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Here is the hub of my thoughts; ideas, experiences, everything and anything. If you have something you’ve been thinking about or something you’d like me to write about, let me know.

Friday Fuckery

Jul 24, 2015 |

Something happened this morning which has the high ability of ruining my day. I do not want it to ruin my day because it’s just another occurance of every day racism. Normally I would brush it off, use it as an anecdote to laugh about ignorance – and not let in the hurt that comes with […]

LSTD 2015

Jun 25, 2015 | , ,

  I cannot believe how long it’s taken me to write about Love Saves The Day. In my defence, I was up in Birmingham getting job training for the  month and only managed to shoot back for the long weekend before going back again – the fun never stops! I have to say, I didn’t […]

RBMA: Lonnie Liston Smith at The Planetarium

May 22, 2015 | ,

Lonnie Liston Smith. In the At-Bristol Planetarium. Literally four rows in front of me. Being interviewed by Gilles Peterson about his life in music and casually talking about working with Ray Charles and John Coltrane and so many others… What? Is this my life? That was what kept going through my mind as I sat […]

RBMA: Kings Weston House

May 19, 2015 |

If you have an over-active imagination like me, you could imagine pulling up to Kings Weston Hosue, built in the early 18th century, in a horse drawn carriage and stepping out in layers of unnecessary fabric for a civilized cup of Afternoon Tea. Olde English traditional beauty, perfect for wedding receptions or filming for period […]

Denai Moore, Colston Hall

May 11, 2015 | ,

You could be forgiven for thinking that Denai Moore is simply a beautiful voice. If you know her from soundcloud (as I did) it is possible you listened to her electronic based music and assumed that she is another producer based artist – you would be wrong. I was wrong. I love The Lantern at […]

Mass, Bristol Old Vic

May 5, 2015 | ,

Do we still need religion? That’s the question that was asked when I went to Mass. Now this wasn’t any normal kind of Mass…. I assume normal Mass doesn’t have a pyre of Otis Reading and Aretha Franklin and kick off with free cider. If it did I may have attended before! When I was […]

Abulations, Bristol Old Vic

Apr 27, 2015 | ,

Here’s a question. When does a habit turn into an addiction? If you have a couple of glasses of wine in the evening does that make you an alcoholic? Followed by a couple of painkillers in the morning before work, are you an addict? Abulations is a play based on a bar-tenders notes and outlines […]

George The Poet, Start The Bus

Apr 20, 2015 | ,

Last month I went to see George The Poet at Start The Bus but before I write about the show let me just give you a bit of background. I’ve been following George’s career for a hot minute. Like most, the first I heard from him was ‘My City’ published ahead of the Olympics. Some […]

D’Angelo, Birmingham O2 Academy

Apr 11, 2015 |

  So yeah, D’Angelo happened. I don’t mind admitting that I was late to D’Angelo. Obviously I’d heard Brown Sugar and Lady but I didn’t actually get to album listening levels until maybe 2012? But when I knew, I knew. D’Angelo is just sex. Every song has an unavoidable eroticism. When I listen to Lady […]