On Sunday I got the chance to see another of my heroes. Neil didn’t let me down producing a fantastic show. 25 songs and nearly three hours worth of fantastic music. The show was split into two sets. The first half with Neil on his own and the second set seeing him accompanied by Ben [...]
I was in Belfast last weekend watching the Ospreys take on Ulster in the Heineken Cup. Had a very good weekend, lots of pubs, lots of Guinness and good food. The match itself was a tedious affair, another ruined by the whistle of Malcolm Changleng. The Ospreys now need to win their last two [...]
Newcastle has played host to some great gigs over the last few weeks. I’ve seen Euros Childs, Happy Mondays, Super Furry Animals, Iron & Wine and Arcade Fire. Much to my disappointment The Decemberists cancelled their appearance at the Academy.
The Iron & Wine performance was in Hall Two at The Sage. This was the first [...]
Two great new albums out this week The Miracle Inn from Euros Childs (his third album in eighteen months) and Hey Venus! from the Super Furry Animals. Looking forward to seeing them both live in Newcastle over the next couple of months.
I scored 64 last Saturday against Tynemouth. Should really have gone on and bagged [...]
We went to The Sage yesterday to see Patti Smith. A fantastic show, she and her band were excellent. There was a good mix of her own material and the covers from her new album Twelve. The encore included Smells Like Teen Spirit and a fantastic version of Helpless.
She was amused and confused by [...]
Played first cricket match of the season on Saturday. We bowled out St. George’s Rovers for 87 but we could only score 85 in reply. I was feeling comfortable on 17 when I was run out with only 10 needed to win.
We went to see Gruff Rhys last night. It was a fantastic show. Wonderfully [...]
Well, I finally saw Bob Dylan for the first time last week at the Metro Radio Arena. We had fantastic seats near the centre eleven rows back. I was very excited before the gig and Bob didn’t let us down, it was an excellent show. His voice was much better than I was expecting and [...]
Gruff Rhys’ second solo album, Candylion, was released in February. I’ve really enjoyed this record, Gruff’s brand of mellow psychedelia really hits the spot. Favourite tracks include Beacon in the Darkness and the extremely catchy Gyrru Gyrru Gyrru. Looking forward to seeing Gruff live at All Saint’s Church next month. From what I’ve heard it [...]
Rhian and I finally got around to seeing a concert at The Sage Gateshead on Tuesday night. We went to see Joanna Newsom accompanied by the Northern Sinfonia. It was a fantastic show. She sounded amazing live and hall one is a wonderful place to listen to music. The support wasn’t bad either.
I’m currently enjoying [...]
Last week I finally decided to get myself a digital audio player of some description. I conceded that I wasn’t going to get the features set (in particular a DAB radio) which I was looking so I had to compromise.
What I required:
USB mass storage
Automatically generated ID3 tag library
>20GB of disk space
The Archos XS 202s was [...]
