I’ve played this song in a band before and we put our spin on it… which makes me appreciate the Scary Pockets spin on it all the more.
20 November 2018
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17 November 2018
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Bohemian Rhapsody
This week, Oxford’s Ultimate Picture Palace is showing Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). It charts the story of the band Queen from their formation to appearing at the Live Aid concert in 1985. The story is more about Freddie Mercury than Queen … Continue reading
12 November 2018
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Checking the Weather
A friend of mine recently started University and, in a recent epistle, mentioned that he was listening to a brilliant jazz fusion album. I couldn’t resist asking what although I expected the answer would be something I’d never heard of … Continue reading
8 October 2018
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Highway Star
I purloined the title from Deep Purple but this post is about the Blackstar ID Core BEAM amp I posted about last month and subsequently purchased. It does fit the bill for what I wanted. Small and lightweight, it is … Continue reading
28 September 2018
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Time to Tring
It’s another gig day – from 8:30pm I’ll be performing with The Acoustic Revelators at the Tring branch of Jack and Alice. Back to the practising (double bass, backing vox and a bit of ukulele)!
25 September 2018
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Music on the Tablet
This morning I wrote a moderately long post for the Churchbass Facebook group comparing the two apps I use for music on my iPad: OnSong and iRealPro. The key benefit of OnSong compared to iRealPro is that you get to include … Continue reading
16 September 2018
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A Little Too Late
It is probably a bit to late to mention tonight’s jazz jam at the Red Lion in Brightwell, since it finished a couple of hours ago. Whoops! You missed a good one, including a couple of chances for me to … Continue reading
14 September 2018
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Return to Sender
Yesterday I got the news that the Churchbass email list had been shut down. It had been on the cards for a while but the hosting service ended up pulling the plug earlier than expected and so the mailing list … Continue reading
13 September 2018
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21st Century Boy
The 21st century is full of bad news, such as increasing pollution, rampant climate change and certain political leaders on domestic and global stages. However, it has to be said that, as far as guitar amps go, things are highly … Continue reading
8 September 2018
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Double Fun in Risinghurst
I will be headed out the door with my double bass in a little while, to play with Mudslide Morris at a community fun day at Risinghurst hosted by Collinwood Road United Reformed Church. We’re playing from 1-2pm but the … Continue reading