For many years, I wanted to share this simple story but never quite had the courage to put it into words. Music can help us all in so many ways and a perfect example of this was one night at Glastonbury when Billy Bragg sang Tank Park Salute for my little girl who lost her battle against a nasty cancer called Neuroblastoma.

Billy Bragg is an absolute gentleman and will never be able to thank him enough for what he did with a surprise phone call and a song that day.

Tank Park SaluteThe Night Billy Bragg Sang Tank…

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Fri 27 Jun – Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

I had the time of my life this year at Glastonbury.
Over 1,000 acts on offer, and many of my faves clashed, but for me Glasto is as close as I can get to heaven.

I put all a few of my pics and video's taken with my phone into a ten min clip which can be found at the bottom of this page.

I will forever remember what appeared to be around 30,000 people all dancing together whilst watching Candi Staton at the Jazz World Stage drinking Brothers Pear…

Magnum have always been Criminally underrated but after over 30 years they still know how to rock.

Thursday 27th July 2007, I was fortunate enough to see Magnum play a very small intimate venue of around 500 people at The Palace in Tamworth.

Bob and the boys came on stage with the great track "When We Were Younger", from their new album Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow

Bob with his arms gesticulating every word and facial expressions to match showed all the emotion he always does. Always involving his adoring audience at every turn.

After the Gig, the band…

Fri 22 Jun – Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

So much more than a music festival, with over 20 stages I was in complete heaven and felt at home.

I will forever remeber watching The Blues Brothers by candlelight at 2am in the middle of a field too.

Words could never describe just how special Glastonbury is to me, so I compiled a little video.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S_7E8uk2L4U

Nobody knows what he looks like, but this "guerrilla artist" known only as Robin Banks or Banksyhas some of the most thought prevoking images I have ever seen.

You may already be aware of his work as he was responsible for the cover of the Blur Think Tank.

Banksy visits West Bank, Palestine 2005.

The security barrier separating the occupied territories from Israel is over 450 miles long and 38ft high. It was deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice but construction by the Israeli government continues.

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He does all this and he stays…

We are indeed living in crazy times, but what is really starting to concern me is the news bias that is spreading both here in the UK and over in America at the moment.

All news should be reported as unbiased news but videos I have witnessed from the awful Sky News and Fox News in the USA are quite scary.

No matter what your opinion is on the current conflict in the world, it is very wrong for one man like Rupert Murdoch to have so much control over what we see in the media.

Of course we all…

As I bare my soul musically on here, I figure, I might as well ramble on with other various random thoughts or a bigger insight into what makes me tick.

Here are a few pieces of my favourite art/artists

Edward Hopper

Hopper's enduring popularity stems from his ability to stage scenes from everyday life.
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His contemplative studies of modern life, captured within the stark interiors of automats, motel rooms, diners and movie theatres have a timeless quality, transcending the hour and the place to become profound statements about the human condition.
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It is this quality which has inspired…

I can only blame it on being raised on Vixenand the Wilson Sisters of Heart but I seem to be obsessed with gals with guitars.

I thought I had grown out of this when Louise Wener split up with Sleeper but it's coming back again.

HELP ME

Charlotte from The Subways
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Amanda Tannen from Stellastarr*
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Hillary Woods Ex JJ72
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Charlotte From ASH
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So girls, if you play the guitar and you see me on the street, run for your lives lol

As for the fellas, Have I Missed anyone?

A few years ago it looked like Stellastarr* were going to be huge, influenced by Joy Division, The Cure and The Pixies to name a few. With the lovely Amanda Tannen on bass, a huge hit with coco. Whilst touring a little known band called The Killers were supporting them and we all know what happened next.

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However Stellastarr* are back with a new album called Harmonies For The Haunted which is a fantastic return to form but still no UK release yet!!!!!
Luckily I noticed CrazyKitten was listening to it so downloaded it at top speed.

Sweet…