Carnival in Andalucia
For more than quarter of a century Europe’s largest carnival took place on my doorstep. Well, not actually on my doorstep, it wasn’t big enough, but just beyond. I lived … Continue reading
Sex Pistol Glen Matlock & The Rich Kids
Earlier this year I was rummaging round my sister’s attic in Chichester when I came across an A4 ring-bound notebook. On turning the cover, I realised it was the long-forgotten … Continue reading
Summer of Love ’67 – The very first rock festival in the World
It’s fifty years since the Summer of Love, and exactly fifty years to the day since the very first rock festival in the world took place on May 29th 1967. … Continue reading
Christmas ain’t over till the bag lady sings
The festive season in Spain just keeps on giving. Even when you fall to your knees begging it to stop. Here in sleepy old Conil de la Frontera, January 5th … Continue reading
Eivør Pálsdóttir: Tròdlabùndin. God Morgen!
Angelica emailed me this hauntingly beautiful song by Eivør Pálsdóttir today; to wish me good morning. I had to share it. Filmed during an open-air concert at Stigen in the … Continue reading
1967 – The Summer of Love and the Very First Rock Festival in The World
Around this time of year, more or less fifty years ago, began the Summer of Love. Out of those who were there, who can remember whether it was Mick Jagger … Continue reading
Full Moon – Live!
After some severe prodding, poking and jabbing from my partner, who goes weak at the knees when I pick up my axe. Or should I say, when I strum my strings, … Continue reading
Who is this band? ลมหายใจในวันวาน
Like many other bloggers, occasionally, my vanity urges me to see what the search engines produce when I pop in my name. Why on earth the spiders connected this great … Continue reading
Paco De Lucía, celebrated flamenco guitarist. December 21st 1947 – February 25th 2014
Probably the most celebrated flamenco guitarist the world has ever seen, has died near the holiday home he owned at Playa del Carmen south of Cancún in Mexico. He is said … Continue reading
Mick Pini plays Hey Joe! like it was meant to be played
Early last year I wrote a piece titled Old Bones Put Leicester on the World Map (for the whole article click onto the title) where I mentioned as many bands and … Continue reading
Mike Fab-Gere and the Permissive Society
For a series of more recent psychedelic images I produced over the fast few years click here. A long time ago, before I became a poor writer (take that whichever way … Continue reading
