Music

News broke this evening that Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56. Apart from the fact that she was only a few years older than me, she was an important part of the soundtrack of my late teens and early 20's. Her first album "The Lion and the Cobra" was released in 1987 when I was 14. Troy was the first single from the album to be released. It's a powerful piece based … [Read more...] about Sinéad O’Connor Troy

So far 2023 has been a busy year and I've been travelling quite a bit. But unlike pre-2020 the bulk of my trips have been more personal in nature and not just work ones with the odd extra day pegged on. Back before 2020 I had started travelling a little more for fun, but I still prioritised work over everything else. I might have taken the odd long weekend to go to a … [Read more...] about Concerts and More

It's not secret that I love a good soundtrack and while most of the soundtrack music I listen to is from films and the odd TV show I'm also a fan of game soundtracks. I'm not a gamer and my XBox is so old that they long stopped providing updates for it. But I came across the soundtrack for Anthem and I really loved it. It's by Sarah Schachner, who has also done film work … [Read more...] about Anthem Soundtrack at the Games Awards

I'm a big fan of all things Hans Zimmer and I would never hide that. His soundtracks are often "big" and lend themselves to full orchestras and big, bold visuals. So when the Royal Marines did a cover version of Gladiator they really went for it: Not your typical cover version! … [Read more...] about Gladiator – An Over the top Cover from the Royal Marines

In some respects it's better to remember how some people and groups were in their youth. Here's Aslan at the Cathedral Club in Dublin from 1986 playing "Loving me Lately": I have a vague recollection of winning their first album in a competition run a couple of years later. I might still have it somewhere ... … [Read more...] about Aslan in the 1980s