to the coast

We have been trying to 'do' things in Newcastle, rather than just work - so took the metro out to the coast (must remember not to call it the beach) for an evening walk, fish and chips and a drink. The coast is beautiful - and so close. But, raining lashing down as usual, so instead of a bit of landscape photography, just us sheltering in the chip shop.   

sleepy

Early morning train to Newcastle again, and 3 sleeping bodies lined up in the cafe. 

pop

More music, this time experimental pop (gypsy punk?) at cafe oto, a really lovely, very relaxed venue. Le Volume Courbe/Volume Curve is the band of french-born, london-based Charlotte Marionneau, and like Ichi - in attitude not musical style - makes me feel quite optimistic about the future of contemporary popular music beyond the manufactured mainstream.