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If you missed The Ice Cream Wars (I was glad to compose the music) you can find it here. Bleak but compelling.
Also bleak but compelling; I can't recommend Audrey Gillan's brilliant Bible John podcast highly enough. Her quest to tell the story of the victims with dignity and compassion is engaging and moving.
I enjoyed Music To Scream To - a half hour BBC radio doc about the music of Hammer Horror films by Neil Brand. Mr. Brand is always brilliant discussing film music.
I am digging The Walk-In. Stephen Graham is always good, isn't he?
A few months ago I was on an evening walk with the dog and, decided, instead of listening to an episode of Backlisted podcast, to dip into some Roxy Music classics. Great songs. Great voice. Pity I would never see them live. A few weeks later their Glasgow show was announced and I pounced. (Wee bit of poetry there). I saw them a few nights ago at The Hydro and sure enough they were blinkin' great.
Roll on Bob Dylan. Two nights in Glasgow. Not long now!
Oh btw, I rewatched the Bob Dylan Trouble No More doc. Amazing. This wee gem pops up after the credits
I recommend this film...
Paul Mescal is good but and Frankie Corio is amazing.
I am less sure of this (felt more like one and a half films) but I'm glad I saw it...
Teenage Fanclub play Dunfermline on Nov 10th, More live info here.
Farewell, Jerry Lee. A great singer. My old country band Radio Sweethearts recorded some overdubs on some of his recordings. That project remains unreleased. Never met him. Maybe just as well. My favourites include Crazy Arms, What Made Milwaukee Famous and this (especially the "hell of an ending" - oh! and what he does with the melody at around 2min 59!! ):
I picked up a cheap copy of a book of Parisian cafe sketches by J. D. Fergusson.
Here are some more sketches and drawings (not by J. D. Fergusson), kicking off with my current favourite...
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| (Farewell, Robbie) |
Do not go gentle into that good night! x
