Nostalgia 4/6

Jun 11, 2019

Strum master Cochran

Woo-ha. Back to the birth of rock n roll. A bit of a rebel. More of a musical innovator. An iconic song, we've all heard, but this is...

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Jun 11, 2019

Come on everybody!

One of the very first records I remember playing as a young child. It was only a tiny record player. We only had a handful of 45's. Boy...

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Jun 1, 2019

Deciphering the complex

In honouring Gary Numan. Fifty years since Are 'Friends' Electric. Dreaming up synth anthem glory ever since. Unconventional vocals and...

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May 30, 2019

Blind audition

People watching. Fascinating. The looks on the judges faces..... Captivation: Straight away. In a new great song. Mesmerised: You know...

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May 30, 2019

Perceiving endless hue

Deceptively shifting wavelengths. Almost trick the mind, but not quite. How many subtle colour changes can you detect? Then watch...

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Apr 27, 2019

The alluring ecstasy of gold

Tarantino acclaimed this as the finest directed movie of all time. The Good (Clint Eastwood), the Bad (Lee Van Cleefe) and the Ugly (Eli...

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Apr 27, 2019

Once upon a time (of creative genius) in the West

Ennio Morricone's most beautiful theme for Jill McBain's train arrival to news of her husband's death. Edda Dell’Orso’s heart-touching...

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Mar 24, 2019

Concorde engineering paradise

As young as I am, it's 50 years since the first test flight in 1969 of a plane from the future. I saw it take off once from Manchester...

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Mar 24, 2019

Evocative for every parent, to every child

Whoever (was it script fixer Tom Mankiewicz?) wrote these poignant words of Jor-El & Lara's final goodbye, my goodness they are powerful:...

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Mar 23, 2019

A view to a thrill

No two ways about it. 007 is best, in everything. What an amazing franchise. Ian Flemming, I didn't enjoy reading (and was hopeless at...

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