Don't Ever Change

Amy Rigby was brilliant at The Doublet in Glasgow - a matinee show of songs and readings from her new memoir "Girl To Country". Written after 9/11 "Don't Ever Change" is a great, great song that gets me every time.

Cat People has been lurking on BBC i-player forever. I succumbed. Enjoyable hokum. But no match for I Walked With A Zombie by the same director. And don't get me started on the genius of Horror Express (not by the same director but available on i-player for your edification.)

I enjoyed this interview with my pal Andrea who was in a Dundee band called The Wilderness Children. She's a good interviewee. On the Bay City Rollers:

"I so wanted those socks with their faces on them..."

I am going to keep at the Life Drawing...

Me and a pal took a spin down to Kirkcudbright...

...to view the SJ Peploe exhibition....

Quite inspiring.

More art...

** Someone messaged me on Facebook to ask if I ever sell the drawing I post. I can't seem to message them back - but the answer is yes. **

Adios, x

'The Friend Of Handship'

Hello.

Jesse Malin was *great* in Glasgow on Thursday.

Cottiers is a great venue. Thanking my lucky stars, I just bought my ticket for this.

I enjoyed this...

I enjoyed this Radio 4 adaptation of Don Quixote and this Radio 4 adaptation of "Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog" (which somehow made me think of Richard Ayoade's Submarine.)

What else?

Scottish Opera's production of The Marriage Of Figaro was fab.

Here's another wee plug for Ben Vaughn's Straight From The Hat podcast. I predict you'll dig it.

And John McCusker interviewing Aly Bain is well worth a listen.

I am reading the latest instalment of Alan Bennett's diaries. Not to make it ALL about me but....it's funny to think he watched the Raymond Briggs documentary for which I composed the music.

I am composing music for another feature-length documentary. Secret project. If I told you about it I'd have to kill you.

Sad to think of a world without David Hockney.

This was adapted from a Piano Triet written for a competition. (Reader, I didn't win.) Somehow in my head I related it to how I perceived David Hockney's character: mischievous, spiky; guarding a sweeter side.

I recommend this:

...which inspired this:

In  the spirit of Eddie The Eagle I've been dipping my toe in the waters of a Life Drawing class.

Good luck, Scotland. They don't write them like this anymore:

More art cos why not...

Adios x