Musings about anything and everything including Promenade Music, Faith & Hope Records, Y1 Investments, Lancaster Uni, Musical Instruments, sport, and more.

404 Marine Rd Morecambe LA45AR
Joined January 2010
It’s that windy in Morecambe that it’s blown my clocks back.
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I’d just like to thank our prime minister for getting us an extra hour in bed tonight. Thanks Andy 👍
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If you’d got to play at the World Cup @WalmsleyLachlan, what score do you reckon it would have been between your Scotland team and the poor mans England team?
so scotland, wales, italy and ireland dont get to compete in this world cup but a poor mans england wins by 80 points… its a joke this. i want to represent my family but cant. what a waste of time.
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Brilliant to see 92 year old Nana Mouskouri leading the list as the richest musician in Greece.
Richest Musician in Each European Country
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Just had the Pink Floyd tribute band ‘This Is Floyd’ in Promenade Music who are playing The Platform tonight [Saturday 24 October] at 7.30pm. Check them out at thisisfloyd.co.uk
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I didn’t realise this Trump / BBC thing was still going on.
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I never get tired of looking at this view from Promenade Music’s shop window.
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It’s impossible for me to pick only 2 iconic bands from this list… I could pick 5 or 6.
25 iconic bands when they formed. Which 2 are your favourites?
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I’m ashamed to say, I don’t know some of these singers.
Top Singer in each European Country
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Too metal to go acoustic? @gibsonguitar has made the Satin Ebony Specials in J45 and Hummingbird so you can maintain your unquestioned level of badassery and cool. #acousticguitar #guitarist #gibsonguitaruk #shoplocal Take a look at our Gibson acoustics at promenademusic.co.uk/guitar-…
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You forget how many trainer brands there are. It would be interesting to see these done for acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars.
👟 25 iconic sneaker brands (from oldest to newest) 1. 🇫🇷 Le Coq Sportif — 1882 2. 🇺🇸 Saucony — 1898 3. 🇬🇧 Gola — 1905 4. 🇯🇵 Mizuno — 1906 5. 🇺🇸 New Balance — 1906 6. 🇺🇸 Converse — 1908 7. 🇮🇹 FILA — 1911 8. 🇮🇹 Superga — 1911 9. 🇺🇸 Brooks — 1914 10. 🇫🇮 Karhu — 1916 11. 🇺🇸 Keds — 1916 12. 🇫🇷 Salomon — 1947 13. 🇮🇹 Diadora — 1948 14. 🇩🇪 Puma — 1948 15. 🇩🇪 Adidas — 1949 16. 🇯🇵 ASICS — 1949 17. 🇬🇧 Reebok — 1958 18. 🇺🇸 Nike — 1964 19. 🇺🇸 Vans — 1966 20. 🇮🇹 Lotto — 1973 21. 🇺🇸 Skechers — 1992 22. 🇺🇸 DC Shoes — 1994 23. 🇺🇸 Under Armour — 1996 24. 🇫🇷 Hoka — 2009 25. 🇨🇭 On — 2010 🖇️ Source: Sneaker History, Nike Archives, Adidas Group, ASICS Corporate.
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If you know anyone under 17 who wants to enter the Rotary Young Musician Competition 2026/7, contact Andrew Nicholson for more details on [email protected]
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Great evening at Zeffirellis in Ambleside to see the wonderful Maranello Trio with Jamie Taylor on guitar, Adrian Knowles on double bass, and Jason Scott on piano.
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Interesting to see that there are 10 British guitarists in this list of “ 25 iconic rock guitarists”.
🎸 25 iconic rock guitarists 1. 🇺🇸 Jimi Hendrix — The Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. 🇳🇱 Eddie Van Halen — Van Halen 3. 🇬🇧 Jimmy Page — Led Zeppelin 4. 🇬🇧 Brian May — Queen 5. 🇬🇧 Slash — Guns N’ Roses 6. 🇬🇧 David Gilmour — Pink Floyd 7. 🇬🇧 Eric Clapton — Cream; Derek and the Dominos 8. 🇬🇧 Mark Knopfler — Dire Straits 9. 🇬🇧 Ritchie Blackmore — Deep Purple; Rainbow 10. 🇲🇽 Carlos Santana — Santana 11. 🇦🇺 Angus Young — AC/DC 12. 🇬🇧 Tony Iommi — Black Sabbath 13. 🇬🇧 Jeff Beck — The Yardbirds; The Jeff Beck Group 14. 🇺🇸 Randy Rhoads — Quiet Riot; Ozzy Osbourne’s band 15. 🇺🇸 Stevie Ray Vaughan — Double Trouble 16. 🇬🇧 George Harrison — The Beatles 17. 🇨🇦 Alex Lifeson — Rush 18. 🇺🇸 John Frusciante — Red Hot Chili Peppers 19. 🇺🇸 Kirk Hammett — Metallica 20. 🇺🇸 Dimebag Darrell — Pantera 21. 🇺🇸 Dave Mustaine — Megadeth 22. 🇺🇸 Tom Morello — Rage Against the Machine; Audioslave 23. 🇺🇸 John Petrucci — Dream Theater 24. 🇵🇹 Nuno Bettencourt — Extreme 25. 🇺🇸 Zakk Wylde — Black Label Society; Ozzy Osbourne’s band 🖇️ Source: Guitar World, AllMusic, Fender
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Maybe it shouldn’t, but this list of “The Best Selling Jazz Albums of All Time” really surprises me.
The Best-Selling Jazz Albums of All Time
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Loved the days when I’d read NME, Melody Maker, and Music Week cover to cover.
Just thinking back to the days of buying NME and Melody Maker every week and how exciting that connection to new music was. Inky fingers. Cutting out photos for the bedroom wall. Writers who were the word of god. Proper connection. Nice era to grow up in.
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This 250 million euros cost-cutting slash at Universal Music Group will possibly see a who’s who of the global music industry leaving their posts. Frightening really.
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