Reviews
Live at Riverfest, Liverpool. Sunday 7 June 2015 The homecoming gig. Local girl made good returns to her roots. From Anfield to the big time. Flawed perfection. Love was in the air. Literally. Two Team Yakovlev planes drew a giant vapour trail heart in the sky over the Pier Head to the delight of thousands who were basking in the Sunday evening sunshine. Rebecca Ferguson...
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Reviews / Travel
Killing two birds with one stone. Skilful? Sadistic maybe. Well that is exactly what I did recently in Belfast. I got two for the price of one, though fortunately no fluffy creatures were harmed in the making of this adventure. Hey, did I ever tell you about the time when I popped a champagne cork and there was a loud squawk as it hit a...
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It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I have stopped writing my current post to write this instead today. When I reviewed Blossoms’ Belfast Limelight gig I made a promise to review the two support acts later in the tour. Unfortunately Viola Beach will play no further part in the tour. They were killed suddenly and unexpectedly while on a short trip...
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A question: What comes midway between New Order and Kasabian? The answer is, of course, Blossoms. At least they were sandwiched there on the playlist when Salford City smashed Ramsbottom 4-0 in the Evo-Stik League Northern Premier last week. Now there’s a mouthful! It doesn’t stop there though. A seamless transition has seen them catapulted from local fame in Stockport to regular appearances on match...
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