{"id":51185,"date":"2022-12-09T11:39:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=51185"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:39:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:39:33","slug":"voices-of-london-5-in-conversation-with-josh-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/voices-of-london-5-in-conversation-with-josh-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of London #5 &#8211; in conversation with Josh Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This week on the Voices of London we speak to Josh Wood, a London-based drummer in the indie band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersofpalo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flowers of palo<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to us about his career so far, Josh tells us about the opportunities this has given him, including getting to perform on the same stage as some of his favourite artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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