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Music and Musings

Explore Live Gigs and Hidden Gems

Gig reviews, features on favourite artists, and monthly discoveries of classic and lesser-known albums

Monthly Music -
"New To Me"

Each month I dive into a handful of albums I’ve somehow never heard before. Some I fall in love with. Some I don’t. But the fun is always in the discovery, and potentially finding my new favourite artist.

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December

2025 round-up of first-time listens

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November

Goldfrapp, Dirty Vegas, Tubeway Army

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October

Pink, Kirsty MacColl, Prefab Sprout

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Gig & Live Show Reviews

Whether it’s a music gig, a comedy night, or a hilarious and macabre theatre event like Inside No.9 Stage/Fright, I love writing about the live shows I go to.

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Theatre / Event

A Christmas Carol - performed by Mitch Benn

MacArts, 2025

An entertaining one-man performance of a Christmas classic.

Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright

Comedy

Edinburgh Playhouse

2025

An Evening with The Fast Show

Comedy

Edinburgh Usher Hall

2025

The Upbeat Beatles

Music

MacArts

2025

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EVENT

XTC 2025 Fan Festival

A look inside Swindon's three-day celebration of all things XTC.

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AUDIO TALE

The Girl in Carriage No. 5

A free, short audio tale narrated by Cliff Chapman.

CHARITY BOOK

PLEASED

A multi-author charity anthology created for the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me.

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UPCOMING BOOK

Jockula

Arriving May 2026. The first in a trilogy about a sweary, Scottish vampire.

ARTIST FOCUS

Squeeze

Exploring overlooked gems from one of the England's finest songwriting duos.

RADIO SHOW

New To Me Are Everything

Monthly discoveries, new favourites and the music that caught my ear.

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