"Yeah, just walk about and try and get a feel for a place rather than have some arbitrary tick list of, you know, things I’ve got to do or my life isn’t complete because…oh well, that doesn’t really work for me. Like, ‘Oh yeah, I’ve done New York’. Who’s “done” New York? Nobody’s bloody done New York, don’t be ridiculous."
J Willgoose Esq. on his plans when visiting New York
J Willgoose Esq is the songwriter and guitarist/keyboard player for the band 'Public Service Broadcasting'.
This excellent post outlines the recording of the band's album 'Every Valley' in South Wales - the location for the album's concept and narrative about the growth and decline of the coal industry and its impact on the local communities and the people who make them.
Here's one of the standout songs from the album, which is all excellent.
I was intrigued to see his name appearing on the speaker list for the PTI Geography Symposium which takes place in July.
Music can be seen as an example of "imaginative geographies" in that piece of music.
I am looking forward to the session that will take place on the first day of the Symposium.
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