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Living To Music – The Stone Roses ‘The Stone Roses’

by on 21. Dec, 2011 in Art & Design, CD’s / Digital, DJ / Club Culture, DJ Appearances, Hear, Living To Music, Manchester, Merseyside, Photography, Psychedelia, Records, The Beatles, The Eighties, The Nineties

As we enter 2012 I thought this would be the ideal Living To Music choice to kick off the year, especially given that the first Sunday in January is also the first day of a new year. This highly acclaimed and much-loved 1989 LP, which perfectly caught the mood of the times, provides us with the opportunity to re-visit the past, whilst looking ahead to the summer. When an announcement was made earlier this year, that The Stone Roses are to re-form for 2 shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park in June 2012 (with a 3rd later added), there was genuine intrigue and anticipation. This wasn’t a case of another comeback cash-in, but something more symbolic. If ever there was a band with unfinished business to accomplish, it’s The Stone Roses.

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Astrid And The Exis

by on 22. Sep, 2011 in Art & Design, Film, Merseyside, Photography, The Beatles, The Sixties

Stayed in a mad hotel last Friday, the Karim Rashid designed Nhow in Berlin. If you like pink, then this is the place for you – it’s literally everywhere. Not really my cup of tea, all a bit garish and, as someone put it ‘Barbie girl in a Barbie world’, but certainly somewhere you’re not going to forget in a hurry. Described as a ‘music and lifestyle hotel’, you can have guitars and keyboards delivered to your room, and the upper section of the building houses two recording studios, which are run by the company that manage Berlin’s legendary Hansa studio (best known for David Bowie and Iggy Pop’s patronage in 1977 - ‘Heroes’ and ‘Lust For Life’, both recorded there, and ‘Low’ and ‘The Idiot’ partly recorded).

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Random Influences Phase 2

by on 22. Feb, 2011 in CD’s / Digital, Hear, Radio, Random Influences, Records, The Beatles, The Seventies, The Sixties

“Launched on his 50th birthday, Greg Wilson compiles a celebratory selection of 7” singles from his formative years. Covering the 60’s through to the mid-70’s, when he started out as a fresh-faced 15 year old club DJ, these records embody the soundtrack of his youth.

With running times of approximately 2 hours, the 12 individual monthly parts will conclude in a full day’s worth of music. Having only pre-determined the opening and closing tracks, Greg will select the rest as he goes along, moving in whatever direction his mood takes him at that given moment. The title, ‘Random Influences’, reflects this arbitrary approach”.

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30 Years

by on 08. Dec, 2010 in Misc, The Beatles, The Eighties

John Lennon Wikiquote: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Lennon

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Beatles On iTunes

by on 18. Nov, 2010 in CD’s / Digital, Hear, Records, The Beatles

It’s finally official - the world turns another notch: The Beatles are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store.

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Remember Love

by on 09. Oct, 2010 in Books, Read, The Beatles, The Seventies, The Sixties

John Lennon would have been 70 years old today.
His music and his spirit live forever.

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Living To Music – The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’

by on 26. Sep, 2010 in CD’s / Digital, Hear, Living To Music, Records, The Beatles, The Seventies, The Sixties

This Sunday (Oct 3rd), at 9pm, you’re invited to share a listening session with some likeminded souls, wherever you might be. This can be experienced either alone or communally, and you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home to participate.

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Living To Music Update – Sept 2010

by on 15. Sep, 2010 in CD’s / Digital, Hear, Living To Music, Records, The Beatles

Having enjoyed such an auspicious start, Living To Music is catching the imagination of an ever increasing amount of music lovers. Next up, on Sunday October 3rd at 9.00pm, it’s ‘Abbey Road’. I’d always had The Beatles in mind for the third session, it was just a matter of which LP. ‘Abbey Road’ (the final one they recorded, but the penultimate one released) is a great introduction for those who aren’t familiar with their albums, whilst it’s a selection I’m sure will meet the approval of those who are.

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The Punk & The Prankster

by on 06. Sep, 2010 in Books, Psychedelia, Read, The Beatles, The Sixties

The following day I was back in Liverpool city centre, again with my son, when I saw the bus parked up outside the Royal Court Theatre, where Kesey had performed the previous night. I still had a camera with me from the previous day and began to take a few more shots of the bus. I noticed Kesey stood at the stage door and he recognised us. One of the younger Pranksters was with him and he asked if I’d like him to take a picture of the three of us together, and that’s how the photo above came about.

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I Met The Walrus

by on 26. Aug, 2010 in Animation, Art & Design, Interviews, See, The Beatles, The Sixties

This brilliant animation enhances these words of wisdom. John Lennon interviewed by 14 year old Jerry Levitan in Toronto (1969).

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