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Devizes Town Band Comes to You for Remembrance
Had everything gone to plan, Devizes Town Band would have been taking their places right now, to perform another sell-out Poppy Concert, raising funds for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Sadly, that was not to be. We are in a second lockdown, so things are slightly different… … As you can’t go to them,… Read more
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Would you Rave Through Covid?
In view of recent illegal raves in Wigan and Bristol, I’ve a theoretical question which is twisting my melon, making me contemplate my past, my attitude at the time weighed against my moral judgement of adulthood. My art college gave me an ultimatum, return at the end of the summer break having redone three pieces,… Read more
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Tuareggae; Bombino is the African Hendrix
In conventional record shops of yore, albeit some survived, you’d find the mainstream alphabetically presented, and it’d be a dare on to yourself to venture to separate genres. They were usually labelled thus; Reggae, Classical, Easy Listening, and World, perhaps Blues too. While some conveniently slip into a standardised genre, others must have had grey… Read more
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Chris Tweedie’s Reflections
With over three decades experience writing music and composing songs, Melksham-based Chris Tweedie acknowledges on his website he can sing, but disparages his ability to limitations, inquiring of other singers for possible collaborations. While timorousness is common when self-assessing the worth of your own output, especially for musicians, there’s an argument that no one can… Read more
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Bionic Rats, Alive in Dublin
A superb new live album from Dublin’s finest ska-reggae outfit, The Bionic Rats…. Read more
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My Darling Clementine’s Country Darkness
My Darling Clementine’s new album Country Darkness vividly reimagines twelve hidden gems from the Elvis Costello repertoire, in the duet’s definitive, dark country-soul fashion with original Attractions keyboardist, Steve Nieve. Read more
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