA straining to hit 11 and the sound engineer being harangued...


- Nov 18, 2022
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: BETTER LATE
There are weeks when it all runs like clockwork – actually, not that many of those – and weeks when the wheels fall off. This has been...