Just about on an even keel again after being knocked slightly sidewards by not only the fun and Jaegerbombs and several cigars at my 40th birthday party, but also by the warmth and generosity I got from everyone who…
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Helluva party
Quiet before the stormSpent a lot of the day getting stuff ready for tonight's party. Realised that these few minutes I've got now may be the only chance I'll have to write my daily blog. Just about to go and load a second van full of…
I'm opening the DecksThere's a new night starting in Harrogate tonight, and I've got the honour of opening the decks. A night called 'VIBE' - I'm going to be doing a progressive house set - mainly new stuff I've collected over the past two…
Audio FileA few months ago, Google rolled out a service to the UK called Google play Music where you can upload, then use up to 20,000 songs to their cloud - free of charge. Once uploaded, you can access the tunes from wherever,…
40 Year BashAfter a lot of deliberation, I decided that chucking one of them there FIRE parties that we used to chuck all the time, would be the best bet for my 40th. I've already secured some of my fave DJs - Dharma for one, and…
- Backstage
We've moved our camp up to the crew camping area, 'back stage' at the abbey. This is the view from our tent. As I type this I can hear the second dress rehearsal in full swing. What a fantastic privalage it is to be…
- Music.. What happened?
The other night I popped into a local late night food emporium. You know the kind of place; the "Yes my friend, chili sauce?" mantra ringing in your tinnitus ears, whilst you run the risk of falling over thanks to the…
- Electro Jam
I actually look like I know what I'm doing here. Don't tell anyone that I make it all up as I go along. I popped along to 'Electro Jam' at Zoso last night and span a few tunes. A fun night. It's an 'open deck' night…
- AllanGate
My mate Allan had his 50th birthday this weekend and pulled a mini festival together to mark the occasion. For those of you who don't know him, Allan is a top bloke and I consider myself very lucky indeed to call him a…
- 2014 Harrogate Festival Fringe
In the intimate climbs of Spiegeltent earlier this evening, Eirene and I had front row n center, for a talk by a Punk Rock elder statesman, John Robb. He talked about his (first hand experience) take on the roots of…
- Spiegeltent Harrogate
For the past couple of years around this time of year, an incredibly 'Harrogate' corner of Harrogate - nestling behind the Crown Hotel in Crescent Gardens, has been enhanced, for two weeks only (as part of the Harrogate…
- PIPS
Petch from PIPS | Photo credit / kind permission of A W Backhouse - thanks Andy! I'd asked twitter #harrogate if anyone had heard of the PIPS last night - they were billed to headline a free gig night at the Zoso late…
- Grove Road School Disco
Tonight's annual school disco at Grove Road School Harrogate, was the "Best Disco Ever" according the kid who wrote lovely note I found on the floor. If I was still an actual real kid I'd probably have thought the same.…
- Mixed Musical Arts
A venue who's day job is a cage MMA fighting arena was taken over by Nokia UK and La Blogothèque last night to host "Lumia Live". The second leg of a tour which marries interesting music with utterly original venues.…
- Lumia Live Sessions
Out of the blue the other day, I received an invite from Nokia. From what I can make out, Lumia Live Sessions, presented by Nokia is part showcase of a couple of interesting looking bands (more on those in a bit), part…