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  • Song of the Day 3: Harmony

    Song of the Day 3: Harmony

    Look, right, I’m not at the top yet, but it’s in clear sight. A round number, of the half century kind, awaits me atop the hill, and there’s no stopping the ride to get off. I guess reaching these milestone ages causes you to analyse your life somewhat, and if there’s one thing I do Read more

  • Ain’t Nobody’s Business but Ruzz Guitar and Pete Gage’s

    Ain’t Nobody’s Business but Ruzz Guitar and Pete Gage’s

    I’ve said it before, said lots of what I’m going to say before, in fact, but I reserve the right to say it again. And you can’t blame me, it’s this Groundhog Day thing, this exasperating lockdown. I perpetually revert my mind back to the last night of live music I attended, Ruzz Guitar Blues Read more

  • Stonehenge or Bust; Duck n Cuvver Scale the Fence!

    Stonehenge or Bust; Duck n Cuvver Scale the Fence!

    The last thing Robert Hardie wants is to be portrayed as villainous, or condoning mass trespass, though he accepts some might interpret breaking over the fence at Stonehenge as such. Chatting to this veteran on the phone this morning, he described the exhilaration and sensation of wellbeing, wandering between Wiltshire’s legendary stone pillars, but expressed Read more

  • Song of the Day 2: The Big Ship Alliance and Johnny2Bad, featuring Robbie Levi and Stones

    Song of the Day 2: The Big Ship Alliance and Johnny2Bad, featuring Robbie Levi and Stones

    Newly-formed just a year ago, this Birmingham-based seven piece reggae band, Big Ship Alliance started out as possibly the only tribute act to reggae legend Freddie McGregor, but on track to record their own material they’ve teamed up with the outstanding UB40 tribute act, Johnny2Bad for this gorgeous topical debut single. Featuring Robbie Levi and Read more

  • Song of the Day 1: Atari Pilot

    Song of the Day 1: Atari Pilot

    Irregularly I share a music video to our Facebook page with the status “song of the day,” or week, or whenever, as if it’s a daily occurrence. When the reality is it’s a big, fat fib on my part, it’s only when I happen to find such a video and can be arsed to share Read more

  • Big Bath Sleep-Out: At Home

    Big Bath Sleep-Out: At Home

    Avoid the irony, sadly this year Bath’s annual big sleep-out event in Alice Park cannot be for obvious reasons. But homelessness during a lockdown is no joke. Julian House and Bath Boules Charitable Trust lay down a more local gauntlet, inviting you to join in with a sleep-out in your garden, on your balcony or Read more