It was August 2008 back in the days when MySpace was still King that we first stumbled across Concrete (When We Were Invincible) by The October Game – a song of such aching emotional purity that it remains one of our all time Introducing classics. Everything about it was perfect – Luke WIlliams’ lovely yearning [...]
At a party the other week Zoe Konez picked up a guitar, swiftly re-tuned it and performed this tune in front of a room full of gobsmacked people, me among them. Click play and hear it for yourself. Her percussionist Will Connor joined in with telepathic tightness, playing just one tiny hand-drum. A studio version [...]
“Would an artist only let people see half a canvas then expect them to buy the painting?” Jonny Taylor tweeted this morning: “One of my very best mates @edsheeran released his Album ‘+‘ today!! It’s a great day for UK music!! Go buy it now!! #nothingbutlove”. I’ve loved Ed Sheeran’s songwriting, stagecraft, hard work ethic and [...]
Full length version of a contribution to the March 2011 edition of ‘M‘ – the PRS For Music members’ magazine. They asked for ten tracks and a brief description of what was appealing about each song. It was hard to resist trying to slip in an extra track so there are eleven here – and [...]
Friends, musicians and listeners – I’m celebrating my 60th birthday in three weeks’ time on June 1st with a self-financed gig at Shepherds Bush Empire in London – and you can help us spread the word about this great night out: My band includes punk legend TV SMITH on guitar and award-winning composer and producer [...]
London quartet Fiction were booked for a live session on my Friday suppertime show last week by producer Hermeet Chadha – who told me nothing except that I was really going to like them. He certainly wasn’t wrong: check out the show – and their three live songs – for the next few days via [...]
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