Today I was supposed to be Ezekiel. Kinda like Eze Kid though… http://instagr.am/p/LQUE_Qjhgt/
New Blog!
I’ve started a new blog!
“Nick, you have about 100 different accounts on various online platforms, why the bloody hell would you want to do that?!”
Well, funny you should ask but previously to the recent establishment of this, I was writing wordy blog posts on my Tumblr and they were getting lost in amongst vast quantities of grainy, weirdly filtered photos of my feet… or churches. I LOVE churches. This meant that anyone who actually wanted to read what I said actually couldn’t with any degree of ease. Nobody wants to actually have to go to searching for things on the internet do they?! These words will still go on my Tumblr but now they have a proper home. Isn’t that nice?!
Joking aside, I do like writing and this blog will be for just that. Writing.
via WordPress http://bit.ly/MHh5JW
Got these Nike Free 3.0s recently. Can’t run in them for anything but they may well be the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever worn. http://instagr.am/p/KnrjXOjhsU/
Rock Im Church
I’ve been to a lot of live music venues over the last 2 years. I’ve played some of the UK’s most well-known and well-loved bandstands and seen other artists do their thing at many more.
I’m pretty sure, however, that the venue that I accompanied my pal Rob Lynch to this week was was amongst the coolest, most unique gig environments that I’ve seen in such a long time.
St. Pancras Old Church is a beautiful little church only minutes away from the Station that bears the same name. Rob was playing a gig there along with a guy called Lewis Watson and, sold-out, it promised to be a fun evening. Better still, Rob had asked me to come and sing with him on a few tracks. A short practice in the afternoon and we were ready to go.
So far, so good. We obviously knew that the gig was in a church and that was an interesting prospect in itself but the experience itself was still something of a surprise in terms of the sheer loveliness of the place in practice; neither was the novelty of playing in a church lost in the translation of the idea into practice.
Candle-lit, darkness having fallen by the time that the music got going, the small room was dripping with atmosphere. Complemented by a superb acoustic, it made for a really special occasion as both Rob and Lewis (whose music I’d not really checked out before) turned up great performances. Stepping up to play a couple of numbers myself was great fun.
Apparently they’ve been running gigs in there for around 18 months now, sometimes as many as two a week, and by all accounts it’s going from strength to strength. I’m not sure how a full-band would go over given the nature of the natural reverb but for acoustic/stripped performance, it’s a beaut. If anyone gets the chance to go along to a gig there (or even play), I can only suggest that they jump at it. It’s a pretty special experience!
The Hardy Tree in the churchyard at St. Pancras Old Church; surrounded by old headstones. http://instagr.am/p/KIluVKDhsZ/
