Elvis Costello and The Imposters at Portsmouth Guildhall last night.
Having read some of the reviews of recent gigs on the tour, I approached this with a certain amount of trepidation. It seems Elvis was blowing hot and cold. The Royal Albert Hall gig in particular seemed to have been plagued with poor sound quality.
At Portsmouth he was definitely blowing hot! Vocally he was a lot stronger than I was expecting and the set list was fantastic.
Support act Chris Difford was highly enjoyable too.

The Breeders  :  Last Splash   (30th anniversary edition, 4AD,  2023.  2×45  rpm clear vinyl LP, + etched  red vinyl .ep).

It's rare i make a speculative buy,  but here's  one.  They seem to have  a good pedigree, and the  album  is remastered from  original analogue tapes. So far I quite like it.

Good luck. Let's hope you don't hit a traffic jam when you're already late... 🙄

Up next, Janis Ian. Oh, my, Lord. ❤️

Down to Chelmsford tomorrow for the replacement headliner and the poorly-reviewed Costello show. No golf umbrellas allowed. Best take a hat.

James Taylor’s 1970 In Concert is on BBC4 now (and hence on the iPlayer for the next month). I’m not so concerned about paying the license fee for what I can watch now, but what might happen to it if they were forced to sell off what they already have.

Marvellous! It's been a long time since I watched that.

Peter Hammill Tears in time...

https://www.roughtrade.com/product/peter-hammill/tears-in-time?fbclid=IwY2xjawSrb9NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBDNzB0VHk2aWx1eWlwT3Qwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi5XVP7JgNW3scpWEQcYaOf4zhgPda4wkNxXLcqvjeyh8P8df9df-wlTv2Ht_aem_6INbwaDkwbIqNCFZ-dhqmQ

Is there anybody who lives in the village please who could get in touch (either here or at davidmjs at gmail dot com) please?  I want some help in trying to get in touch with people running things in the village during the festival.  Much appreciated.

Absolutely....