Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Portico Quartet

In April 2007 I wrote a review of Distant Voices, Still Lives, which very firmly got the shit rating. But after I'd walked out I saw a band busking out by the National Theatre which equally firmly got the good rating. And when I got back from holiday I found out the band in question, the Portico Quartet, had been nominated for the Mercury Music prize. So well done them. I mean, it's not like they're going to win but it's nice to see people with talent all growed up and doing well.

Hopefully Chris Dent will get nominated for the Turner Prize in a couple of years time and then I'll be able to take 6 months off work!