For all its faults, I enjoyed the first part of Dominic Sandbrook’s series on the 70s. So many memories, even though I was only between 8 and 10 during the time covered in that episode, and I’m really looking forward to the rest. If anybody else is similarly hooked I can recommend Sanbrook’s book State [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music'
Anthem
April 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Life, Music
Isn’t internet brilliant for eating up your time? The ‘what’s new’ section of Spotify keeps displaying an album called Anthem by somebody called Desolation Angels, with a strangely familiar cover. It reminded me of something. The name ‘Desolation Angels’ and fantasy artwork made me think that maybe it was some variety of metal, so I [...]
Tags: Spotify
Reasons to be cheerful – part two
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Life, Music
A couple of other little things made this weekend a little bit special. Firstly a few CDs arrived on Saturday morning. Last weekend was Kraftwerk weekend on 6 Music, and after that I was moaning on an online forum about how listening to a few shows on iPlayer I tried to track down the first [...]
The Man Machine speaks
February 4th, 2012 · No Comments · Music
Right now I am listening to an interview from 2003 on the BBC iPlayer – an interview with Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk. Really. Somebody from the band that famously don’t do interviews and don’t even have a telephone in their studio, doing an interview on the BBC. It is all part of 6 Music’s Kraftwerk [...]
Yes live at Montreux
January 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Music
This afternoon I watched the Yes Live at Montreux DVD, to remind myself why I like them after watching the 9012Live DVD the other day. After watching the 1985 concert I was left wondering why I had been listening to the band for nearly 35 years and still lappingup new releases. Afterf watching the 2003 [...]
9012Live
January 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Music
This evening I decided, on a whim, to watch the DVD of 9012Live, the film of a yes concert in 1985, directed by Steven Soderbergh. I have had the DVD for quite a while but can’t remember watching it before, though I’m sure I must have done. It is possible I only watched a bit [...]
In the present: live from Lyon
January 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Music
The year is ten days old already and I haven’t written a thing about prog rock. How did that happen? Perhaps I should mention the latest Yes CD: In the Present: Live from Lyon, which I treated myself to as a belated crimbo present to myself.
Been a long time
September 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Music
It has been a while since I wittered on about prog rock hasn’t it? Just time to mention the new album from Levin Torn White. There are some tasters available on Soundcloud.
Tags: Prog Rock
What a difference four years makes
September 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Life, Music
Midge Ure 1976 with Slik You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Midge Ure in 1980 with Ultravox! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Is it OK to admit that I not only remember Slik well from then, but quite liked them and still [...]
Glastonbury coverage
June 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Life, Music
U2 were supposed to be the big name at this year’s Glastonbury, the BBC have a small army down there and have 4 TV channels at their disposal. So why was it not possible to watch the entire U2 set live without changing channels twice?
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