Sheer Art Attack – The Art Rock Side Of Glam In 1973
From the current edition of Record Collector – a look at the “men from outer space” art rock side of the glam genre at the peak of its power in 1973, as seen from the prespective of Kevin Godley.
It Had To Be Done (Smile…Though Your Heart Is Breaking)
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It’s Difficult To Love You – My Grapple With Cry
With the imminent release of the Rejuvenation vinyl box set, both Neon Lights and Cry have appeared on Spotify. For Neon lights – I think that may be a first…for Cry it’s a return after a brief stay around the end of 2016. I’ve never really missed not having Cry on Spotify. It isn’t a…
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Flickr-ing Memories
I’m starting to go through the process of tidying up my Flickr account. With something like 20,000 photos in there, it is getting to be quite a trawl looking through them for a specific photo. Yesterday I started with a folder of all the black and white SM pics up to 1984, today I started…
Guido Harari Photography Exhibition – Nov. 16th to 24th In Naples, Italy
Details below translated to English (I used Google Translate to do so, so the end phrase may not have been translated right). If you find yourself in Naples this week? Click HERE to read orignial article in Italian. At The Gallery Studio in Naples the autumn season is inaugurated with an exhibition by Harari, the…
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Steve Hillage Interview – Guitarist Magazine – Dec, 2018
This guy I find hilarious…if purely by accident on his part. But I adore him too – for his involvement in the Simple Minds story. It really was a stroke of genius to hire him to produce Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call. I mean, John Leckie had been great…and Real To Real Cacophony and Empires…
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The Anchoress On…The Beatles (White Album)
It’s a happy birthday to the multi-talented supremo, Catherine Anne Davies (aka The Anchoress), today. Here are her thoughts on the recently released reissued box set of The Beatles’ 1968 eponymous work (aka The White Album), as discussed in the current edition of Long Live Vinyl magazine…
Airport Playing Brian Eno
The latest edition of Uncut magazine has a one page review of four Eno albums that have had the half-speed mastering treatment. I have already got myself into Roxy Music in a big way this year…and I have been aware of Eno’s music for a very, very long time. I have listened to a full…
A Reminder From Cherisse
Voting closes tomorrow for the nominations for best live session drummer for the Rhythm drumming awards, 2018. Here’s a reminder on Cherisse’s Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by ???????? ???? (@cherissedrums)
Post Tour Depression
It very much looks like Jim suffers it too. He looks in a contemplative mood in this picture by “steinmiller_productions”. Casey has taken some wonderfully reflective photos of mood and feeling on this tour. His photos really give life to a scene and conjure up an atmosphere. This one of Jim is stunning in its…