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Found on YouTube - me at Gary Numan Glasgow 1987!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwsJACeKNvMBetween 2.30 mins and 2.40...!
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:40:00 GMT

"Motivation for the Spacin' Generation..."

Ah, Transvision Vamp!   Of all the music I've ever liked I suppose T Vamp must go down as the guiltiest pleasure - but only because the snobbish music press have forever written them off as being cr...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:13:00 GMT

Diamond Dogs artist Guy Peellaert dies

I've just the the news that Belgian pop-artist Guy Peellaert - creator of the legendary Diamond Dogs cover art - sadly died last week.
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Doctor Who

So the Beeb are to offer David Tennant £1.5m to stay on as the Doctor for a fifth season!  He is undeniably a popular Doctor and I have warmed to him a bit (though I still think he's over-rated) ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:54:00 GMT

Bowie listening

I haven't played much Bowie for quite a while, so the last couple of weeks I've decided to load my in-car CD player soley with Bowie CDs for listening travelling to and from work.  &nbs...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:36:00 GMT

Lloyd Cole at the Oran Mor, Glasgow 12 April 2008

Lloyd Cole was a great night - the eleventh time I'd seen him dating way back to 1986. Although the ticket said "standing", in fact it was unreserved seating and we got front row centre! Probably abou...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:52:00 GMT

Charlton Heston 1924-2008

I woke up to the sad news that film legend Charlton Heston has died.  Not unexpected news, indeed, had probably been expected some time ago. One of my all-time favourite actors, a shame that his ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:22:00 GMT

Ashes to Ashes - looking back

Renewed for a second series then (as expected). This succinct review from an Amazon customer sums up my own views almost perfectly:Quote: "Yes, I too did mention Life on Mars - this series is bound to...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:52:00 GMT

Gary Numan - Replicas 2008, Glasgow ABC Sun 2 March

Another great night in a long list of over 20 years of Numan gig-going.  This was something extra special as it was the "Replicas" show - revisiting an old album but not living on past ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:46:00 GMT

Ashes to Ashes ep 2

Some good moments and some great lines from Gene...BUT! This isn't a patch on Life on Mars, sad to say.  The writers made great pains to say it would be good to leave Life on Mars after two seaso...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT