Poppies in the Moat, Tower of London
Is Reading Ready for ReadyBike?
So Reading has jumped on the local bike hire bandwagon with the launch of ReadyBike (surely it should be ReadiBike?). This is a scheme similar to the one so popular in London where a number of bike stations have been placed around the town and you and pick-up and drop-off from these. Coverage seems quite wide …
Tracks Added – July 2014
Quiet month for music with only three purchases along with the Society of Sound downloads and these three are all the same artist. This months additions are: Amarante – The Problem was Me EP Amarante – Udana Prana Amarante – Elapsed Euphoria Tom Cawley’s Curios – Captive (SoS) LSO – Brahms – German Requiem (SoS) Sometimes I come across music in the …
Beautiful Plumage
I have to admit that I wasn’t old enough to see Monty Python when they were first shown on TV (Not the Nine o’Clock News was more my era) but I have watched them repeatedly since then along with the films. When it was announced that the five remaining members where reuniting for a series …
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
We’re incredibly lucky in the UK to have many wonderful museums that are also free to access. Last weekend my Dad and I went to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History which has recently reopened following a £2M restoration of the roof. It is an amazing space full of light and interesting exhibits, as …
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Tracks Added – June 2014
A more manageable list this month after the bumper lot in May. This months additions are: Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Laura Mvula – Live with Metropole Orkest (SoS) LSO – Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 4 (SoS) OKGO – Upside Out Foxes – Amazon Artist Lounge Live Various – Best of the 60’s The gem of this …
Tales from the Vault
It has been years since I have been to see the recording of a TV show and so when I was offered the chance to be in the audience of Tales from the Vault, a new F1 programme from Sky I was keen. The offer came from a friend who I had previously only ever …
Tribute to the Great Jim Bamber
There was a time a few years ago that every January I would religiously head off to the Birmingham NEC to got to the Autosports International show. There amongst the stands displaying the latest motorsport widgets was the Autosport magazine stand in which a tiny corner would be devoted to their cartoonist Jim Bamber. The …
A Step Back in Time
Thirty years and the whole of my adult life separates the two images above. In 1984 I left home to go to Portsmouth University (actually back then it was Portsmouth Polytechnic but it amounts to the same thing). Unfortunately they didn’t have enough accommodation for all the first year students so some were farmed out …
A Dodgy Night in Newbury
A night out to see Dodgy proves to always be an enjoyable one. Not only do you get to hear some cracking tunes but the relaxed atmosphere, cosy venues and great banter always make it a favourite. One interesting twist on the night was that rather than having the same support for the whole tour …