After recently attending major shows at iconic venues in London and Ipswich’s Regent Theatre, it was refreshing to return to the more intimate and grassroots setting of The Smokehouse for something a little different — and altogether more personal. From…
Liam Gallagher & John Squire Live in Kentish Town: A Monday Night Worth Breaking the Rules For Attending a gig on a Monday night might seem mad to some, but post-Covid, I’ve adopted a new approach: if it brings joy,…
Date: March 23rd 2024Venue: The Regent Theatre, IpswichAttendees: Verso, Hammy, Neil After catching Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) at Let’s Rock Ipswich in September 2022 and again at Audley End in August 2023, I was thoroughly hooked. So, when…
A Night of Nostalgia: I Should Be So Lucky – Live in Southend My unapologetic love for the music of Stock, Aitken & Waterman is no secret. While some scoff at their glossy pop productions, I wear my admiration proudly.…
Some gigs are planned months ahead. Others, like this one, take decades. This was a show that had been 27 years in the making—a musical itch I’d finally get to scratch. Flashback to Glastonbury ’97 Let’s rewind to June 1997…
What a year. 124 books read—my highest total since I started keeping track. The big winner? Police/Crime/Psychological fiction, making up 46.34% of my reading. Clearly, I’ve got a type. I explored works by 70 different authors, with 21 of them…
Whittling down 110 books into a top five for 2022 proved harder than expected—so, in true rule-bending fashion, I settled on six standout reads. Each of these books grabbed me for different reasons, and while the genres vary, they all…