The Next Stage

Live Music Review - Neil Young 13.07.2025 12:43 ↓

This is the tenth in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Célimène Daudet 24.05.2025 6:07 ↓

This is the ninth in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - King Creosote 02.05.2025 10:09 ↓

This is the eighth in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Skunk Anansie 26.03.2025 5:33 ↓

This is the seventh in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Thee Sacred Souls 13.02.2025 6:10 ↓

This is the sixth in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Dennis Bovell 02.02.2025 5:50 ↓

This is the fifth in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Honeyglaze 06.12.2024 9:36 ↓

This is the fourth in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Bob Dylan 06.11.2024 7:53 ↓

This is the third in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review - Ezra Collective 30.10.2024 5:46 ↓

This is the second in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Live Music Review-Deadletter 15.10.2024 9:32 ↓

This is the first in a series of gig reviews that I will be making of my concert experiences. Hope you enjoy them

Midyear update 02.07.2024 2:24 ↓

When I started the NextStage blog, the idea was to document and talk about a variety of experiences, post retirement. Well I am half way through 2024 and things are going quite well!

Selection of the week: Samara Joy - Round Midnight 28.04.2024 7:21 ↓

The amazing jazz vocalist Samara Joy. After this, I will be taking a break to focus on other content and themes.

Selection of the week: Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me 19.04.2024 5:04 ↓

I have selected Nina Simone’s classic song My Baby Just Cares for me because our daughter is having her first baby today!

Selection of the week: Wet Leg - Chaise Longue 14.04.2024 4:41 ↓

Mommy, Daddy, look at me. I went to school and I got a degree

Selection of the week: Young Fathers - I Saw 07.04.2024 5:05 ↓

Only God Knows. Well, so does Scotland. Our best live at the moment!

Selection of the week: The Big Moon - Your Light 29.03.2024 6:36 ↓

A song that superbly embodies the freedom of enjoying the moment

Selection of the week: Celeste - Strange 23.03.2024 5:42 ↓

I think the message in this song is more universal than just being about lovers falling apar :)

Selection of the week: Bob Dylan - Highlands 16.03.2024 18:21 ↓

Yes, he had a house in the Highlands for 20 years!

Selection of the week: Nexcyia-Intro 08.03.2024 7:42 ↓

My son, a rising figure in the ambient underground.

Selection of the week: Kelela - Washed Away 03.03.2024 5:43 ↓

Find a relaxed place to listen to this in the dark. Get lost in its space and come out the other side somewhere new!

Selection of the week: Yves Tumor - Meteora Blues 25.02.2024 6:07 ↓

Now that’s an album title, and moreover, that’s a rock star.

Moving on in 2024 19.02.2024 2:16 ↓

This first podcast of 2024 kicks of The Next Stage podcast series in real time

Maria Callas - O mio babbino caro 25.12.2012 3:37 ↓

Desert Island Disc 1

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Eternity’s Breath Part 1 and 2 25.12.2012 9:41 ↓

Desert Island Disc 2

John Martyn – Solid Air 25.12.2012 7:36 ↓

Desert Island Disc 3