Out of nowhere, Yoko Ono appears with a new song ('Moonbeams') and news of a new album ('Take Me To The Land Of Hell') on the eve of her gig to open her Meltdown festival. Meltdown is an annual summer festival on the Southbank in London to celebrate music and the arts and, this year, it is curated by Yoko Ono. Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band opens the festival tomorrow night and I will be there.'Moonbeams' was announced by streaming it on the Guardian's website with a lovely review that I won't try to rival. Suffice it to say that it is classic Yoko. You can get a free download of the song by pre-ordering the new album on the Chimera Music site. The album will be released in mid-September so that's something to look forward to.
Meltdown is also the main reason for my TEN NIGHTS OF LIVE MUSIC as I'm calling it. It's not entirely accurate since one night is the soundtrack to a film and it's actually over 11 nights but I'm not going out on one of those nights (I think of it as a night off). But, as a title, it works.
Watch this space for more...
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