Many years ago, Brian Eno walked into a building in Germany and felt uplifted. The building was a marvel of contemporary architecture, elegant and spacious with glass walls allowing sunlight to completely flood the interior. The building happened to be an airport. As Eno took in the scene, there was just one thing spoiling itContinue reading “Ambient Icon: Brian Eno’s ‘Music for Airports’”
Category Archives: music
New song ‘Covid Blues’
New song
New song “What I See”. Not too specific, hopefully it channels some of the feelings that have been going around in the last few days, weeks and months.
‘Isolate With Me’ – written and performed by Tom George
Tasting the fruit of Yoko Ono’s poetic wisdom.
The Museum of Liverpool recently hosted an exhibition called ‘Double Fantasy’ charting the very public relationship and life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In this already Beatles-saturated city it was hardly something to salivate over but as my mum was in town we paid a visit. As a loop of the piano introduction toContinue reading “Tasting the fruit of Yoko Ono’s poetic wisdom.”
REM – Compassionate For the People
I have been checking out a lot of REM videos on youtube lately. A comment posted on one clip said that they were one of the most compassionate bands of their era, or any. This is a perceptive comment, a rarely appreciated quality and the secret of REM’s magic. In his songs and his image,Continue reading “REM – Compassionate For the People”
New Buskers Initiative…
In addition to doing live gigs, I have been playing on the streets of towns and cities for years, and I have had some interesting experiences and opportunities come my way as a result. Recently I was approached to contribute a track to an album featuring music by some of the world’s finest buskers. TheContinue reading “New Buskers Initiative…”
New old song…!!
This is a pop/punk track that I’d completely forgotten about. I used to play it with a band called Mind of a Toy in about 2007..? It’s a decent recording and as I could use it on my upcoming album (might have to re-record the vocals though). I don’t play this kind of stuff muchContinue reading “New old song…!!”
Antony – New Name, New Planet?
At a time so much in flux, who better to speak to us about the challenges we all face than trans musician Anhoni. Previously known as Antony Hegarty, this artist always used his/her experience of transgender identity to offer fresh perspectives on how we might all live together on this planet. Whether you call thatContinue reading “Antony – New Name, New Planet?”
20 years ago and relevant as hell…
“Evidently, it’s elementary, they want us all gone eventually…”
Tom George 