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When I moved to London, I provided some pictures of my flat. Now I’ve shifted (temporarily) to Manchester, a certain friend of mine has been hassling me for photos of the house I’ve got here, so I thought I would oblige.

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On Sunday night I was lucky enough to be at Jason Mraz’s concert at Hammersmith Apollo. As with the gig I attended last year, it was an amazing night full of energy and excitement. From the brilliant Song for a Friend as the opener to the closing Butterfly, the set was awesome, and while the much larger venue (compared to Cambridge’s The Junction where I saw him last year) meant we weren’t so close to the stage, we did get a more impressive light show. I was particularly impressed that Mr Mraz himself came on stage to introduce each of the warmup acts, rather than hiding backstage until his own set.

However, what was really different to last year was the crowd. Clearly it was a much larger group of people, but it was also much more diverse; younger and older, chavvier and posher. I certainly don’t begrudge Jason becoming more popular, god knows I think he deserves it. But I have to confess to just a little musical snobbery… some of the people at the gig will have been about 6 when Mraz’s first album was released, and I just couldn’t quite help wondering whether people who’ve only got into his music since the relative popularity of I’m Yours really count as fans.

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