August, 2007

Summer Beats- Hardly Any Sunshine

Been really busy of late delivering summer music workshops. It has been intense, and after a rockyish start, things have gone well. The outcomes have been produced and there have been some participants who have said complimentary things I wish were recorded. Speed garage is the genre of the day, from rock band compositions to [...]



Heatwave- Groove Line

I really like this video, all members of the band dance in time- including the bass player who is sporting an amazing tash!! The tune is tight, I love the diminished arpeggios the trumpets play- menacing! If only I could convince a certain disco loving boyfriend of mine to wear an outfit like that, or [...]



Obssessed with Patrice Rushen

Been listening to a lot of this lady today. I already knew about ‘Forget Me Nots’ and ‘Haven’t You Heard’- mainly thanks to MFG’s Sister 45, but, I didn’t realise how much I liked her slow ballad stuff- some can be a bit cheesy, but so what! For me she is inspirational; a classically trained [...]