Black Death

This is a very very good film. One of the best I've seen, in the very niche genre within a genre of medieval horror films. It's very well written, well acted, well directed, with some very brutal moments. It's a deeply pessimistic film with a very downbeat,bleak ending. At times I was reminded of 'the Seventh Seal' and at others 'Witchfinder General' (a film occupying another niche with a nice-civil was set horror films).

Motion Demon - Silent Hill - January 28th 2011

Here's something from Silent Hill a few weeks ago.

Peter Frampton - Shepherd's Bush Empire - 5th March 2011

This was an amazing show. Two and three quarters hours of great rock music. This may be the longest show I have seen. Peter Frampton was playing with a superb band and playing heavy music. The spirit of Humble Pie was shining through. One of Frampton's guitars hadn't been played by him since he was a member of that band. I hope there is a soundboard recording of this show because it has to be one of the best rock shows I have ever seen. It would make a classic live album.The sound was mixed perfectly and the amplification was just right. Frampton is one of rock's great guitar players and tonight he was playful with genres and time periods and accompanied by a superb band. New instrumentals sat beside rockers from 40 years ago and stadium favourite. Frampton was at ease and in command of an audience of adoring fans. The encore of 'I don't need no doctor' and 'while my guitar gently weeps' were spellbinding. Its very rare I am so exhilarated by live music. If you get the chance to see the 'Thank you Mr Churchill' tour, you should. You would be missing something very very special if you didn't.

CDR compilation 10-12-2010

The Ballroom – Baby please don't go
Andwella – Hold on to your mind
The Illusion – Happy Days
Michael Chapman – Stranger in the room
Cosmic Dealer – Swingin' Joe Brown
Sweetwater – What's wrong
Fusion Orchestra – Skeleton in armour
Julius Victor – Circus lady
Andwella – Michael Fitzhenry
Pavlov's Dog – Gold Nuggets
Michael Chapman – Rabbit hills
The Garden club – Little girl lost and found
Coven – Lost without a trace
The Monkees – Daily nightly
Blue Roses – Doubtful comforts
Cosmic Dealer – the Fly
Princess Chelsea – Monkey eats bananas
Three legged horse – Red
Andwella – World's end

cdr compilation - 22-10-2010

C'mon home – the Buckinghams
Cornflower blues – Chick Shannon & the Last Exit Band
Meditation – Cave dwellers
Wind Cloud – Kestrel
Woman, she was gentle – Eric Andersen
Wondertown (part one) – the Walkabouts
3 Act Circus – Noush Like Sploush
Do or die – Wigwam
I think I'll call it a morning – Gil Scott-Heron
Because it's time – McKendree Spring
Riding Tigers – Slapp Happy
A better hold – Wigwam
Hide from the dawn – Brainchild
Desert Island Song – Delay Trees
There's no lock upon my door – David McWilliams
No man's land – Henk Hofstede
Danza – Marcus Meza
Fair Fortune's Star – Carolanne Pegg

playlist 19th June 2010

Last night I put together a cdr length playlist of some of the best things I've been listening to recently.

Dreamworld – the End
Jersey Thursday – Douglas Fir
Men are building sand – Montage
all around us – Pacific Eardrum
Voyaging to Vinland – Robert Calvert
Impossible things – Morris Tepper
same old way – Rhinoceros
Down in the bottom – Creepy John Thomas
My life is filled with changes – Luv Machine
God is alive in Argentina – the doppler Effect
Dream Weaver – Seed of love – The little boy blues
Fandangos in Space – Carmen
Do not walk in the rain – Forest
Hiding behind the moon – Jeff Hanson
oh that she might – the Paupers
Hello sunshine- Relatively clean rivers
the map – Bob Pegg
Ailen Mochre – Stone the crows
one five eight – Stone the crows
the river – Bob Pegg
ask her again – the Paupers
Say say hello – I Spy

Motion Demon - Kingston 29th April 2010

Picture by Louis Green.