- 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 of any musical genre based in the UK or Ireland the chance to compete for a spot on one of the main stages at this summer’s Festival. To add to the kudos, there are also valuable Talent Development prizes sponsored by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation to be won. You’ll find full details on my midweek post together with some tips on how to ma
- 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 PRS Foundation will be open from Monday 30 January. The free-to-enter competition offers new UK and Ireland-based acts of any musical genre the opportunity to vie for a spot on one of the main stages at this summer’s Festival. The eventual winner will also collect a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to grow their song writing
- 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 Cut My Hair”, which you can find on Crosby Stills Nash & Young’s seminal album Déjà Vu, always seemed to me more to do with an expression of freedom rather than paranoia. Let’s hope that he still feels like letting his freak flag fly somewhere in the ether. RIP David. Photo of Dizzy by Boy Wonder It is always a delight to hear new music fro
- 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 have singularly failed to do myself throughout my life and the death of a family member or close friend is as salutary a reminder as you can get that we have a limited time on this earth and we should not put off what we can do today, as we may never get around to it. Sometimes the most important things get lost in the maze of To Do lists. La
- 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 just had it is difficult to approach it with any positivity, especially while an alternate reality persists in Russia and indeed in many places around the world. Fifty3 Fridays was absent on 30 December and is taking a break for personal reasons. We hope to return on Friday 13 January.