Watch two strangers spontaneously improvise on a piano in St Pancras station…
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…
“Sometimes you have to shake the keyboard hard. People assume it’s rock’n’roll.” Meet Robert Sotelo’s band.
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…
Why Nadine Khouri’s new album “The Salted Air” is unmissable.
The first thing you notice is the voice. Then you’re submerged by the harmonium drone, the drums, and the words. It feels like crashing waves. Feelings of love, memories and reflections travel through your mind. Produced by PJ Harvey’s producer John Parish, the Salted Air has been recorded almost entirely live, with minimal edits. Each…
Londoners stand for love post-Orlando & Brexit at Pride parade.
Some want to divide. Some want to spread hate, xenophobia and homophobia. But we will unite, for love, tolerance and multiculturalism. Several blows have shocked the world in the last few weeks, starting with the horrifying shootings in an Orlando gay club killing at least 49 people. A few weeks later, on a very different scale but not less…
Is the new Tate Modern extension worth visiting?
On 17 June 2016, the new Tate Modern will open to the public. A new ten-storey extension called the Switch House has been added to the old building. The Switch House now links with the old building on three levels. At the top of the new Tate Modern extension, you can see the whole of London’s skyline.…
Nadine Khouri: From Beirut’s war child to London’s most soulful voice- The interview.
London. 29th July 2010. John Parish has just finished playing a gig at the Water Rats with his band. He’s one of the most respected producers in England, has co-produced among others PJ Harvey’s albums including the seminal ‘To Bring You My Love’. A shy, twenty-something girl with long, black hair approaches the band. She buys…
Watch: Jeff Wootton and band take over legendary 100 Club.
A very stylish night at the 100 Club on Wednesday 20th April in London. Everyone was there- young aspiring musicians, bands, models, wannabe stars, wannabe journalists, stars, journalists and non other than Gorillaz and Blur’s frontman Damon Albarn, hidden somewhere, watching and appreciating the show. Because it was a great show. The 100 Club became…
Why Nadal just won one of the most important titles of his career.
Nadal has just beaten Gael Monfils in the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters on clay 7-5 5-7 6-0. It’s his 9th Monte-Carlo Masters win, his 100th final and his 68th title. But it was not easy for the Spaniard. It was a spectacular, physically and mentally intense match, with an hour worth of breath-taking hot…
The last Zaha Hadid filmed interview: “I don’t switch off.”
And on the 8th day, Zaha injected life into buildings. They couldn’t fade dully in the background anymore. She didn’t fade dully in this world either. She was surely a starchitect, but truly an icon who inspired millions of architects, engineers and dreamers across the world. And icons don’t fade. One of Zaha Hadid’s last public…
