In photos: the fabulous Gravity Rock bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tucked away in a Shinjuku alley and up a flight of stairs is the wonderful Gravity rock bar, a diminutive venue which wedges in a fully stocked bar and a …
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In photos: The Monochrome Set at the BAM festival, Barcelona, Sept 2018
Last September, The Monochrome Set played the main stage at the BAM Festival in Barcelona and had a brilliant time of it. We were playing in front of thousands of …
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Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set
I recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things …
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Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window
Here’s a selection of photos taken during a recent train journey from Brussels to Utrecht at the start of my December tour with the Monochrome Set.
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Putney at night: river views, Putney Bridge, the Half Moon and street views
Here’s a selection of night-time views of Putney in south London, taken on a chilly Friday night at the end of January.
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Bash! Thwack! It’s a Dennis The Menace drum kit!
A while ago, I wrote a piece entitled, “Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers,” and it proved to be one of the most popular …
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Small, portable drum kits. Gretsch Catalina Drum Kit with 18-inch bass drum review
My article about building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers turned out to be surprisingly popular, so I thought I’d post up a follow up because …
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Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London
It was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is …
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London busker bashes out the beats on a drum kit made from a bicycle
Seen bashing away in Hills Place near Oxford Circus on a drum kit mounted on a specially adapted bicycle is the busker known as Puncture Kit.
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Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers
There’s a lot to be said for using a modern small drum kit: they’re less hassle to move about, lighter to carry and can be put up and taken down …
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Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1!
I was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens …
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Bish! Bash! Crash! Thud! Pearl Traveler kit ordered
Well, actually, it’s more of a tip! tap! than a bang and a crash going on as I’ve taken delivery of my new Pearl drum kit with special super-clever ‘near-silent’ …
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Flats in Dagenham! Flats in Dagenham! Kate Bush!
In case you’re wondering what the above is about let me explain – the first is the written sound of the mighty drum roll intro to the 1980s stadium-thumper, ‘In …
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