Scorpions Stone Fest*

Fanfare / 6th June, 2018

The Scorpions still impress and go too often under the radar. Both Fawkes & Forte saw them may years ago at the Gaumont on the Blackout tour with Schenker playing madly in a cage that I seem to remember came up thru the floor.  I found a note about the tickets from my mum …More»

Cracking Content….

Fanfare / 15th April, 2018

INFINITE CONTENT

Arcade Fire came on at the Genting Arena in pugilstic form – lead singer Win Butler, was equipped to go for the full ten rounds from the start dressed as a boxer & suitably mobbed by the crowd he enter with a boxers intro which melted into an instrumental version of’ …More»

Tempus Fugit – 2017

Fanfare / 31st December, 2017

Rocksport
Difficult to find the time sadly to report on musical /special watching events. So just a quick posthumous summary of 2017
In Feb J enjoyed her role being part of the supporting cast in Cats and to our great surprise sung the last stanza with the crew on stage
In April Kasabian rocked up at Southend …More»

Ellie ….. ‘Bovver Boots’ Goulding

Fanfare / 2nd December, 2016

Ellie G performed to a sell out audience on a wet Monday night at London’s Albert Hall a performance to benefit the capitals’ homeless
We took J – a surprise – and lucky enough to have close to ringside seats.
The evening was a slow burn – late start – 7 tracks from …More»

It’s a Wonderful Life

Fanfare / 30th October, 2016

Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware members of Heaven 17 performed Penthouse & Pavement album in its entirety- it did not take too long ….. Albums were all too short back in the 80’s.

2nd set after the break was a BEF affair – British Electric Foundation. This became a tour de force, guest artists …More»

Purple and Pink

Fanfare / 29th April, 2016

So, another good man down. The web has been full of touching tributes for Prince this week, none more poignant than the David Gilmour tearing up Comfortably Numb with a liquid mid song improv on Purple Rain. RIP Prince Rogers Nelson 1958 – 2016

 

A Prince for Others

Fanfare / 24th April, 2016

Prince for me was not the brightest star in the firmament and after some of the other losses so far this year in the world of entertainment he would sit below the highest mantle, but his lyrics for  Sinead o’Connor’s Nothing Compares To You were magical and her interpretation so touching that it …More»