Stop the Deportation of Mehdi Kazemi |
maybe like me you’re rather sceptical about those Downing Street petitions, but I couldn’t let this one go unsigned.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop deporting gays an...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:13:00 GMT |
Boy George live- bloody marvellous! |
well what a bloody brilliant gig that was. Far from the taking the easy route of playing all yer hits, this was pure class.Nottingham Royal Concert Hall was on its feet and in the aisles for most of t...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:59:00 GMT |
R.I.P. Fred Chichin |
Les Rita Mitsouko were such a very unique band, or rather duo. This iconic French band lost half of its members when Fred Chichin died suddenly two weeks ago.
I discovered les Rita when I was living i...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:30:00 GMT |
Eva Dahlgren- revisiting a favourite album |
This evening I have been listening to one of my very favourite albums, by Swedish artist Eva Dahlgren, and wrote a few thoughts about what is an amazing album.
It would take a lot of courage fo...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:08:00 GMT |
yearning for winter |
My thoughts at this time of year head to colder climes. I love winter, extreme winter, and have lived in countries where winter really means winter. And when the nights draw in here in the UK and we s...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:06:00 GMT |
new Alison Moyet album- bloody brilliant! |
Mr Amazon arrived this morning with a package containing the new album from Alison Moyet a couple of days ahead of its release.
I could wax lyrical here, but frankly words would not do justice to what...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:22:00 GMT |
Carmel - music from heaven |
a voice/band that does it for me every time...
has anyone heard of them/her?
I say "them/her" as Carmel McCourt gave her name to the trio she fronted.I wonder if anyone here knows of them...the...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:21:00 GMT |
Serge Gainsbourg |
Monsieur Gainsbourg is only really known in the UK for "je t'aime (moi non plus)", the notorious hit he had in 1969 with Jane Birkin, although in spite of his one hit wonder status...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:48:00 GMT |
Gay role models in music- where are they? |
Recently, I've spent quite a bit of time reminiscing about the painful and frightening experience of growing up gay in the 70s and 80s and realising just how much music helped get me through the ...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:00:00 GMT |
Marc Almond- stunning 50th birthday gig |
A breathtaking performance.Who would have thought that this man had been in a coma two and a half years ago, and had to learn to sing again and combat heavy stage fright and a recurring stammer a...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:04:00 GMT |
