Category Archives: music

The 6000 miles… Desert Island Discs post

By 6000 | 6000 | October 13, 2010

Music. I love it. Can’t get enough of it. Literally. And that’s one of the reasons that I could never – would never – want of be able to come up with a Top 10 of my favourite songs. Although I’ve often wanted to, I’ve always been hugely concerned that I’d leave something important out. [...]

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Today in photos

By 6000 | 6000 | October 7, 2010

Not all mine, either. Firstly, a-ha’s appearance to sign copies of their 73rd greatest hits album: 25:The Very Best Of a-ha at Oxford Street’s HMV, which I couldn’t attend because Oxford Street is in London and I am in Cape Town. Initially, this seemed like a very bad thing, but it wasn’t really because I [...]

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nogapsbetween @ RTD

By 6000 | 6000 | October 5, 2010

Wow. It seems a while ago now since I heard that Cape Town young-uns nogapsbetween were in the UCT RAG week “Launch your Band” competition. Well, they won that and what they won was an opportunity to head down to Quay 4 for a Bill & Ted style Battle of the Bands (where they found [...]

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Don’t throw your lifelines away

By 6000 | 6000 | September 27, 2010

There aren’t many pop videos which begin with a poem written by a king. In fact, if you can name any at all, I’ll be impressed. And that’s going to leave you high and dry when that “name a pop video which begins with a poem written by a king” question comes up at the [...]

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100

By 6000 | 6000 | August 24, 2010

One hundred days from now, I will be enjoying a concert at the Oslo Spektrum in… Oslo, that being the major reason behind The Last Hurrah Tour. Thus, at such a milestone, it seems appropriate to enjoy a little more a-ha and what could be better than their only UK number 1, The Sun Always [...]

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