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I love live music.

I don’t go out and see live shows nearly as often as I should, in fact. [Note to self !]

And I really love hearing acoustic music live. I love enjoy loud, distorted guitars as much as the next man, but there’s something magical about hearing music in it’s simplest, most honest form.

The superb video above captures that, beautifully – and also explains in only a few minutes how the internet opens up a whole new world of possibilities for independent musicians to tour, build their audience and see the world, if they have the desire, determination and drive.

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Tinfoil togas, giant bubbles and internet connection magic

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Yesterday was one of the most enjoyable – and surreal – days I can remember.
Certainly it’s the first time I’ve ever dressed up in a reflective silver toga and gazed meaningfully into the depths of a mirrorball whilst trapped inside a giant plastic bubble pumped full of oxygen…

I’ll come to exactly how this happened soon, but for the time being let’s rewind.

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