I went to another great gig last night, Joseph Arthur at 93 Feet East.

If you don’t know Joe’s work, and you like singer songwriters, I’d seriously recommend checking him out.

I first came across him when I was working at Real World - Joe was then signed to Real World records and seemed to be permanently hanging out around the studio, working on new material. I even had dinner with him once in the studio, but of course was far too shy to introduce myself and tell him how much I liked his music.

Anyway, he did a great solo set - mostly guitar and vocals, making excellent use of live sampling and a harmoniser of some sort to create a really big (and at times eery) sound. He also, in a strangely Rolf Harris moment, painted a picture on stage.