My review of KISS at Wembley last night is now up on Pure Rawk

Today’s website plug goes to the lovely Givvi, a fantastic vocalist and singing tutor based in the Midlands.
Her site has recently been revamped by Streamline Web, and features some photos that I took at Wildhearts frontman Ginger’s birthday show in December. Givvi features in a fab recording of Jackdaw 4’s “This Is Your Life” with Willie Dowling – check out this and much more on her website.

I’d just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along to the opening night of the exhibition – we were very touched by the number of people that turned up to show their support, and we hope that you enjoyed the night as much as we did!

The pictures are up and everything’s looking good!

When we got back from the centre, I started on some website updates – part one is what you can see at the moment – the new header banner. I’ll also be putting a virtual version of the exhibition up later this week, time permitting, plus I have a couple of new band galleries to upload.

On Saturday I will be heading over to the Mick Jagger Centre in Dartford to set up my exhibition “Let The Music Do The Talking” - a joint venture with artist Peter Dadswell.

The exhibition will run in the foyer of the centre for the whole of the month of May, during the Centre’s normal opening hours (9.30 – 21.30 Mon-Fri, 9.30-13.00 Sat, plus weekend evenings when there is a music event on). Entry is free, so why not come along and take a look? For confirmation of opening times, please ring the centre on 01322 291101 before travelling.

A Tuesday night at the Borderline. I arrive in London early, and find a little Italian restaurant that looks friendly and cosy, but serves possibly the worst lasagne I have tasted in my life – bland, overcooked and totally unpalatable – pretty much the exact opposite of the gig I am about to witness!

The Borderline has had a bit of an overhaul since I was last there – it now sports two bars (good move), and a red velvet curtain across the back wall where the distinctive venue logo used to be.

Chris Catalyst is tonight’s main support, He is engaging and entertaining, playing an eclectic mix of acoustic songs, from Eureka Machines favourites like ‘The Story Of My Life’, to a quick burst of Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney’s ‘Ebony and Ivory’ . His set is over all too quickly and I forgive him the heckle (for the record Chris, you look nothing like Princess Di!)

The venue has been steadily filling up and is ready to party when the Sinatras hit the stage – and a party is what we get. The guys blast through a fast paced, high energy set – the songs are played with real passion, and it’s clear there’s nowhere else they’d rather be than on stage.

Since I last caught the band at the Islington Bar Academy they’ve released their debut album, ‘Highball Roller’, which recently won Pure Rawk’s album of the year, (voted for purely by fans). It’s clear that they are having a blast touring the album. As the night draws to a close, a friend blown away by the performance declares them her new favourite band, and judging by the number of grinning faces around the venue, I suspect she’s not alone.