Portland in Oregon is a city that always makes me think of my favourite American singer songwriter, Elliott Smith, who spent his formative years there after moving from Texas as a teenager. It’s strange how the atmosphere of the city soaks into Smith’s music. The new documentary film, ‘Heaven Adores […]
Evolution has established itself as the premier music festival in North East England with its spectacular setting on the banks of the River Tyne and world class headline acts. I’ve been involved with the festival since it started and it seems to have finally come of age – […]
Back in 1973 I experienced a life changing moment watching Top of the Pops on British TV when David Bowie appeared on the screen. Not only did he project the image of a rock god, he was wearing an astonishing and provocative outfit, unlike anything I’d seen before. […]
Andrew Bird is a pretty amazing musician by anyone’s standards. OK, I’m biased because I’m one of his biggest fans. But anybody who can alternate between violin, guitar and glockenspiel whilst looping, singing and whistling in perfect pitch simultaneously is a miracle of nature. This week Bird’s remarkable high-wire act was […]
It’s amazing how music can create a powerful sense of place without the listener having to travel further than their armchair. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Piramida, the musical collaboration between Danish band Efterklang and the Northern Sinfonia which I saw at the Sage concert hall […]
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