Posted in Uncategorized on 30/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
The latest record collector article at AROUND & AROUND is on Stateside (follow link). EMI”s 1962-1974 catch-all label for smaller American labels. There is some great stuff on Stateside from soul to soundtracks and it’s good-looking stuff too. Heavily illustrated. Go for the eye candy alone.
Posted in Uncategorized on 22/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
This was The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with a concept concert. Joe Stilgoe and Mark McGann act and sing as John Lennon & Paul McCartney, aided by Claire Martin on vocals. They are backed by the BSO with a new symphonic arrangement by Andrew Cottee. FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE REVIEW. It’s very interesting for any Beatle fan, as well as showcasing different arrangements built around the story.
Posted in Uncategorized on 20/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
I started a pithy short review of Olivia Manning’s FORTUNES OF WAR TV series (FOLLOW LINK), written by Alan Plater with award-winning performances by Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh, let alone a support cast with Ronald Pickup, Charles Kay, Robert Stephens, Alan Bennett. It was acclaimed as the best fictional work on WW2 and was also the BBC’s most expensive production up to that point. My short review grew and grew and grew … but it was worth it.
Posted in Uncategorized on 18/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
Review of Arthur Miller’s A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Chichester Festival Theatre. (FOLLOW LINK TO REVIEW). This one is a joint production with Headlong, Octagon Bolton and Rose Kingston. It features Jonathan Slinger and Kirsty Bushell as Eddie and Beatrice Carbone, both great RSC stalwarts over the years. Its a play I know extremely well, and this is the best version I’ve seen from the acting point of view. That’s not all though. See the review.
Posted in Uncategorized on 02/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been taking stuff from an old iMac before scrapping it and I found a few old articles and added them to RANTS here.This one is “Driver Awareness Courses” (LINKED) and date back a dozen years. Please add comments if you’ve ever done one.
Posted in Uncategorized on 01/10/2023| Leave a Comment »
Review of Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp on their Sunday Lunch Rock Party Tour. (LINKED). It started at the Tivoli, Wimborne in Robert Fripp’s home town. It goes on through October around the country. Tickets are going fast! Full set list and review.
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