‘The Star Spangled Banner’ by Jimi Hendrix Nothing captures the dying spirit of America quite like Jimi Hendrix’s cover of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Introduced at Woodstock as the “song that we was all brainwashed with,” it is as much of a protest statement now as it was in 1969. Hendrix described it as “representing the…
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Wild Fields 2020: Highlights from Sunday 13th of September
Full of jazz, funk, and fun, the second day of the Wild Fields festival got attendees singing, smiling, dancing and up on their feet. The main stage was full of energetic and beautiful performances including, Gali performing some earthy melodies with lots of beautiful harmonising, Maya Law’s performance that was full of powerful lyrics and…
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Wild Fields 2020: Highlights from Saturday 12th of September
The first day of Wild Fields, Norfolk’s first socially distanced festival, had an excellent variety of talented artists. Attendees were assigned a 3m by 3m pod for their group of up to six people. These worked very well in terms of social distancing, with similar measures being in place for the second stage and for…
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Preview: Wild Fields, Norfolk’s first socially distanced festival
This weekend, the Norfolk Showground will be hosting Wild Fields, this year’s incarnation of 2019’s Wild Paths. It’s described as the region’s first ‘socially distanced’ festival, with help from Summertime Social, the Showground, and Norwich City Council to ensure safety. Guests are assigned a 3m by 3m ‘pod’ for the festival which can contain a…
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Ennio Morricone: the iconic composer
Nobody has impacted the sound of film more than Ennio Morricone. The legendary composer, who has passed away at the age of 91, came to define the genre of “Spaghetti Westerns”, which made their mark in the 1960s. Films such as: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, A Fist Full of Dollars, and Once…
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Reflecting on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar has won thirteen Grammy awards, a key to the city of Compton, and is the first non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. His exceptional lyrical ability and keen social commentary has helped cement himself as one of the best of all time. His album To Pimp A Butterfly…