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BBC4 have shown the "Made in Japan" documentary a few times just recently, that's been quite interesting and reminds me that I need to stick some more DP on my player in the car. Quite an interesting programme, talking about the transformation from the original line-up and the departure of...

Anyone else watch this last night on the red button? There were some other acts on earlier in the day, including potential Stranglers lead singer Chrissie Hynde (I wonder if anyone has ever asked her for her side of that story?) and some others I forget now. Blondie weren't bad, though I dislike the...

I used to quite like Erasure - I've got a recording I taped off the radio many years ago of them doing a gig somewhere, and it's pretty good. I remember a rumour that The Stranglers were going to support them somewhere but I don't recall it ever happening.

blondie was quite good I watched most of that, sound quality was awful (considering they'd had time to mix it, weren't they on quite early?) and there's a lot of faffing around, isn't there? Lots of bits of drum solos and stuff. Compare it to a Stranglers gig (OK, I'm biased) and it would be a much...

Standing in the pub a couple of weeks ago I overheard a bloke I know as a nodding acquaintance only saying he was having a 'retro night' - turned out he was going to the Birmingham Academy gig, he'd seen the band many times but never since Hugh left. Then last Saturday saw him again, he mentioned th...

Playing on Good Friday night at the Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival. Or not. Turns out they actually played on Friday March 21st - I presumed it was the Friday of the Easter festival because it was in the festival brochure. Having a converstion on Saturday night it turns out it was actually a coup...

Yes, a mate mentioned last night that he's going to see Quo in Manchester Apollo, and that Wilko is the support act. And Roger Daltery was on the radio the other day, mentioned that Wilko is just off to Japan for a short tour there, then doing a Suggs-related benefit gig. Might be cheaper to pop to ...

I've seen a couple of documentaries about that bridge, looks great. The pylons apparently are hollow and have ladders up the centre - you can keep that. I recall when it was first designed, it wasn't going to have the suspension parts on, just be a flat bridge, but there was some concern over whethe...

I used to be into Marillion, in the Mk1 days, bought "Seasons End" which I thought was quite good, then for the sake of using up some "Our Price" (who????) tokens before they expired, bought "This Strange Engine", and it put me right off. Recently got hold of "Marb...

Not sure whether I'll do this one, more likely to go and see Big Country, just because I've seen them before and it was good.

Playing on Good Friday night at the Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival.

Alexinblack wrote:I really hope to see them again sometime soon.

They're on at the Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival, Easter Monday. I said a few years ago this would start becoming more of a rock thing.