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 another chance came to see them live in Ipswich, Hammy and I grabbed tickets immediately and were joined… Read More »
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. So when I heard that a stage show featuring their greatest hits was touring, I snapped up tickets… Read More »
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 at Glastonbury. I was there with Watty and a few of his workmates, including Roger Hall. These were… Read More »
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 appearing multiple times. I also noticed a shift in format this year—reading more physical books than ever, up… Read More »
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 had one thing in common: they stayed with me long after the final page. Here’s a spoiler-free look… Read More »