I've been lucky enough to be able to get to multiple concerts over the last few months. I decided a while back that I was going to prioritise personal activities over work ones. Sure, I still love what I do, but I've lost the appetite for bouncing around the place from city to city and conference to conference. I'll still do it, but I'm going to be a lot more selective … [Read more...] about Live Music Overload!
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Give it Away Live
Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently touring and tickets are hard to come by, as well as being anything but cheap. I remember seeing them live in Milan back in 2002 or maybe 2003. I've no idea how much the tickets were, but I recall that we had a great evening, but that the show was definitely not sold out. Here they are playing "Give it Away" on Howard Stern's show a … [Read more...] about Give it Away Live
Ennio Morricone Documentary Film
Ennio Morricone passed away in 2020 at the age of 91. His career spanned hundreds of films and has influenced the very DNA of modern cinema. As I mentioned recently his son is going to be conducting on the upcoming tour. But before that there will be a documentary film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso). The trailer (below) gives just a taste of what the … [Read more...] about Ennio Morricone Documentary Film
Hans Zimmer Explains “How” he did the Dune Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for Dune has been winning awards over the last few weeks and is nominated for an Oscar. Zimmer is also currently touring Europe with many of the musicians that performed on the soundtrack. Over the last few days a few videos have been released by Warner Brothers and some media outlets that look at the making of the soundtrack as well as a live … [Read more...] about Hans Zimmer Explains “How” he did the Dune Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer Live in Dublin
Last night's Hans Zimmer concert at the 3 Arena in Dublin was fantastic. Here's a load of photos I took of the concert and musicians: I'll be going to two more concerts on the current tour - Berlin and Krakow - in a few weeks' time. … [Read more...] about Hans Zimmer Live in Dublin