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Martin Stephenson
my favourite music man
the Folk House, tonight
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by Scooj
Tag: Music
Bat out of hell
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So farewell Meat Loaf
a rock act larger than life
everyone knew you
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by Scooj
Resumption
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Music club resumes
the theme this week is colours
band, single, album
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by Scooj
Rossini do
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Opera outing
to The Barber of Seville
short back and sides please
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by Scooj
Kane Gang
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Popped in my earphones
the closest thing to heaven
taking me back years
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by Scooj
3324. Dighton Street (4)
Sepr owns these two little walls at the end of Dighton Street. For several years now he has had a couple of musicians keeping us all smiling in these spaces and what pleasure they have brought. Each time they get tagged or a bit tatty he repainted them looking slightly different each time. This is the third incarnation that I am aware of, but there may have been more.
The first character is a gentleman with a trumpet, painted in the customary grey scale with a vibrant red tabard and ribbon round his hat. An extra special and contemporary element is the addition of a face mask in the PPE blue we have all become so familiar with.
The other piece features a lady musician playing a violin also masked. I love these pieces to bits and particularly like this recent makeover. Sepr has a great gift and we are privileged to benefit from it.
Below are some of the older versions for comparison:
Clash
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Carabao cup
and my monthly music club
bad planning I’d say
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by Scooj
Vinyl unleashed
Turntable restored
after a very long break
LPs and singles
by Scooj
2788. St Werburghs tunnel (152)
This unusual piece by Tom Miller is an advert for a band called Mama Jerk and the Lady Fingers. At this point I should like to thank Tom for introducing me to something wonderful and new. I am not very good at keeping up with the contemporary music scene in Bristol, I don’t go out much and when I do it is usually to visit friends or to eat out. Live or loud music I find great fun but a bit isolating, because my hearing is getting worse and I can’t hear anything people say to me and I have not yet learned the fine art of lip reading. Back to the point. In researching this piece, I checked out Mama Jerk on the interweb, and guess what… I loved their quirky fusion music. Furthermore I fully recommend that you take a look at or listen to their track ‘mountain’ you won’t regret it. This piece celebrates their second EP.
If I am brutally honest, this is not the best piece by this brilliant artist, but I forgive him wholeheartedly for introducing me to something I think I might enjoy for some time to come. The writing is ok, but the creatures are a little bit more what we would expect from Tom Miller and have an added element of mystery or menace about them with the white crosses over their eyes. A great outcome from following my passion for street art.
Bowie
Music club tonight
five favourite Bowie tracks
and the best album.
by Scooj
- You might be wondering what I chose… here you go:
Space oddity
Changes
Ashes to ashes
Oh you pretty things
Black star
Hunky Dory.
Natural adventures 