Do you like this? I do.

I have been getting free copies of “Keep the Faith” mag and there was an article on Muyiwa – a gospel singer – so I thought I would check his Myspace album sampler and it seemed v good. OK, some is pretty standard fare but it seems a good mix to me. So here is a link so you can listen for yourself.

Blues, life and redemption

There is a website in the USA which every few months throws up some really interesting stuff – Reformation 21 – and now they have an article on something which I care about and yet have never really expressed.  Blues music has made a big impression on me.  Although I rarely blow them on my harmonica now I still find that is the music I hum or sing when I am alone.

The article shows that a theology which can only sing hymns and choruses but not sing the blues is shallow and cheap.  The guy who wrote it has a book on the subject coming out – that has to be a purchase.

Click here to read the article. 

depArture Arts Centre at Limehouse

This is a very good place to hang out if you are in Limehouse/Stepney/Wapping area. Run by London City Mission but a very different place from all their others. It is an attempt at a genuine half-way house between the various sub-cultures in the area.

Although it is called an Arts Centre it is also features crafts like machine sewing, pottery etc.. It has a good cafe space and second hand bookstall.

[UPDATE Aug 2008] New departure Website is now up – click here.

Here is the real world address:

“depArture”, 649-651 Commercial Road, Limehouse, London E14 7LW

Here is a MultiMap link to find it (click here)