- Nov 26, 2021
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: STORMY WEATHER
As Britain braces itself for a weekend of inclement weather as Storm Arwen heads for the UK bringing with it 75mph gales and by coincidence we see the return of the dreaded Red List, I feel blessed to merely have a ten-minute walk into Kingston to watch Curse of Lono instore at Banquet Records to contend with this evening. More of Lono next week as the new album is unleashed and a full band gig at London’s Electrowerkz awaits. That reminds me to check where on earth that is.
- Nov 19, 2021
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: ARE YOU AWAKE YET?
Are you awake yet? Then let us begin. On Tuesday night I was among an enthusiastic crowd at The Bedford in downtown Balham (gateway to the south – yes, I remember, get on with it) to watch Tony Moore perform his awesome concept album in the making, AWAKE. Tony has enjoyed a fruitful career in the music industry from playing in an early line up of Iron Maiden to working with several bands, including Cutting Crew as its keyboard player in the 80’s, plus writing and performing a
- Nov 12, 2021
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: COP OUT
Today marks the close of the COP26 climate summit; a COP being a Conference of the Parties and the parties being all nation states that are parties to the convention. I got that from the UN website. A quick history lesson: the first COP was Kyoto (1997) – oddly not number one but instead labelled COP3. After COPs 4 & 5, there was a COP6 (The Hague) followed by a COP6-2 (Bonn) and one every year up to this year’s COP26 (Glasgow). I guess, in recent memory, most of us will reca
- Nov 5, 2021
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: 100 NOT OUT
Today marks the 100th post on this website. A small milestone maybe but one that still makes you think about how much good music is put out week after week and the enormity of the task of trying to keep tabs on even a tiny proportion of it. It is also a celebratory day of a kind - 5th of November today. We are not big on fireworks in this household, mainly because of the effects they have on pets and wildlife, so let’s settle for a sparkler rather than some really big bangs.