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Teenage Fanclub are heading to Rio! Info on all upcoming live shows here.
Blink and you'll miss 'em but Camera Obscura are touring UK/Ireland. Info here.
I am singing at this Bob Dylan tribute night in Glasgow.
I saw The Aquabats live in Glasgow. Twas *fun*.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is a grimly absorbing bit of TV.
On a related note, I appreciated the opportunity to compose the music for this moving documentary, directed by by Stephen Bennett:
I am lapping up Season 2 of Marie Antoinette and I have just re-watched all nine series of Inside Number 9. Consistently great. And that final episode is a bullseye.
Pete Townsend was a guest on This Cultural Life listen here.
You can buy one of my art posters - here.
Talking of art...
I have been working away at this portrait in a weekly oil painting class:
A very different discipline. Umpteen two-hour weekly sessions; keeping coming back to your work when the paint has dried and the time away has given you a new pair of eyes with which to appraise. It takes time. And concentration. I have to say not every stroke is mine - the teacher takes the brush and shows you how to fix things and progress (which is a v. useful learning experience). Further down the line we'll have to see what happens if/when I am flying completely solo. Yikes.
Meanwhile back at the ranch...
