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Viola Beach – The Warrington Band That Died In A Car Crash in Sweden

Thursday 18 February 2016 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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Yesterday, I was driving in the car when the news came on the radio. I heard how a Warrington band called Viola Beach had died in a car crash, along with their manager in Sweden where they were on an international tour. The News Reader mentioned how the band were on the cusp of making it big. So sad, especially for their loved ones.

Later on, while driving they played one of Viola Beach’s tracks. The track was great, they were undoubtably talented and the sound reminded me of Manchester band The 1975. So I have bought all of Viola Beach’s 3 tracks on iTunes.

You can listen to Viola Beach’s tracks on SoundCloud below:
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Enjoy,

Antony

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Fast Car

Sunday 7 February 2016 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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On the radio, while I was driving home from work on Friday afternoon, I heard this cover of Fast Car by Jonas Blue ft. Dakota’s:

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I liked the upbeat cover. But it made me long to hear the original by Tracy Chapman. So when I got home, I YouTubed the original and found this superb, beautiful, live performance of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman:

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I’ve had it on repeat ever since. Enjoy. Will blog soon,

Antony

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The Life of David Bowie

Saturday 16 January 2016 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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A Magical Evening: British Musical Fireworks Championships at Southport

Saturday 10 October 2015 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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southport-fireworks-2015-1 — Simon & I, excited for Fireworks and Music.

On an early Autumn evening, as the sun set on a Sunday, Simon and I headed to Southport for British Musical Fireworks Championships. There was something magical about fireworks timed to music being combined that created an awesome experience.

The British Musical Fireworks Championships goes on over a weekend Friday – Sunday, with different Pyrotechnic Professionals competing to be judged as the Winner of the Championships by a panel of judges. The public can buy entry to a large park where fireworks displays takes place in time with the music. In the park are fast food vans, coffee vans, a performance stage (for live singers prior to the main event), toilets and even seated tickets are available.

Here are some photos from the event, but without the music they really don’t do the experience justice:

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