Thursday night, 10 pm. King’s Cross St Pancras train station. A bit chilly for a summer evening but it’s not too bad for London standards. A blond-ish guy is playing Hallelujah on the brown piano. An old man is sitting next to the piano, on the left. He’s singing. “And it goes like this, the…
I walked out of the station and heard a voice singing. The weather suddenly felt less dull. Here she was, with her guitar, an old pair of jeans and trainers, just blowing people’s mind away. Zombie, Seven Nation Army, huge hits she owns like she’s written them. “Surely, she’s just a good cover singer”, you…
A couple of weeks ago, Tim Darcy from the Montreal based post-punk band Ought played a solo show at the Lexington, London to promote his debut album. It was a good show: Great music, performer, musicians and venue. But the cherry on the cake was discovering the support band, who played Kinks/ Beatles / Blur…
“Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone” sings 18-year-old Ralph Taylor on the final song of the show. Ain’t no sunshine when they’re gone too. The euphoric crowd leaves satisfied as soon as the band finishes the set, instead of staying to watch the follow up act. The fact Ralph Taylor was the main venue attraction…
From Lou Reed and David Bowie Waiting for the Man live in 1997 to Little Richard rocking and rolling in 1964, or Johny Cash sharing the scene with June Carter on Jools Holland. And more! What would have we done without YouTube…
He was Ed Sheeran’s neighbour. He’s a unique songcrafter. He doesn’t aim for Wembley. He wants to earn it. Read our exclusive interview with Ralph Taylor, a not so ordinary 17-year-old.
“I believe everything is possible- it’s up to us where we go.”
One could spend hours trying to describe Nadine Khouri’s music. I could try to give 50 musical references so it sounds sophisticated and pretend I know a lot about music history. For example, Nadine Khouri is Lou Reed feat Patti Smith Feat Radiohead but with a touch of oriental je ne sais quoi and Dylan’s…
Highlights: Bras, bread and watermelon donations from the crowd to Mac De Marco, crowd surfing that nearly took Mac to America and a glorious set by Patti Smith and her band.
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