Ah takes me back to 1995 in California. Life goes on I guess but, sadly, for Mr. D alias Dwight Arrington Myers, life no longer goes on. He breathed his last in November 2011.
St Malo Beach
Archive for the 'Music' Category
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Gently Out Of My Mind
Poppies
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Feb
13
Love your neighbor as yourself
St Malo Beach
From The Sea To The Land Beyond
I was texted Friday evening saying come and see a gig at the Duke Of York. A film about the sea with live music. Arrived just before midnight to find a lot of people waiting to see the Brighton based indie rock band British Sea Power perform a live accompaniment to the film From The Sea To The Land Beyond.
From The Sea To The Land Beyond is a film by Penny Woolcock using archive footage from films made over the past 100 years from the the British Film Institute. It is a montage and traces very loosely the history of the British relationship with the sea.
I bought a large glass of Rioja and took a seat. As the film started and the band began to play the connection between the two was not obvious. Much of the footage is fairly stark black and white and the music is modern indy rock. However, very quickly I relaxed into the film and found it captivating, the music providing a splendid backdrop to some fascinating images. British Sea Power are a basic guitar band supplemented by a viola and a cornet and I loved the way the cornet swept one along in what was at times quite an emotional experience.
Terrific stuff, reminiscent of Koyaanisqatsi in places and which could stand another viewing.
P.S. – Just discovered this is to be shown at 9pm on BBC 4 this evening.
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26
Aug
12
Neil
We are plummeting into the future and Neil Armstrong died yesterday aged 82. We are living in the future. Pretty soon we will look back to the old days, when Europeans first discovered America, when Napoleon ruled Europe and when men walked on the moon.
Below is a music video by a guy named Roy Cooper. It fits very well as a tribute to Neil Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong
Fulking Bonfire
18
Aug
12
Austin Powers and Casino Royal
The Man On The Radio is telling me that Lounge Music is making a come back. It seems that Lounge is music like Herp Alpert or the stuff they played during the Austin Powers films. Come to think of it, Herp Alpert performed the theme to, what must have been the inspiration for Austin Powers and still the best Bond film ever, the original Casino Royal. TMOTR also suggested that Ursula 1000 are a modern band who make Lounge Music. Some time ago I bought a CD by a band named Lamb Chop who are also said to have dabbled in Lounge and The Saturday Option is a definite must listen.
brighton bulldozer
Saw these women singing in The Royal Pvailion Gardens in Brighon this afternoon. Part of the Brighton Festival Fringe which runs during May.
The Big Bite-Size Vintage Tea Party
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May
12
Vusi Mahlasela – Say Africa
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