Music

  This week’s ‘London Shoes’ topic was a bit special for me, as the visit in question enabled me to tick-off one of the “must do” activities on my personal ‘bucket-list’. Also – it just so happened that I visited the subject matter in question at a special time in its history…its 60th anniversary year ...Read more...

Those that follow the “London Shoes” website and/or Twitter feed, will have probably assumed (like me), that the previous week’s blog about “London’s Xmas Lights”, was the ideal fitting finale to bring 2018’s blog activity to a natural conclusion. However, (and totally unplanned) I just happened to attend an event last week, that not only ...Read more...

  This week’s entry onto my London Shoes website also had a little touch of nostalgia in it for me – for not only was the subject matter a place that I’ve always wanted to visit and learn more about – the venue also enabled me to recollect and catch-up with 2 aspects from my ...Read more...

  My little excursion out this week for publication on to the London Shoes website – was all about a place that I personally went to a couple of times, as a teenager in the early 1970’s – but my visits were nothing to do with what the building itself was originally designed for. My ...Read more...

The posting onto my London Shoes website this week, had me focussing on music and particularly song lyrics – a topic that I have always been most passionate about. The subject matter this week, is all about the life and times, and works of the legendary singer songwriter – (Sir) Ray Davies……who, in musical terms, ...Read more...

Although not technically a ‘culture’ day, this activity has been more of a ‘labour of love’ for me, covering the topic of music – and in particular ‘album’ covers that depict locations in London. It is a blog that I did a few months ago back in the late summer of 2017, but have only ...Read more...

No ‘culture’ trip this week, but a return to my passion for music, and in particular – music history. The ‘theme’ for this gig is entitled ‘From the Cradle to the Grave’ – and focusses on one of my very first music idols from my early teens – and that is ‘Marc Bolan’. Marc Bolan ...Read more...

This particular ‘pictorial’ music history ‘journey’ is something that I have wanted to do for some time, as I am, and have always been a huge fan of the subject matter – “David Bowie”. So this is my “Bowie’s London” overview, which I hope you find interesting. David Jones (e.g. Bowie) was born on 8th ...Read more...

  Week 5 of retirement, and this week’s “culture” day had a rock’n roll theme to it. First off was a visit to 25 Brook Street, and the 3rd floor flat that was occupied by Jimi Hendrix when he located to London – and now houses a museum to commemorate his short life and achievements. ...Read more...

Week 6 of this retirement malarkey, and this week’s ‘culture’ trip, was more of a ‘pilgrimage’ to the Beatles, and their history/involvement in London – visiting the following landmarks:- 1. Denmark Street (aka Britain’s “Tin Pan Alley”) so called because from the 1930’s it has been the pivotal street in connection with musicians and songwriters. ...Read more...