Single Ticket #7 - French Wives & Blue Sky Archives
Posted in SHOFT on 2nd March 2012
French Wives - Younger A little before I began writing this blog, and when I'd just begun to rediscover the excitement and confusion of the unsigned music scene, I stumbled across French Wives totally by accident. In a world where unsigned had previously meant wading through endless pub-rock demos and...
The Tyne-Tees Rambler
Posted in Railways on 25th February 2012
It's almost unprecedented to have managed three railtours by February, especially with one of the major promoters currently not actively promoting any trips, and it's even more surprising that all of them have involved significant sections of new track. So, having dallied in South Wales and West London, this trip...
Randolph's Leap and The Curse of the Haunted Headphones
Posted in SHOFT on 24th February 2012
I can distinctly remember my first encounter with Randolph's Leap - tipped off that there was a band I might just like I stumbled across a bandcamp page packed with tunes, all illustrated with strange doodles apparently courtesy of Microsoft Paint. However, a brief listen confirmed that there was something...