Billy Mackenzie - Balgay Hill

Dundee's finest late lamented singer has had a play written about him, performed by Dundee Rep. About time too.

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Tags: music, theat

Pearl's Song from The Night of the Hunter

Sounds like a big influence on Björk to me. Love these river scenes, entrancing and very creepy, the music is superb.

Time to sleep now, but this post will be expanded soon.

I'm On My Way

It's always the happy tunes that hit me right in the gut. Here's a fabulous tune written by an 11 year old Nat Adderley, with an incredible solo by Cannonball Adderley, which I heard in Anatomy of  a Solo on The Jazz House. He plays it like he's singing, preaching that groove. It tears me to pieces and I love it. 

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Tags: jazz

Falling In Love With Shapely Prose

While I'm theoretically but not vocally feminist, and not particularly fat, I'm falling in love with Shapely Prose.

It's been a long time

Time is short, talk is cheap, don't go makin promises that you can't keep.

Pondering a slight return...

Weird Formatting

Apologies for the weird formatting below! I'm using squarespace's proprietary editor and it doesn't want to play with me!

Edinburh Film Festival 2007

I only managed to see 9 films this year due to other commitments and a train disaster but here's my 4 word summaries and a few pictures for your delectation.

The Women : Bitching, hats, talking fast!

Namikabashi Shorts : Hilarious Japanese self pisstaking. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK : Delusional Koreans run amok The Kingdom : FBI Hunt Saudi Terrorists Gentlemen Prefer Blondes : Jane Russell is hotter. Tekkonkinkreet : What was that about? Weirdsville : Junkie comedy with dwarves Day Watch : Fluffier than Night Watch In Search of A Midnight Kiss : It made me cry

Well done and thank you, Artistic Director Hannah McGill!

Taxidermia

Taxidermia, probably one of the weirdest, sickest, bizarre, surreal films I have ever seen is out on Friday. Just watch the trailer. and be horrifically fascinated 

In Saudi Arabia, a view from behind the veil

From the LA Times, by Megan K Stack

In Saudi Arabia, a view from behind the veil

 

 

Write Like A Man

According to an analysis of my review writing style and my longer blog entries I write like a man. Oh well.