As promised, I’m finally uploading the stuff from last Saturday’s Misguided tour. It was ever so much fun, although my hangover definitely made walking around one of London’s liveliest areas a bit more effort than it should have been.

We started off outside Hackney Central station, opposite the Railway Tavern. On the tour there were clocks and “H’s” everywhere.

Our esteemed tour guide Richard Tyrone Jones told us that there is half a tube station in Hackney: Manor House. Maybe that derth explained the prevalence of cycle paths and buses. We headed past the relocated and the radioactive grave (said Richard) to one of Hackney’s highlights, Sutton House…

And then on to Tesco…the security guard was not very pleased at having over 50 people descend on the carpark, and wouldn’t even let us in the shop. Richard was forced to “cross the red line” so that he wasn’t on Tesco property any more, in order to perform his poem about Tesco, as we all stamped and clapped the beat.

Interestingly, the first Tesco was opened in Hackney. If that’s interesting.

After the fun of being evicted from the Tesco car park I was saddened by the irony of seeing a ghost bike chained to a post that also played host to a cycle safety campaign.

Onwards though. Onwards to the Hackney Empire, Town Hall and Museum, and then further to the open mic at Nathan Penlington’s house, where Nathan himself bent a spoon, Uri Geller style. Can you spot it?

Quite a full day!

Destroyer - awesome! From a member of the New Pornographers
Breakestra
Elf Power - totally brilliant!!
Red Root - very exciting and touring with Pete Doherty
The Popsocks - highly entertaining hippity hop

I LOVE THIS GUY:

Johnny Flynn

also check out Something In Construction, their Building with Strings sampler rocks da howwws

That’s right folks, I didn’t take the safe option, I decided to turn down the money job in order to follow my dreams. Here’s the enlightening thought: If it makes you feel claustrophobic when you think about starting a job, chances are it’s not the job for you. Now, keep your fingers crossed that all this design and art and following my heart pays off. In other news, Kat and Jim the dynamic musical duo are recording a boootiful choon “in progress” at the moment. So watch this space!

Awesome news, Marie-Noelle Kendall, my superfantastic piano teacher and extremely talented pianist is now online. Check her out (in her Kat-made website) at www.marienoellekendall.com

In other news, she’s performing on the 25th May at the Fitzwilliam Museum lunchtime promenade concert: Fitzwilliam Museum Music

I’m page turning! For the chance to enjoy wonderfully moving piano or to see me look marginally smart do come along!!

Courtesy of my friend Jay, I just stumbled across Laurie McNamee. She takes a bit of listening to, but she’s got a lovely fresh sound… mellow and evocative.

Laurie’s MySpace

Check out some of my gig reviews, online at Varsity.

90 Free CDs
Nizlopi and the GuaraMande
Kathryn Williams

Check out this amazing Brazillian singer, she’s only 15 years old but she’s brilliant!

Tchubaruba Mallu Magalhães